Fairytale Features
What is a story’s setting?
Where and when it happens.
What is a fractured fairy tale?
A familiar fairy tale with features changed to create a new version.
What does “in distress” mean?
In danger or serious difficulty.
What two animals does the ogre become when Puss visits?
A lion and a mouse.
How many goats appear in Three Billy Goats Gruff?
3
What is a complication?
The main problem or difficulty in a story.
Name three story features that can be fractured.
Characters, setting, plot ending, perspective or message.
What is a damsel in distress?
A female character in danger who depends on someone else to rescue her.
What does cunning mean?
Clever at achieving a goal through tricks or deception.
Where does the troll live?
Under the bridge
What does anthropomorphic mean?
An animal given human characteristics, such as the ability to speak or to wear clothes.
Why must a fractured tale keep some familiar features?
So the audience recognises the original and notices the changes.
In our Rapunzel video, what prevents Rapunzel from leaving the tower normally?
The tower has no doors or stairs, and the witch keeps her confined.
What shows that the ogre is dangerous to the villagers?
He transforms into dangerous animals and hunts people for food.
In traditional Little Red Riding Hood, whom is Red visiting, and who threatens her?
Shes is visiting her grandmother and is threatened by the wolf.
What is the difference between a theme and a moral?
A theme is an idea a story explores. A moral is a lesson it communicates.
In our fractured Little Red Riding Hood, where does Red send the wolf, and what does this reveal about her?
She sends him to the bears’ house, showing her cleverness and her ability to take control.
What does each character contribute to Rapunzel’s escape plan?
The prince brings silk; Rapunzel weaves it into an escape rope.
How does the ogre’s pride help Puss defeat him?
He wants to prove his ability, so he becomes a mouse, allowing Puss to eat him.
In traditional Goldilocks, name the three types of things she tries in the bears’ house.
Porridge, chairs and beds.
In Three Billy Goats Gruff, identify the characters, setting and complication.
Characters: Three goats and a troll. Setting: A bridge over a river. Complication: The troll blocks the crossing and threatens to eat the goats.
Explain how that change challenges Red’s traditional role and creates humour.
Red outsmarts the wolf instead of relying on rescue. The wolf is tricked into going to the wrong house, creating a surprising reversal.
Explain why Rapunzel does more than simply wait for rescue, and identify what ruins the plan.
She uses her skills to weave the escape rope. The witch discovers it, threatening their escape.
Identify two dishonest or threatening actions Puss uses to help his master.
He falsely claims the castle belongs to his master and threatens the haymakers into saying the fields belong to his master.
How do the goats defeat the troll in "Three Billy Goats Gruff"?
The smaller goats persuade him to wait for a bigger goat. The largest goat confronts him and knocks him off the bridge.