The Thing That Fed on the Quarrel: discussion sheet

Part 3 · 4.5 minute read-aloud · conflict

A fable about conflict that grows when both sides feed it, while keeping one-sided harm and accountability clear.

Start here

What does the Thing eat, and what does it look like when nobody feeds it?

Go further

The mediator will not sit anyone down together until she knows the quarrel has two sides. Why does that matter, and what should happen when it only has one?

Look, notice, or draw

Find one choice, object, or gesture that shows conflict. Draw it or note two details from the words or picture.

Read the story: https://youngmachines.org/read/fables/the-thing-that-fed-on-the-quarrel/

Readers may answer from the story, invent an example, answer privately, or pass.