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Recount a Fable is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on putting the key events of a fable back in order, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Recount a Fable

RL.2.2

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to retell "The Lion and the Mouse."
  • The mouse begs and promises to help him one day.
  • Hunters trap the lion in a net.
  • The lion laughs and lets her go.
  • The mouse gnaws through the ropes and sets him free.
  • A lion catches a little mouse.
2.Number these to retell "The Dog and His Reflection."
  • He sees his reflection in the water.
  • A dog carries a bone across a bridge.
  • He thinks it is another dog with a bigger bone.
  • He barks at it and drops his own bone.
  • The bone sinks, and he has nothing.

LessonPrint · RL.2.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Recount a Fable

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
  2. 2.Correct order: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5

Questions about Recount a Fable

What does the Recount a Fable worksheet cover?

It practices putting the key events of a fable back in order — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RL.2.2: Retell a fable or folktale and say what its moral is. The instruction to students is “Number the boxes to show the right order”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Recount a Fable practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 — RL.2.2, under Reading: Literature for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Recount a Fable is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RL.2.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Recount a Fable come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Recount a Fable can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Recount a Fable free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Recount a Fable, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.2.2?

Yes — “The Moral of a Fable” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RL.2.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Recount a Fable is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.2.2

Retell a fable or folktale and say what its moral is.

Teaching this next? The Moral of a Fable is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.