The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Written by John Scieszka, 1989
This fractured fairytale is the Wolf's version of the classic story The Three Little Pigs. In this book the Wolf tries defend his innocence in the events that occured in the three little pigs. The Wolf describes the events as a neighbor with a cold who was trying to borrow some sugar. The Pig's houses accidentally get blown down by the Wolf's sneezing and he doesn't want them to go to waste. This is a funny and unusual twist on this classic tale. The pictures in this book are great.
Motivational Activities
Have the students pick their favorite short fairytales and have them create a fractured version of them. Once they have finished creating their fractured fairytales, have them read them aloud to the class.
Discussion Questions
Which story do you like more, the original or the fractured version? Why?
Do you agree that there is always two sides to every story?
Other books by this author...
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Math Curse
The not-so-jolly Roger
The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
Scieszka, J. (1989). The true story of the 3 little pigs. Harper & Row.
First of all, let me say that I love this book!
ReplyDelete1. Create a venn diagram for The True Story of The Three Little Pigs, and the original The Three Little Pigs story. Then you can compare them with the students to see how they are alike and different.
2. Have the students work together in small groups and try to come up with a twist on their own favorite story (give them a few options to choose from).