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An Aesop Fable A Dog asleep in a manger filled with hay, was awakened by the Cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field. But the Dog would not let them get near the manger, and snarled and snapped as if it were filled with the best of meat and bones, all for himself. The Cattle looked at the Dog in disgust. "How selfish he is!" said one. "He cannot eat the hay and yet he will not let us eat it who are so hungry for it…

Now that you’ve learned how narratives are structured, it’s your turn to write a narrative of your own. During these learning experiences you have read fables and a creation story that reveal to us the consequences of selfishness, spitefulness and greed. You have also explored how these morals may be beneficial to people of your generation. Your task is to write a narrative that conveys a moral message about the consequences of selfishness,…

An Aesop Fable One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?" "I didn't have time to store up any food,"…

Explore changes to Australian Government spending over a two-year period. Part A: Simple challenge About two-thirds of Australian Government tax revenue is spent on 4 main government functions: defence education health social security and welfare. Your challenge is to use data to answer the question: Of the 4 main government functions, which had the greatest percentage increase in expenditure between 2020 and 2022? Predict an answer to…

The table below shows government revenue and spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for 4 countries in the Asia region. Rank these countries in order of revenue and spending, from lowest to highest. Country Government revenue as a % of GDP Government expenditure as a % of GDP Australia 35.84 36.66 India 19.77…

An Aesop Fable A poor Woodman was cutting down a tree near the edge of a deep pool in the forest. It was late in the day and the Woodman was tired. He had been working since sunrise and his strokes were not so sure as they had been early that morning. Thus it happened that the axe slipped and flew out of his hands into the pool. The Woodman was in despair. The axe was all he possessed with which to make a living, and he had not money enough…

An Aesop Fable A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarrelling among themselves. No words he could say did the least good, so he cast about in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune. One day when the quarrelling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks.…

Now that you’ve learned how narratives are structured, it’s your turn to write a narrative of your own. During these learning experiences you have read fables and media texts that reveal to us how kindness, honesty and working together contribute to humanity. You have also explored how these values and actions benefit young people and society. Your task is to write a narrative that conveys a moral message about the qualities and behaviours…