Lessons 6–7 · 2 lessons · S. Ahmedov, B. Qosimov, R. Qo‘chqorov, Sh. Rizayev. Literature, Grade 5. “Sharq” publishing house, Tashkent, 2020 (4th edition)
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Aesop’s fables (I)
Textbook: pp. 36–41
GoalDraw lessons from the first three fables of Aesop.
New words
friendship · do‘stlikgratitude · minnatdorchilikingratitude · nonko‘rlikkindness · yaxshilik
Explanation
In “The wild goats and the herdsman” a herdsman gives new arrivals more feed than his own goats, and they go back to the mountains thinking they would be replaced by the next newcomers; the lesson: do not rush into friendship with people who prefer new friends to old ones. In “The deer and the vineyard” the vines hide a deer from a hunter, but when the danger passes the deer eats their leaves and the hunter finds it; the lesson: repay kindness with kindness. In “The wolf and the crane” the crane takes a bone from the wolf’s throat and asks for a reward, but the wolf refuses; the lesson: do good to those who will value it. In these fables animals show human behaviour.
Worked examples
Example: in “The deer and the vineyard” eating the vine that saved you is ingratitude, so punishment follows.
Example: the wolf saying “you got your head out safely” is like an ungrateful, selfish person.
Class activity
“Find the lesson”: for each fable write the lesson in one sentence and find a proverb that fits one of them.
Practice
1
What mistake did the deer make in “The deer and the vineyard”?
It ate the leaves of the vine that had saved it, repaying kindness with harm.
2
What lesson comes from “The wolf and the crane”?
Do good to those who will value it.
3
What kind of people does the wolf stand for?
Selfish people who do not acknowledge kindness.
4
Why did the wild goats leave the herdsman?
They saw that later newcomers would also be preferred over them.