Fable, Comic and story telling.

Setting (1st vignette):

In order to describe what was happening when the fable starts we must begin
using textual formulas which are typical of Fables or short traditional stories:
Once upon a time.there was
A long, long time ago
We may also begin by making a description of the place or time of the
year where or when the fable is going to take place:
On a dark forest/wood

On a lovely/ warm summer/ spring

On a cold/stark/dark winter day

Character description:
It is important to choose a right adjective for your character and if possible,
PORTRAY HIM/HER AS SOON POSSIBLE (1ST VIGNETTE)
EAGER/MEAN/GREEDY (LIKE MR SCROOGE)
PULLER (QUE TOMA

ENVIOUS

LIAR/LEG-

EL PELO) INTELLIGENT/CUNNING(ASTUTO)
HARDWORKING

LAZY/CARELESS

DISSATISFIED

VAIN (VANIDOSO)

COURAGEOUS

SILLY/IDLE/OTIOSE

(AL)MIGHTY (TODO)PODEROSO)/FAIR (JUSTO)

BRAVE/CALM/KIND

GRATEFUL/THANKFUL

Action and Speech Bubbles:

In order to begin the SEQUENCE OF VIGNETTES or action we must first
identify the main events in the story. Suggestion: maybe you should use a
vignette for every action DEPICTED(ILUSTRADA). You will have to create
SPEECH BUBBLES IN ALMOST EVERY VIGNETTE Here you have a suggestion of
the main events in the fables + some vocabulary suggestions. Actions in the
pasts demand the use of simple past tense. Speech bubles normally will be
in the simple present or simple future tense.
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
The Hare challenges(reta) animals to a race
Tortoise responds to challenge

 Tortoise spends a week in training

Race starts, hare is so far ahead that he stops for a rest and falls asleep
Tortoise overtakes the hare while he sleeps
Cheering wakes up the hare, who races to catch up
Tortoise finishes just in time
KEY WORDS FOR SPEECH BUBBLES:
I challenge you..../ I am faster/I am the best
I accept your challenge..../ let's race, then
Yes, I can.
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
Sequence of events:
Fox waits for farmer go in for tea
Fox thinks about how clever and handsome it is
Fox tries to reach grapes
Fox goes away disappointed, pretending that it didnt want the grapes
anyway
Maybe not a speech bubble but a bubble showing (the foxes thoughts)
Expressions of desire:
What a.......BUNCH of grapes./ If only I could have/reach
Expressions of dissapointment:
After all who wants..../After all who really cares about / What a silly idea I had
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT
Sequence of events:
Grasshopper enjoys food and sunshine
Ant is working hard, storing food for winter
Grasshopper makes fun of ant for workinghard
Winter comes, grasshopper is cold and starving( Morir de inanicin)
Grasshopper asks ant for some of its stored food
Ant refuses

Expressions of happiness: What a wonderful/ Isn't it a lovely..../

Expressions of mockery (burla)
How silly to work, What an absurd idea it is to.../Oh, what a boring idea....
Requests: Could you give me/ Would you give me/ I need/ Can you spare me
some....
THE FROGS WHO WANTED A KING
Sequence of events:
Frogs discuss their need for a king
Bullfrog petitions Jupiter for a king
Jupiter sends down a log
Frogs wait for the king to do something
Frogs complain about the king
Jupiter, angry, sends a stork
Frogs plead for help, but Jupiter refuses
Expressions of need:
Need/we are in need of/ we cannot live without/ It is necessary that
Requests: Almighty could you please send us?/ Would you allow us to have
a.......
Complaints: This is a useless ./what a useless/ This......is no use/
THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
Sequence of events:
Crow introduced as being a clever problem-solver
Crow dying of thirst, unable to find water
Crow finds pitcher containing a small amount of water
Crow cannot reach the water inside thepitcher
Crows drops pebbles into the pitcher so that the water level rises, and he
can drink
Rhetorical questions to show an INTERNAL THINKING PROCESSS.
(THOUGHT BUBBLES):
How thirsty I am. How can I /stop being thirsty?/quench (saciar) my thirst?

What if I...../ How about using some/ maybe if I use some

THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS

Sequence of events:
Farmer sells off all possessions except goose
Goose lays golden egg
Farmer regains wealth thanks to goldeneggs
Farmer cuts open goose in an unsuccessful attempt to have all the golden
eggs at once
Farmer ends up with nothing, after having killed the goose
Expressions of surprise:
I can't believe it/This is unbelievable/ How incredible this is a goose that....
How lucky I am
Greed: I want more/ This is not enough/Why should I only have one/ I want it
all.
ANDROCLES AND THE LION
Sequence of events:
Androcles escapes into the forest
Androcles stops to rest and encounters a wounded lion
Androcles removes thorn from the lionspaw; the lion is grateful
Androcles is recaptured and imprisoned Androcles is thrown into arena, to
be eaten by a lion
Lion, helped previously by Androcles,greets him
Emperor frees both Androcles and the lion
Expressions fo pity: Poor....../What a painful thorn..../
Expressions of gratitude: I shall never forget this/I am grateful.../ I owe you
one
Imperial expressions: I grant you freedom/ I set you free/ You are no longer
a slave...
THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
Sequence of events:

 Boy takes job watching over sheep

Boy becomes bored, and pretends a wolf is attacking
The villagers come, and the boy is praised for saving the sheep
Boy pretends a wolf is attacking again
The villagers come, but do not believe that a wolf was attacking
A wolf really does attack
The villagers do not come, so a sheep is eaten
Expressions of disbelief:
Oh, we won't be tricked again/ He is pulling our leg again