Fables – Reader for Grade 1

Fables is a collection of folk tales and fables written for a grade 1 level. The collection of stories also has an associated workbook and teacher guide available.

This grade 1 reader has many of the sounds highlighted throughout the text to help children learn new phonemes, and there is a list of decoded sounds and tricky words at the end of the book.

Fables also has a matching workbook, with English language activities suitable for Grade 1 first language students, and can be used for beginner ESL students, available here: https://freekidsbooks.org/fables-grade-1-ela-workbook/

See more of our Grade 1 resources in our Grade 1 Workbooks and Textbooks section. 

See all the books in this unit, including the teacher guide, at the Engage NY site, https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-1-ela-skills-unit-3

The following fables are included in this grade 1 book:

King Log and King Crane
The Two Dogs
The Hares and the Frogs
The Two Mules
The Dog and the Mule
The Bag of Coins
The Dog and the Ox
The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Hen
The Fox and the Crane
The Tree and the Reeds
The Moon

See more of our books about Fables below

Three Billy Goats Gruff – CKF - This classic tale is told with some beautiful imagery combined with some comprehension questions. Creator: Core Knowledge Foundation See more from CKF on FKB here: https://freekidsbooks.org/publisher/core-knowledge-foundation/ This book is also available in an editable version (created using Open Office): https://freekidsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Three_Billy_Goats_Gruff-Landscape-Book-CKF-FKB.odt Sample Page from Three Billy Goats Gruff:    Spread the love

Tug of War – a fable - Turtle wants to be treated as an equal by the bigger animals, can he prove to them that he is worthy of being treated as an equal? Sample Text from Tug of War Turtle was small, but he talked big. He loved to boast that he was friends with the biggest animals in the jungle. ...

Bulli and the Tiger - Bulli is a little girl growing up in a bamboo-weavers’ community. Bulli finds her father troubled and discovers the bamboo suppliers threatened to raise the rates and put their whole village in jeopardy. Bulli looks for other ways of finding bamboo, and ends up facing the legendary tiger! Will the villagers find another way? Shalini ...

Jumping Mouse – A Native American folktale - Once there was a small mouse with a big dream. He wanted to go to the far-off land. Along the way, he meets some interesting characters, helps many in need, and completes a magical transformation. This story follows with vocabulary and questions including reading comprehension, think and share, and topic-based. Jumping Mouse is a Native ...

The Good Fox – A new fable - The Good Fox is a fable about a fox who succeeds through kindness. It reinforces how doing good is rewarding and being kind to others is important. The book also has lots of fun repetition so can be suitable for children learning to read. Sample Text from The Good Fox Fox awoke and she was ...

The Smile – Inuit Fable - In the harsh Arctic winter a girl, her family, and her dog struggle to survive. When her parents go in search of food the girl has a dream and resurrects the village landmark which in turn brings them good fortune. The book is adorned with gorgeous Inuit inspired art. Terms in the book: inunnguaq – ...

Robin Hood – Mashed Myths - A tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men like you’ve never heard it before. King Prince John and the Sheriff are trying to capture Robin Hood with some not very cleverly disguised traps, and Robin Hood continues to rob from the rich and give to the poor but with some entertaining twists. MASHED MYTHS ...

Goat, Dog, and Cow – A fable - Have you ever wondered why dogs run after cars, goats run away from them, and cows just stand their ground? This book will tell you why. Sample Text from Goat, Dog, and Cow Goat, Dog and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi. They reached the end of ...

The Magic Mirror - The Magic Mirror – A witch puts a curse on the village children, only Sam and Soy, brother and sister, are free from the curse. Sam must find the magic mirror to defeat the witch and bring it back within 3 days. Sam and Soy meet many mysterious creatures along their journey. Will Sam and ...

See more of our books English Language books below

The Three Little Pigs – Classic Tale - The classic tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, including comprehension questions. Sourced from Core Knowledge Foundation. Have fun with the repetitive phrases, such as huffing and puffing, and chinny, chin, chin. Sample Page from The Three Little Pigs Also available in an editable version for customisation: https://freekidsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Three_Little_Pigs-Landscape-CKF-FKB.odt (created on OpenOffice ...

Punctuation Guide for Kids - A short guide to all the common punctuation marks – period, exclamation mark, question mark, comma, semi-colon, ellipsis, quotation marks, apostrophe, colon. This book was brought to you by Vappingo online proofreaders. Sample Page from Punction Guide by Vappingo  Spread the love

The Best of English Banana – English Worksheets - A bumper collection of author’s favourite worksheets from English Banana, over 100 pages of English Language worksheets suitable for ESL at all levels but mainly for upper intermediate. By: Matt Purland     Sample Pages from English Banana Best of Collection See many more resources like these in our English Language section, as included below. ...

Fables Grade 1 ELA Workbook - Fables is an activity workbook based on a collection of folk tales and fables written for a grade 1 level. This is a workbook based on the reader Fables, also available on our site. This grade 1 workbook is packed full of reading comprehension exercises, writing, and word/sound learning exercises suitable for Grade 1 and ...

Grade 10 ESL Textbook – Namibian Open Schools Initiative - Over 600 pages of ESL Printables Grade 10, exercises, and learning material, suitable for English Second Language Students in year 10, upper intermediate level. These wonderful ESL exercises are available in creative commons, CC-BY-SA. Many more English Language resources for students learning English as a first or second language can be found in our English ...

NCERT English Language Textbooks – National Syllabus ELA India - These NCERT English language textbooks are available free as read online textbooks and to as pdf download in creative commons for grades 1 to grade 12. While the copyright is a bit confusing on the NCERT site, the excerpt below explains better, the NROER initiative declared all the resources creative commons in 2013, and many ...

Big Grammar Book – Banana English ESL and beginner English Worksheets - The Big Grammar book which is brought to us by Banana English is a bumper book of ESL printables and beginner English worksheets. Suitable for grades 1 to 3 and for beginner ESL learners, the book covers common tenses and words along with may other topics and includes answers. This book is also available in ...

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