There’s a story of the two wolves in Cherokee culture in which a grandfather teaches his grandson an important life lesson. The grandfather tells his grandson that there is a battle going on inside all of us. It is a battle between two wolves that live inside us. He says,“My son, t...
One day an old Cherokee man sits down with his grandson to teach him about life. “A fight is going on inside of me,” he says to the boy. “It’s a terrible fight between two wolves. One is evil – he is full of rage, jealousy, arrogance, greed, sorrow, regret, lies, laziness...
Here is an old Cherokee story called "Grandfather Tells". It is also known as "The Wolves Within":One day, a little boy came to his grandfather with 1 at a friend who had done him a(n)_2_. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the old Cherokee told his grandson a lesson about 3....
Use this story to teach skills of comparing and contrasting stories. Find different versions of the story, such as "Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig" by Eugene Trivizas or "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka. Have students create a Venn diagram to compare and...