The Miller, His Son, and The Donkey | Reader's Theater Script | Aesop's Fable

The Miller, His Son, and The Donkey Readers Theater Script engages students in an interactive story instead of reading a third person narrative. This is a valuable classroom tool because it improves students' fluency, speed, accuracy, and expression. It helps develop listening and speaking skills as students actively practice expressive voice acting.

Script Summary:

A Miller and his Son walk their Donkey to market. Different people complain that they should ride or that the Donkey is overworked. Each time the Miller changes what they do to make others happy. In the end, they tie the Donkey and carry him, which looks very ridiculous. The Donkey falls off a bridge, and they lose him. The moral: If you try to please everyone, you might end up pleasing nobody—and even lose what you had.

Product Info:

A single editable DOCX (MS WORD) file (12 pages) which contains:

1) Teacher Tips & Answer Key

• CCSS Alignment
• Teacher Tips for use as both RT and Play/Skit
• Answer Keys for Worksheet
• Themes & Discussion Question Prompts

2) Readers Theater Script

• ~6 Characters, 700 words, 6 Scenes

3) Script Worksheet

• 10 Vocabulary Words
• 10 Short-Answer Comprehension Questions: Comprehension and recall questions based solely on the script
• Character Traits: Covers the main characters, students provide direct quotes from the script that demonstrate each character's traits
• Story Plot Elements: Students identify which scenes demonstrate the Setting, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Conclusion.

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Teaching Tips for Using the Script:

• For digital classrooms, upload the DOCX Script and convert to Google docs
• For More Students: Main character can be read by multiple students.
• For Less Students: Minor characters can be read by just one student.
• This script should take about ~20 minutes and an extra ~25 minutes for prep, discussion, and the worksheet.
• Grade Level Note: This script targets grades 2 and 3 but depending on your classroom's level it may be suitable for grade levels 4 and 5 as well.