A variation on a fable by Aesop ("The Lion and the Mouse") in which a mouse aids a mighty lion who had once spared his life. This children's film casts real animals – with a big brown bear in the role of the lion, and proves that little friends can prove to be great friends indeed.
Ages 6 to 11
English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables
English Language Arts - Journalism
Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values
Science - Life Systems/Ecology
Younger students can write stories and/or modern version of a fable. Research animals' habitats and incorporate into story. Older grades- compare /brainstorm small groups, then whole class how cartoons can form our ideas re animals and their behaviour. Find a Disney clip or other cartoon and examine how animal is depicted, write up, research actual animal and compare fictional v. non-fictional facts. Discuss ethics of such depictions on children.