The Prideful Knight

A very old tale from the Middle Ages, this selection provides myriad opportunities for discussion and learning. First and foremost, as you might guess from the title, this tale affords a good chance to pull out the catechism and renew our acquaintance with the Church's teaching on that most ancient and deadly of vices: pride. It's also a good review (or introduction) to the literary device, the allegory, as well as a dive into the literary genres of folk tales, fables, and parables. 

Rabbit Trails

* The chapter on pride in William J. Bennett's Book of Virtues contains similar examples of stories with lessons on pride.  

* Linked is the Project Gutenberg free download, but this book is, in my opinion, a "must-have" and is available at reasonable cost on both Abebooks and Thriftbooks.

* A pdf of Aesop's Fables can be found here at Project Gutenberg

* A NO link, but a pretty good one, that discusses the parables in Scripture can be found here.

* A selection of American Folk Tales and Legends can be found at Project Gutenberg as well: here.

                           

Printables

For the full text of The Prideful Knight, go here for a pdf download.

Teacher's Text with notes can be found here.

The study guide for student use is here

Also, you can find here the same study guide, complete with teacher's notes that serve as a (partial) answer key.

(Stay tuned, I might eventually get around to completing an actual answer key for this one...)