[French, ethics] Texte à morale - "Le hérisson et les lapins"

This three-page exercise (100 % in French - PDF) includes a text with a life lesson. It contains comprehension questions, a conjugation exercise, and a writing exercise. The theme is friendship and good behavior. The story is about a hedgehog who feels lonely. Near him are some rabbits, so the little animal offers to play with them, and they accept. But during the game, the hedgehog behaves in an unfriendly manner: he has fun poking his friends with his thorns. The rabbits complain, they reproach him for this and leave him alone. The text then states that people who are unpleasant and have a bad character are repulsive and do not attract good company.
After five comprehension questions, you will find a conjugation exercise, where you will have to rewrite a text from the past tense (imparfait) into the present. Then, an essay is proposed with the following question: “Do you think the hedgehog did the right thing? What should he have done instead?”

On the 3rd page, we have added a general knowledge exercise, where the differences between the hedgehog and the porcupine are to be identified, using a text. A table is to be completed.

Finally, on the 4th page, you will find an answer key.

This exercise is inspired by Fabry Bourceau’s book Lectures expliquées avec enseignement moral et civique CE (1956), pp. 83-84. It has been adapted, illustrated and expanded. The text is suitable for students from CE2, CM1 and CM2. It is also useful for French learners at the A2 or B1 level