🪣👧 The Milkmaid and Her Pail

Aesop’s Fable – Easy English Story for Ages 4–6

🎭 Character Description

👧 Milkmaid
A young girl in a simple dress and apron. She carries a pail of milk on her head and dreams of a better life.

📜 Script 

NARRATOR:
One morning, a milkmaid walked to town with a pail of milk on her head.
She smiled and began to dream.

👧 MILKMAID (thinking):
“I will sell this milk. With the money, I’ll buy eggs.
The eggs will hatch into chickens.
I’ll sell the chickens and buy a dress. A pretty red dress!”

NARRATOR:
She walked and dreamed more.

👧 MILKMAID (thinking):
“At the party, everyone will say,
‘Wow! You look so lovely!’ I’ll toss my head and smile.”

NARRATOR:
She laughed and tossed her head—

SPLASH!

The pail fell. The milk spilled on the ground.

NARRATOR:
No milk. No eggs. No chickens.
No money. No dress.

All gone.

NARRATOR (ending):
She learned:
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”

THE END.

📚 Vocabulary 

1. pail – a bucket for carrying liquids

2. milkmaid – a girl who carries or sells milk

3. hatch – when an egg breaks and a baby bird comes out

4. spill – to fall or pour out by accident

5. toss – to quickly move or flip something (like your head)

💬 Useful Expressions 

1. “I will sell this milk.” – She plans to make money

2. “She tossed her head.” – She moved her head with pride

3. “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” – Don’t plan for things before they happen

❓Comprehension Questions What was the milkmaid carrying?

1. What did she want to buy with the money?

2. What made the milk fall?

3. What did she lose when the milk spilled?

4. What is the lesson of this story?