Aesop

The Lark and the Farmer

A classic story selected for family reading.

Ages 6–10Grade 3
The Lark and the Farmer

A few story details

Who you'll meet

Lark: A careful and wise mother bird raising her young in a cornfield., Young Larks: Chicks of the lark, not yet able to fly, living in the cornfield nest., Farmer: The owner of the cornfield, responsible for harvesting the crop., Neighbors: Farmer's potential helpers, mentioned but do not appear in the story.

A few story details

Where the story goes

Cornfield: A field filled with ripening corn where the lark and her chicks live and the farmer tends his crop.

Guiding ideas

Themes

self-reliance, wisdom, timing, independence

Moral

Takeaway

Self-help is the best help.

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