Fairy Tales
What words do Fairy Tales often start with?
Once upon a time or Long, long ago
Another word that means about the same thing as magical is: A. exaggeration B. enchanted C. challenge
B. enchanted
Are tall tales fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction
I know that looks are not important. What really matters is how you behave and treat others. Who am I?
Beauty
True or False: Paul Bunyan and Sim Webb were inseparable. If you ever saw Paul, you were sure to see Sim.
False. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox were inseparable. (Sim Webb was Casey Jone's fireman.)
With what words do Fairy Tales often end?
They all lived happily ever after.
The beast in "Beauty and The Beast" was A. curious B. ignorant C. fearsome
C. fearsome
Name two events from Paul Bunyan's amazing childhood.
He ate 5 barrels of porridge a day. His parents had to milk 48 cows to keep his bottle full. His parents used a covered wagon for a cradle. His snoring made the neighbors think there was an earthquake. He slept on a raft in the ocean; when he rolled over, he created giant waves.
I was greedy and just could not be happy with what I had. I kept wanting more and more. Who am I?
The fisherman's wife
True or False: The emperor was tricked by swindlers?
True
What type of characters might you find in a Fairy Tale?
royalty (king, queen, princess, prince) talking animals, mythical characters such as elves, giants, dragons, fairies; evil vs good characters
Sourdough Sam made colossal flapjacks for Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. What does colossal mean? A. enormous B. small C. tasty
A. enormous
What was the setting of most tall tales?
the frontier
I believed everything two swindlers told me, and ended up walking in a parade with nothing on!! Who am I?
The Emperor
Is the following sentence a fact, or is it a tall-tale exaggeration?
I am starving!!!!
exaggeration
What is the moral, or lesson, in "The Fisherman and his wife?"
Don't be greedy. Be happy with what you have. Be careful what you wish for.
The emperor pretended to inspect the cloth that he could not see. What does inspect mean?
to look carefully at something
Give one example of an exaggeration?
Answers will vary.
According to one wild exaggeration, I straightened out a curvy river with help from my best pal Babe. Who am I?
Paul Bunyan
Which sentence is an example of humor.
A. Babe the blue Ox, called Paul Bunyan Mama!
B. The townspeople froze!
A. Babe the blue Ox, called Paul Bunyan Mama!
Which Fairy Tale has the moral, or lesson, that it is better to look on the inside and not the outside?
Beauty and the Beast
What word means to be amazed or surprised? A. astonished B. fearsome C. curious
A. astonished
Name one exaggeration from the story of John Henry.
Answers will vary
I turned into a prince after the spell was broken?
The Beast
Why was Babe the Ox blue?
Babe was found frozen in the snow.