The parchís of the monkeys. Modern fable for children
Many children do not like to lose in the game, they get angry and stop playing because they can not assume losing. For all those children who are bad losers, and who do not assume frustration, María O'Donnell has written El Parchís de los Monos , a modern fable with a moral for children. The parchís
Many children do not like to lose in the game, they get angry and stop playing because they can not assume losing.
For all those children who are bad losers, and who do not assume frustration, María O'Donnell has written El Parchís de los Monos, a modern fable with a moral for children.
The parchís of the monkeys. Modern fable for children
One summer afternoon, like every Friday, four monkeys played parchís under a palm tree. They were Micolás and his friends: the triplets. "Clac, clack" sounded the dice, moving inside the cup.
- It's your turn Mico, you're the blue one!
- Six! I think I'm going to win you, ha, the confident little monkey laughed. Eso - We'll see that - the triplets answered.
Mico advanced his blue chip inside the board. He looked
champion . He had already arrived with the other three to the finish line and only the last one was missing. He moved the goblet and another six came out. Danger.The triplets warned him - If you take that number again, you will have to take the card to the beginning.
- I already know - said Mico holding the cup tightly and wishing that the one, the two, the three, the four or the five would come out. But no, he took out the happy six again!
Then, Micolás
was angry very much. He yelled at the triplets that they were cheaters. He threw the board into the air and left all the grass covered with colored chips. Then he climbed from one palm to another and shrieked away. The triplets were very sad, and talking among themselves, they commented: - He always does the same to us; if he loses, he gets angry and
spoils the game . From now on, we will not count on him.The following Friday, Mico heard the "clack, clack" of the goblet and went to the palm tree. The triplets had started the game without warning him. Embarrassed by what had happened the last time, he hid behind some leaves and watched as they played. He saw that they had a lot of fun and that when someone lost they did not take it badly, it was part of the game.
Mico approached the triplets, who saw him repentant, opened the circle to leave the color blue. Then, Mico said to them: -
I'm sorry friends, I want to learn to play like you, please teach me. Moraleja
: "In the game you have to enjoy, it does not matter so much to lose or win"
Discover if your child has understood the story
Reading comprehension helps us to know if the child has understood what he or she has read. It is one of the most important parts of the
initiation to reading, not only have to know each word of the sentences, but the full meaning of the text. To find out if your child has understood the story and its moral, we leave you a few questions about him.
- What game did the monkeys play? - How many monkeys were there? - What was the name of the monkey that got angry?
- Why did not they want to play the triplets again with the monkey Mico?
- In the end, why did you let him play Mico again?
