The Fox and the Goat

このストーリーについて

The Fox and the Goat is one of Aesop's Fables, the short moral tales handed down from ancient Greece. A fox stuck in a well talks a thirsty goat into jumping in, climbs out on the goat's back and horns, and leaves him behind with a mocking remark about his beard. In Aesop the goat is simply left in the well; in this VoiceSmiths retelling a farm girl and her father haul him out, a little wiser.

読み聞かせのコツ

• When the goat asks if the water is good, pause and ask: why might the fox say yes?
• Before the goat jumps, ask children what he should check first.
• Use the saying look before you leap at home the next time someone rushes into something.

よくある質問

What is the moral of The Fox and the Goat?

Look before you leap. The goat jumps into a well without thinking how he will get out, and the crafty fox, who only wanted a way out for himself, leaves him there.

What does the fox say to the goat at the end?

In the traditional fable the fox tells the goat that if he had as much sense as he has hairs in his beard, he would never have gone down without first thinking how to get up again.

Is The Fox and the Goat an Aesop fable?

Yes. It is one of Aesop's Fables, traditionally credited to Aesop, a storyteller said to have lived in ancient Greece around the sixth century BCE. This version is a VoiceSmiths retelling in which the goat is rescued.