‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
UnfortunatelytheBlackSaturdaybushfirescausedAustralia’shighesteverlossoflifefromabushfire.
Fabish,ahorsethatbravedabushfiretellsaremarkablestoryofsurvivalfromthefirestorm.Readthe
informationonthebushfiresinFabish,ahorsethatbravedabushfireandthenmarkthestatementsas
trueorfalse.
True or
False?
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1. TheBlackSaturdaybushfiresoccurredonFebruary7 2010.
2. 173peoplediedasaresultofthebushfires.
3. OnBlackSaturdaytherewasonemassivebushfire.
4. TheMurrindidniFirewas900metreshigh.
5. Treesweresnappedinhalfbywindscreatedbythefires.
6. TheBlackSaturdaybushfiresburnedout300,000hectaresofland.
7. Thefiresreachedtemperaturesupto1500°c.
8. ThefireseffectedareasincludingNarbethong,MarysvilleandKilmore.
9. TheMurrindidniFiretravelledat40kmperhour.
10. ThewhitecirruscloudfromtheKilmorefirewas8500metreshigh.
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1.False(February7 2009),2.True,3.False(therewere592fires),4.True,5.True,6.True,7.False(temperaturesof1200°cwerereached),8.
True,9.True,10.False(pyro-cumuluscloud)
‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
UnfortunatelytheBlackSaturdaybushfirescausedAustralia’shighesteverlossoflifefromabushfire.
Fabish,ahorsethatbravedabushfiretellsaremarkablestoryofsurvivalfromthefirestorm.Read
Fabish’sstoryinFabish,ahorsethatbravedabushfireandthenmarkthefollowingstatementsastrueor
false.
True or
False?
1. Fabishwasa14yearoldretiredpolicehorse.
2. FabishwonfiveracesatCaulfieldRacecourse.
3. LivingatCliffBrown’shorsetrainingcomplex,Fabishwastrainingforhis
nextraceatthetimeoftheBlackSaturdaybushfires.
4. Yearlinghorseshavenotcelebratedtheirfirstbirthday.
5. AlanEvettcouldonlysqueeze21horsesintothestablesonthedayofthe
fires.
6. ThestablesshelteringAlanandhishorsesweretheonlybuildingsatthe
trainingcomplexthatsurvivedthefires.
7. Fabishandtheotherhorsesreturnedwithsomeinjuriesbuttheyhad
survived.
8. Yearlinghorsesaretypicallyflightyandabitjumpy.
9. Fabishhasacalminginfluenceontheyoungerhorses.
10. CliffBrown’shorsetrainingcomplexiscalledTarnpirrFarm.
1.False(retiredracehorse),2.False(hewon1raceatCaulfield),3.False(Fabishwasretired),4.(Yearlingsarebetween1and2yearsold),
5.True,6.True,7.False(theyhadnoinjuries),8.True,9.True,10.True
‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
TheBlackSaturdaybushfiresarenottheonlybushfiresthathavedevastatedVictoria.TheAshWednesdayfiresalso
causedheartache,deathanddestructioninlargeareasofthestate.CompletetheVenndiagrambyaddingfacts
abouteachofthebushfires.FactsaboutAshWednesdayshouldbewritteninthecircleontheleft.Thecircleonthe
rightisforfactsaboutBlackSaturday.Inthespacewherethecirclesoverlap,addfactsthatarerelevanttoboth
bushfires.
Ash Wednesday
Black
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‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
Fabishledthe7yearlingstosafety.TheotherhorsesfollowedFabish,‘maintainingtheirsinglefileformation,their
headsheldlowupagainstthetailinfrontofthem.’HelpFabishleadtheyoungerhorsestosafetyagainbynavigating
apaththroughthegrid.Youmustfollowthenumbers1,2,3,4,5,6,andthen7beforestartingthepatternagain,1
andthen2andsoon.Yourpathcangoup,down,left,rightordiagonal.
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‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
NeridahMcMullindoesanexcellentjobdescribingthedestructioncausedbytheBlackSaturdaybushfiresinFabish,
ahorsethatbravedabushfire.Findexamplesfromthetextthatdescribetheeffectsofthebushfires.Writethe
examplesonthelinesbelow.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.
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Imagineanareathathasbeenhitbyanothernaturaldisastersuchasanearthquake,tsunami,cyclone,flood,
volcanoorlandslide.Writesentencesthatdescribethedestructioncausedbythenaturaldisaster.
