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The Friendly Lion in Storytime Issue 59 is a myth from Ancient Rome. It is also known as ‘Androcles and the Lion’. It is about a runaway slave who befriends a wild lion.

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Teaching ResourcesMyths and Legends: The Friendly Lion

In Brief

1 literacy lesson ideas

Look up unfamiliar words from Storytime 59 on our Glossary Sheet. It features all the stories including The Friendly Lion.

Our Class Discussion Sheet will give you some conversation starter points.

See how well your class remembered the myth with our Multiple Choice Quiz.

Ask pupils to place story sentences in the correct order on our Sequencing Sheet.

Can they tell the story in their own words? See our Simple Storyboards.

See our Reading Comprehension Extract to focus in on one part of the story.

Break down The Friendly Lion into key parts using our Story Structure Sheet.

Develop your character description skills using our Character Adjectives Sheet.

Invent a different version of the story with our Storytime Storyteller Cards.

What happens to Androcles and his lion friend after the story ends? Write a new adventure for them on our Storytime Writing Template.

Print out The Friendly Lion Masks to act out this Roman myth in class – we have Androcles and the lion for you.

For fun, complete our Friendly Lion Word Search.

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Teaching ResourcesFavourite Fairy Tale: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Compare the lion in this story to lions in other Storytime issues:

- Storytime Issue 2 – The Lion and the Mouse fable- Storytime Issue 18 – How the Jackal Fooled the Lion African legend- Storytime Issue 24 – Hercules and the Lion Greek myth- Storytime Issue 39 – The Lion and the Rabbit fable- Storytime Issue 51 – The Woodpecker and the Lion fable

What are the similarities between this story and The Lion and the Mouse fable?

2 Maths lesson ideas

For KS2 pupils, tell this story alongside learning about Roman numerals. Match the numbers to the numerals on our Roman Numerals Worksheet.

How might numbers be used in our story setting? (For example, buying and selling tickets at the gladiator’s arena, counting the seats available, or listing the number of gladiators fighting.)

For fun, play the Know Your Numerals online bingo-style game at Bath’s Roman Baths website: http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/know-your-numerals

3 art lesson ideas

Colour in the friendly lion on our Colouring Sheet.

Draw your favourite character from The Friendly Lion on our Storytime Drawing Sheet.

Dress Androcles as a slave or as a gladiator, then stick him to a wooden lollipop stick and use him as a puppet to act out the story. See our

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4 history lesson ideas

Following on from the questions on our Class Discussion Sheet, explore life as a Roman slave and gladiator. Find out more by watching BBC Bitesize’s KS1 Roman Empire class clips: http://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z2fycdm/resources/1 Also see BBC Bitesize’s KS2 page on what life was like growing up in Ancient Rome: http://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/z2sm6sg

Get at close-up look at gladiator armour on DK Find Out: http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/ancient-rome/gladiators/ and take their Ancient Rome quiz.

See the University of Reading’s Romans Revealed website to find out more about Ancient Rome and Romans in Britain: http://www.romansrevealed.com

Download factsheets about the Romans at the BBC’s Hands on History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans.shtml


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Find the meanings for these words featured in Storytime Issue 59.

STOrYTIME GLOSSArY

The Friendly Lion (Page 6) Villa – country home in ancient Rome Dense – thick Undergrowth – bushes and plants Huddled – curled up Famished – very hungry Hulking – large Agonised – in pain Sorrowfully – sadly Ventured – moved Tunic – loose sleeveless top Decreed – ordered Gladiators – people, usually slaves,

trained to fight with weapons Doom – death Arena – large stadium with seating

around the edge Majestic – striking, impressive Readied – prepared, got ready Nuzzled – rubbed against Intrigued – curious, interested Pardon – forgive

The Fox’s Tail (Page 11) Armenia – country in Western Asia Yank – tug, pull Whimpered – whined, snivelled Lush – green, rich In exchange for – as a swap for

