Which elements in this story do you think would appeal
to children? check any that apply.
a traveler about to set out on a journey saw his dog
stand at the door stretching himself. he asked [the dog]
sharply: "why do you stand there gaping? everything is
ready but you, so come with me instantly." the dog,
wagging his tail, replied: "o, master! i am quite ready; it
is you for whom i am waiting."
the loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend.
-"the traveler and his dog,"
aesop
the animal characters
the humor
the moral or lesson
the conflict
the dialogue

Read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman.how does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? oedward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: oit is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers.it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks.it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states.it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing,they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over.0o