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Onthebackofthispage,joinyoursentencesintoaparagraphthatdescribesthesceneafterthenaturaldisasterhit.
‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
NeridahMcMullindoesanexcellentjob‘placingthereaderinthestory’andusingthesensestodescribewhatthe
peopleandhorsesexperiencedduringtheBlackSaturdaybushfiresinFabish,ahorsethatbravedabushfire.
Findexamplesfromthetextthatdescribethedifferentsensationstheyexperienced.Writetheexamplesinthe
appropriaterectanglebelow.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.
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‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
Thefiresroarbecamelouderandlouderuntilitwasprimalscreaming.
Treeswerestrippedandblackened.
AbovearetwoexamplesfromFabish,ahorsethatbravedabushfirethatdescribethedestructioncausedbythe
BlackSaturdaybushfires.Imagineanareathathasbeenhitbyanothernaturaldisastersuchasanearthquake,
tsunami,cyclone,flood,volcanoorlandslide.Usingthefivesenses,writewhatsomeonewhoiscaughtinthe
disasterwouldexperience:
See:
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Hear:
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Feel: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Smell:
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Usingallthenotesyouhavemade,writeseveralparagraphsdescribingwhatapersoninthemiddleofthenatural
disasterexperiences,asiftheyareexperiencingitasyouwrite.
‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
Fabishisaverybravehorse.Overhistorytherehavebeenotherhorsesthathaveachievedremarkablefeatsor
gainedfamedthroughothermeans.Usetheinternettohelpyoudeterminethehorsesbelowandthenfindtheir
nameinthefind-a-word.Answersinthefind-a-wordcanbeforwards,backwardsordiagonal.
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2. ATVstarwithhisownshowwhocould‘talk’:M______
3. RoyRogers’horsethatwassaidtobe‘thesmartesthorseinthemovies’:T____________
4. Couldjumpthroughpaper-coveredhoopsandworkedwiththesingingcowboy:C______________
5. QueenElizabethIIrodemeintheTroopingtheColourceremonyfornearlytwodecades:B____________
6. PaulRevererodemeduringhismidnightride:B________B__________
7. CouldfindthecuberootsofnumbersaftertrainingfromKarlKrall:M____________
8. Eighteenservantstendedmeinmystableofmarble.MyownerwasCaligula:I________________
9. IwonthreestraightMelbourneCups:M__________D______
10. AtowninWesternAustraliaisnamedaftermebecauseIdiscoveredgoldthere:N______________
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‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
Throughthefogofthesmokewastheunmistakeableoutlineofahorseheknewwell.
Clompingthroughacarpetofash,asootyoldgreyhorseappearedbeforehim.Hisheadhelddownlowandhisneigh
rumbledslowly.
ThetrainerspotstheoutlineofFabishthroughthesmokeafterthefires.Howgoodareyouatidentifyingthe
outlinesofanimals?Testyourskillsbynamingtheanimalsbelow.
Line1:camel,tortoise,ostrich,tigerandturkey
Line2:bear,angelfish,coyote,mantarayandmonkey
Line3:moose,killerwhale,llama,hippopotamusandkangaroo
Line4:heron,hammerhead,swan,squirrelandspider
Line5:snail,snake,seal,scorpionandrhinoceros
‘Fabish: the horse that
braved a Bushfire’
ThetrainerdecidedtostayandprotecthispropertyduringtheBlackSaturdaybushfires.Hewaspreparedbysoaking
horseblanketsinwaterandmovingtothesafestbuilding.TheCountryFireAuthorityrecommendsthathousesin
dangerofbushfiresshouldhaveafireplan.Thefollowingquestionsarefromtheirwebsite(cfa.vic.gov.au)andwill
helpyourfamilytoplanforabushfire.
1. Whichfiredangerratingwillbethesignaltoleaveyourhouse?
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2. Wherewillyougoifyouleaveyourhouse?
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3. Whatwillyoutakewithyou?
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4. Whodoyouneedtokeepinformedofyourmovements?
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5. Isthereanyoneoutsideyourhouseholdwhoyouneedtocheckonorhelp?
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6. Howwillyourfamilystayinformedaboutwarningsandupdates?
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7. Whatisyourplanifthereisafireinyourareaandyoucannotleaveyourhouse?
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Inthespacebelow,usethecfa.vic.gov.auwebsitetomakealistofthingsyourfamilycandobeforethebushfire
seasontomaintainyourhouseandproperty:
Formorevaluableinformation,gotocfa.vic.gov.au