Storyland Sports Day (Page 16) Confessed – admitted Footie – football Two left feet – clumsy, uncoordinated Competitors – entrants, racers Anxiously – nervously Knowing – wise At full pelt – as fast as they could Dribble – kick lightly Pirouetted – twirled Observed – commented Applauded – clapped Lobbing – throwing

The Shark (Page 20) Treacherous – untrustworthy Least remark – smallest comment Self-control – ability to control oneself Demeanour – behaviour Decent – fair

Jack Makes the Princess Laugh (Pg 22)

Wee – small Menagerie – collection of animals Hind legs – back legs Waltz – dance for two people in which they

turn round and round Halt – stop Procession – parade, line Sniggered – laughed quietly Whisked – rushed Honour – privilege

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STOrYTIME GLOSSArY

The Monkey Mother (Page 30) Snaked – curved, wrapped Doe-eyed – with large dark eyes Downy – fluffy Frolicking – playing in a lively way Commotion – noise Streamed – crowded, surged Dewy-eyed – emotional, sentimental

The Troll Hat (Page 33) Frocks – dresses Inspected – looked closely at Delicacies – fine foods Tucking into – eating happily Trampled – trodden on and crushed Canny – clever, cunning Merry-makers – Partygoers Scolded – told off

Pizza Boy (Page 38) Clamped – fastened, held Matter-of-factly – in a calm and

straightforward way Sidekicks – assistants Grimaced – looked disgusted, scowled Catapulting – hurling, launching Convinced – certain Overdrive – worked hard and quickly Arch-enemies – the very worst kind of

enemies

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CLASS DISCUSSION SHEET

Text Questions

1. Why do you think Androcles was a slave? Who kept slaves in Ancient Rome and what was life for slaves?

2. Would you rather be a slave or live in the forest?

3. Was his master’s choice of punishment fair? Why do you think he made Androcles fight a wild animal?

4. How do you think the lion felt about being captured? How did it feel when it saw Androcles in the arena?

5. This story is often told as a fable. What is the moral of this story?

picture Question What is Androcles thinking in this picture?



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QUICk STOrY QUIZ

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Check your understanding of The Friendly Lion here.

Can you remember which weapon the guard carried in the gladiator arena? Circle the correct answer.

a) Sword b) Axe c) Spear

Answers: 1b, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5a, 6c, 7b, 8a. Memory Test: C – The guard carries a spear.

Memory test

Where did Androcles live?a) Greece b) Rome c) Turkey

Who chased runaway slaves?a) Slave-catchers b) Slave-hunters c) Guards

Where did Androcles meet

the lion?

a) In a hut

b) In a forest den

c) In a cave

What was sticking in the lion’s paw?a) Nail b) Thorn c) Shard of glass

What did Androcles use as a bandage?a) Tunic b) Leaves c) Wool

What was Androcles doing

when he was arrested?

a) Sleeping

b) Hunting for food

c) Fetching water

How long is Androcles

imprisoned for?

a) Several days

b) Several weeks

c) Several months

Who did Androcles impress?a) Emperor b) Guards c) Crowd



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Number these sentences from 1 to 9 to put them in the right order.

Story Sequencing Sheet

There is a lion in the cave. At first, Androcles is afraid, but then he spots that the lion is injured and in pain.

His master decides to punish Androcles by making him fight a wild animal in a gladiator arena.

Androcles tells his story to the emperor. The emperor is so impressed he sets Androcles and the lion free.

Androcles removes a thorn from the lion’s paw and nurses the lion back to health.

The friendly lion nuzzles and licks Androcles. The crowd is shocked. The emperor is puzzled.

On the day of the fight, Androcles is scared, but then the guards open the cage and he sees the friendly lion.

Androcles is sleeping in a cave when he is woken by loud roaring. He is scared.

Androcles and the lion become friends. They share food and live in the cave together until Androcles is captured by slave-catchers.

A slave called Androcles escapes from his master and runs away to the forest.

