Module 3: Chanticleer and the Fox

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Summary:
The story begins with the Once upon a time... the drawings of the illustrations change.  In one it is in black and white and the other it is in color.  The main character of the story is a rooster named Chanticleer that lived with seven hens and was owned by a widow and her two daughters.  One day he dreamt that someone was out to eat him.  Later on in the week there was a fox that indeed tricked him and took him by the throat.  Chanticleer was able to make the fox talk and slip away from his mouth.  Once again the fox tried to trick him by coming down from the tree but this time Chanticleer did not fall for that.  At the end the widow mentions that one must not trust the flattery of others.

Reviews:

younger for reading aloud. Dramatic and immediate for storytelling, this companion volume handsome design with spacious type, thick paper, and full-page painting and illustrated title page for each story.


Rochman, H.  (1998, May 1).  Favorite medieval tales.  [Review of the book Chanticleer and the fox, by B. Cooney].  Booklist 94(17), 1515. Retrieved from http://www.booklistonline.com

Impressions:

I really like books that give a moral to the lesson, especially to younger kids.  Chanticleer was really lucky to be alive after what he went through.  Although the beginning threw me off because the author introduces the human owners of Chanticleer because I thought they were part in the major plot of the story.

Suggestions:

Once the story is read, a discussion is started on why we should not always trust what strangers say and what comments can be seemed nice for someone to hear.  A story time lesson can tie to this book and afterwards color a rooster that is given to each student and write at the bottom of the paper what one thing they should not trust when a stranger tells them something.  This helps them to become more self aware of their surroundings.  Then once they are done, they can present their paper to the class.

Bibliography:

Cooney, B. (1958).  Chanticleer and the fox.  New York, NY: Harper Collins.