Fairy Tales and Tall Tales: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point 99- Some fairy tales have magical characters.
- smiling face
- All fairy tales have a happy ending.
- frowning face
- Fairy tales are set in the past and sometimes begin with the words “once
upon a time.”- smiling face
- Usually something magical happens in fairy tales.
- smiling face
- The two swindlers in “The Emperor’s New Clothes” are magical
characters.- frowning face
- “Beauty and the Beast” has a happy ending.
- smiling face
- In “The Fisherman and His Wife,” the fish made all the fisherman’s
wife’s wishes come true.- frowning face
Activities
Sayings and Phrases: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
Tell students that, although they have learned the saying “better late
than never” in conjunction with “Beauty and the Beast,” there is another
saying that summarizes the lesson in that fairy tale. Share with students
the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Tell students to think about
the fairy tale of “Beauty and the Beast” and then to think about the
saying. Ask students what they think the phrase means, how it relates to
“Beauty and the Beast,” and in what other situations it might apply.➶ Writing Prompts
Students may be given an additional writing prompt such as the
following:- If a magic fish could grant me a wish, I would wish for...
- When the emperor realized he could not see the magic clothes, he
should have...