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Recount a Folktale is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on retelling a folktale or fable by putting its key events in order, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.2. 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 Folktale

RL.3.2

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to retell the fable of the North Wind and the Sun.
  • The North Wind and the Sun argue about who is stronger.
  • The Sun shines warmly on the traveler.
  • The traveler grows hot and takes off his coat.
  • They agree that whoever gets a traveler's coat off wins.
  • The Wind blows hard, but the traveler wraps his coat tighter.
2.Number these to retell the fable of the lion and the mouse.
  • A lion catches a little mouse under his paw.
  • The mouse gnaws through the ropes and sets him free.
  • Later the lion is caught in a hunter's net.
  • The lion laughs and lets the mouse go.
  • The mouse begs to be let go and promises to help one day.

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Answer key — Recount a Folktale

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for RL.3.2

Retell a tale, state its message, and show which details carry it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.