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Kindergarten - 4th Grade Myths, Fables, and Folktales Worksheets

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop&rsquo;s fable&mdash;The Fox and the Crow&mdash;to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

The Fox and the Crow

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

The Raven Steals the Light

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

In this reading worksheet, just in time for Halloween, kids can read all about Fred Fisher, the star of Australia's most famous ghost story.

The Ghost of Fred Fisher

Is the tale of Johnny Appleseed fact or fiction? Perhaps it's a bit of both! Introduce your child to a famous figure from a classic tall tale.

Johnny Appleseed Story

Ready for Halloween? Here's Noppera Bo, a terrifying folk tale from Japan, to help you celebrate.

Noppera Bo

Children read a classic fable with an eye toward character analysis in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Evaluating Character Traits: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Read Aesop&#39;s classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

The Ants and the Grasshopper

Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop&rsquo;s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

The Crow and the Jug

Read this version of The Wild Hunt with your little boy or ghoul this Halloween, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

The Wild Hunt

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

The Werewolf of Klein-Krams

Your students will use an abridged version of &quot;The Princess and the Pea&quot; to practice analyzing and expressing character traits with the help of a word bank.

Character Traits: The Princess and the Pea

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Your students will love reading this classic fable as they seek to determine the author’s purpose and differentiate fiction from nonfiction.

Author’s Purpose: The Ant and the Grasshopper

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

The Daughter Who Married A Skull

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Vasilisa the Brave

Searching for a worksheet to help with your kid&#39;s reading skills? This printable uses a classic Aesop Fable.

The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

In Aesop&#39;s classic fable, a tortoise and a hare race &mdash; but the winner may surprise you!

The Hare and the Tortoise

A soldier meets a mysterious stranger in a graveyard. Could this be the dark figure that townsfolk have seen darting in and out of the shadows?

The Soldier and the Stranger

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

How the Camel Got His Hump

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

The Tortoise and the Hare Fable

Here's a Loki myth to satisfy fans of this sneaky god: Loki and the Builder, where he tries to outwit an equally sneaky human.

Loki Myths: Loki and the Builder

Can your child tell fact from fiction? Boost reading comprehension with this story sheet featuring a famous tall tale character: Paul Bunyan!

Paul Bunyan

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

The Korrigan

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

Norse Myths: Sif's Golden Hair

There are lots of stories around the world for the rabbit moon: a rabbit image seen in the shadows on the moon's face. Here's one for young moon-gazers!

Rabbit Moon

Here's a famous story from Norse mythology that involves him, Loki, and their adventures in the land of the giants.

Norse Mythology: Thor in the Land of the Giants

Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.

 Fable & Folktale Story Map

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