The wind and the sun - Aesops fable worksheet - Free Printable

The image you've uploaded is a children's story titled "The Wind and the Sun", presented as a fill-in-the-blank activity with illustrations. The goal is to complete the story by inserting the correct words in the blanks, based on context and the pictures provided.

Let’s solve this step-by-step, filling in the blanks and explaining the solution.

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Story: "The Wind and the Sun"

> One day the wind and the sun are in the blue sky.
> The wind says: "Hello, sun. How are you?"
> The sun says: "I am fine, thank you."
> Then the wind says: "I am very strong," and the sun says:
> "Yes, you are strong, but I am stronger."
> The wind says: "No, you are not," and the sun says: "Look at that man. Let's see who can take off his coat. Start!"
> So the wind blows and blows hard, and it's very cold and windy, but he can't take off the man's coat.
> At last the sun says: "Let's see what you can do!"
> The sun shines and shines and it's very warm and hot.
> The man takes off his coat.
> Then the wind says: "Oh sun! You really are the stronger!"

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✔ Explanation of Each Blank:

1. "the ___ and the ___ are in the ___ sky."
- From the picture: A cloud (wind) and a sun are in the sky.
- Sky color is blue → "blue sky"
- So: wind, sun, blue

2. "The ___ says: 'Hello, ___.'"
- The cloud (wind) is speaking to the sun → wind, sun

3. "How ___ you?"
- Standard greeting: "How are you?" → are

4. "I ___ fine..."
- Response to "How are you?" → "I am fine" → am

5. "Then the ___ says: 'I am very ___'"
- The wind claims strength → wind, strong

6. "and the ___ says: 'Yes, ___ but I am stronger.'"
- The sun responds → sun, then "Yes, you are strong"

7. "The ___ says: 'No, ___'"
- Wind disagrees → wind, "No, you are not"

8. "and the ___ says: 'Look at that ___'"
- Sun points to a man → sun, man

9. "Let's see who can take off his ___"
- Man has a coat → coat

10. "So the wind blows and blows ___"
- Strongly → hard

11. "and it's very ___ and ___"
- Wind causes cold and windiness → cold, windy

12. "but he can't take off the man's ___"
- Still wearing the coat → coat

13. "At last the ___ says..."
- Sun takes over → sun

14. "The sun ___ and shines..."
- Verb for sun → shines

15. "and it's very ___ and ___"
- Sun makes it warm and hot → warm, hot

16. "The ___ takes off his ___"
- Man removes coat → man, coat

17. "Then the ___ says: 'Oh ___! You really are the stronger!'"
- Wind admits defeat → wind, sun

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🌟 Moral of the Story:

This is a classic fable (similar to Aesop's "The Wind and the Sun") that teaches:
> Kindness and gentleness are often more powerful than force.

The wind tried to use force (blowing hard), but failed. The sun used warmth (gentle influence), and succeeded.

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✔ Final Answer (Completed Story):

> One day the wind and the sun are in the blue sky.
> The wind says: "Hello, sun. How are you?"
> The sun says: "I am fine, thank you."
> Then the wind says: "I am very strong," and the sun says:
> "Yes, you are strong, but I am stronger."
> The wind says: "No, you are not," and the sun says: "Look at that man. Let's see who can take off his coat. Start!"
> So the wind blows and blows hard, and it's very cold and windy, but he can't take off the man's coat.
> At last the sun says: "Let's see what you can do!"
> The sun shines and shines and it's very warm and hot.
> The man takes off his coat.
> Then the wind says: "Oh sun! You really are the stronger!"

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