Title: The Parable of the Lost Son

Characters:

father - a kind man

elder son - obedient and hardworking son

younger son - liked to have fun all the time

Vocabulary Alert

sty – pigpen

famine – a very great lack of food

parable – a simple story that teaches a moral attitude

sumptuous – very expensive or luxurious

squandered – to spend foolishly

inheritance – the act of inheriting a possession, condition, or trait from parent to offspring

Put a check on the blank if the sentence happened in the story “The Parable of the Lost son.”

_____ The younger son asked his father for his portion of the inheritance.

_____ The father gave his share of the family.

_____ The younger son left his father and brother.

_____ The younger son gave it to the poor.

_____ The younger son go back to his father’s house.

_____ The younger son wanted more money.

_____ The father welcomed his younger son angrily.

_____ The older brother felt joyful and excited.

_____ The younger son soon decided to work for food.

_____ The father ordered his servants to prepare a sumptuous feast to everyone.