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Teaching ResourcesUse these pictures to write the story of The Friendly Lion in your own words.

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READING COMPrEHENSION SHEET

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Read this extract and complete the tasks below.

In the middle of the night, a thunderous roar disturbed his dreams. Androcles was startled to find a great hulking lion stalking towards him. He had fallen asleep in a lion’s den! He leapt to his feet to look for a weapon, but the lion surprised him by slumping to the ground. It let out an agonised growl and licked its paw.

Androcles spotted a large thorn sticking out of the soft flesh below the lion’s claw. The lion whined and looked at Androcles sorrowfully.

1. 1. Circle the following three adjectives:

a) One that tells you that Androcles was surprised.

b) One that tells you the lion was very loud.

c) One that tells you the lion was in great pain. 2. Which movement verb tells you that the lion is creeping up on Androcles? Underline it.

3. Which movement verb reveals that the lion might not be feeling well? Underline this too.

4. Circle three verbs in the extract above that are sounds.

WORD SWAP Can you think of another way to say ‘sorrowfully’? Write it here.

Answers 1. a) Startled, b) Thunderous, c) Agonised, 2. Stalking, 3. Slumping, 4. Roar, Growl, Whined.

What is the main problem in the story?

What is the solution?

How does the story end?

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Teaching ResourcesStory Structure SheetWhere is the story set?

Try to write this story from the perspective of the friendly lion.

WRITE

IT!

Who is the main character in the story?



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Which adjectives best describe Androcles? Circle as many as you think are right.

CHArACTEr ADJECTIVE SHEET

Think of three adjectives to describe Androcles’s master. Write them here.

Bullied

Write It!

Kind

FrightenedSelfish Young

Cowardly

Lonely Poor

Funny



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2.

3.

Which adjectives best describe the lion?

Hulking Powerful Fierce

Loyal

Unfriendly

Injured

Quiet ScaryStrong

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Re-tell The Friendly Lion or make up your own version using these cut-out cards.

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The Friendly Lion: Character Masks 1 StorytimeTM

Teaching ResourcesPrint out and cut out our Androcles and Friendly Lion masks to act out this Roman myth in class.


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Teaching ResourcesPrint out and cut out our Androcles and Friendly Lion masks to act out this Roman myth in class.



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WORD SEARCHANSWER:

Z E G Z C Q D N S M D W F G

B B M I R V U E S A R O R F

F X N P A S L M R S A M Z O

A U E R E C J X A T U E U R

T B E I O R Q P L E G W G E

Q S X R N T O K Y R J L B S

T R D A Z E I R D V C D N T

N N X X D Q R O V Q V I V Q

A T H O R N J C N P V B M D

G L A D I A T O R B H N N G

O Z H L Z X B X O E V A L S

F K S M I M D J M W C K C D

B E C X A O B P E R L P J B

J U U V W T N U J A R E N A

Androcles

Arena

Emperor

Forest

Gladiator

Guard

Lion

Master

Rome

Slave

Thorn

Tunic

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Find these words in the grid. They run up,

down, forwards, backwards and diagonally.



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Can you match the numbers to the Roman numerals?

rOMAN NUMErALS WOrkSHEET

The Roman number for 500 is D and for 1000 is M. See if you can work out how to write the year 2019 using Roman numerals.

NUMBER QUIZ

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2

45

6

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910

12

20

4050

60

100C

IX

XL

XII

L

VXX

I

VIIII

IV

LX

VIX

Answers: 1 = I, 2 = II, 4 = IV, 5 = V, 6 = VI, 8 = VIII, 9 = IX, 10 = X, 12 = XII, 20 = XX, 40 = XL, 50 = L, 60 = LX, 100 = C. Number Quiz: The year 2019 in Roman numerals is MMXIX.



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Draw your favourite character from The Friendly Lion.



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PICTUrE FrAME

My favourite character is ___________________

I like this character because _________________

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Dress Androcles as a slave in his tunic or as a gladiator and then act out our story.



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