How the Robin Stole Fire

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Reading A-Z Level
Grade	3
Fountas & Pinnell	N
Reading Recovery	30
DRA	30

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How the Robin Stole Fire
Folktale (fiction), 1,595 words, Level R (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Retell
Comprehension	Story Elements
Grammar and Mechanics	Quotation Marks
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

How the Robin Stole Fire is a retelling of an Australian Aboriginal folktale. The story begins when a travel-weary old man shares the secret of fire with a group of hunter birds. The birds then set out to steal the fire from the cockatoo who hoards it. The tale explains both the origins of useful fire and the brush fires that periodically sweeps the grasslands of the Australian outback. Whimsical illustrations support the test.