Fairy Tales
Name one characteristic of fairy tales.
Royalty, magic, "Once Upon a Time", fictional
They have great adventures, they have exaggerations, amazing childhoods, take place in the west or frontier, and they have inventions or creations in them.
great wealth or riches
fortune
I am a fearsome creature, and I have a magical garden.
The Beast
What was the name of the animal that Paul Bunyan found in the snowstorm?
Babe the Big Blue Ox
What was the setting in "Beauty and the Beast"?
Beast's Castle
Give three examples of EXAGGERATION you heard in the tall tales.
Paul Bunyan sneezed and blew birds to CA, Casey Jones drove so fast that it fried eggs, etc.
trained to obey people
tamed
I was a greedy character who was never happy with the wishes I made my husband ask for.
The wife in "The Fisherman and his Wife".
What two animals did Peco Bill tame?
A mountain lion and a rattlesnake.
In "The Emperor's New Clothes", why did the Prime Minister and the Emperor lie about seeing the clothing?
They didn't want to seem unintelligent to everyone because only intelligent and smart people could "see" the clothes.
How did Pecos Bill get his name?
He was found by the Pecos River in Texas.
well-known; famous; like or having to do with a legend
legendary
I am the character who lost my fortune and then had to trade one of my daughters to a fearsome creature.
Beauty's dad from "Beauty and the Beast"
How did John Henry pass away?
He worked himself to death and died of a heart attack.
Name where you see magic in the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".
The garden was magic because it was humid and warm in the garden even though it was snowing outside. Beast turned back into a prince at the end.
John Henry raced against a new invention at the time. What was the invention?
The steam-powered drill.
A feeling of deep respect and liking
admiration
I am the royal character in "The Fisherman and his Wife".
The fish, who was a prince.
What is the name of the river that runs north to south in the United States that was said to have been created by Paul Bunyan and Babe when they were plowing?
The Mississippi River
What element of the setting was changing in "The Fisherman and His Wife" to reflect the feelings of the fish?
The water was getting darker every time the fisherman came back to ask for something else.
How are John Henry and Casey Jones similar?
They both had ballads written about them, they both were real people, they both died at the ends of their tales, and they both worked with trains and traintracks.
achievements or deeds that require courage or strength
feats
We were the people in "The Emperor's New Clothes" who claimed to have magic, but actually did not.
The swindlers
What is another name for a train? (Hint: we learned two).
Locomotive and Iron Horse