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Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
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What do you know and think?
But scarcely had she touched it, before the prophecy was fulfilled...
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From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
B) How does the writer show that everything in the palace fell into a deep sleep?
C) Look at the sentence: “…so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.” What does the word “obliged” suggest about the king’s actions?
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Rose-Bud
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no children; and this they lamented very much. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.”
What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl that was so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and determined to hold a great feast. So he invited not only his relations, friends and neighbours, but also all the fairies, that they might be kind and good to his little daughter.
Now there were thirteen fairies in his kingdom, and he had only twelve golden dishes for them to eat out of, so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.
The rest came, and after the feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little princess: one gave her virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, and was very angry on that account, came in, and determined to take her revenge. So she cried out, “The king’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead.”
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Then the twelfth, who had not yet given her gift, came forward and said, that the bad wish must be fulfilled, but that she could soften it and that the king’s daughter should not die, but fall asleep for a hundred years. Time went on and all the fairies’ gifts were in the meantime fulfilled and the princess was well loved by everyone who knew her. On her fifteenth birthday, the king and queen were away, and she was left alone in the palace. She explored every room until she found an old tower with a tiny door at the top of a narrow staircase. Using a golden key, she opened it – and inside, an old lady was spinning busily.
“What are you doing there, good mother?” said the princess.
“Spinning,” said the old lady, and nodded her head.
“How prettily that little thing turns round!” said the princess, and took the spindle and began to spin. But scarcely had she touched it, before the prophecy was fulfilled, and she fell down lifeless on the ground.
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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lamented
obliged
foretold
virtue
blessing
prophecy was fulfilled
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lamented
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Rose-Bud
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no children; and this they lamented very much. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
lamented
Your turn
foretold
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obliged
virtue
blessing
prophecy was fulfilled
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Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Rose-Bud
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no children; and this they lamented very much. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.”
What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl that was so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and determined to hold a great feast. So he invited not only his relations, friends and neighbours, but also all the fairies, that they might be kind and good to his little daughter.
Now there were thirteen fairies in his kingdom, and he had only twelve golden dishes for them to eat out of, so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.
The rest came, and after the feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little princess: one gave her virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, and was very angry on that account, came in, and determined to take her revenge. So she cried out, “The king’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead.”
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Then the twelfth, who had not yet given her gift, came forward and said, that the bad wish must be fulfilled, but that she could soften it and that the king’s daughter should not die, but fall asleep for a hundred years. Time went on and all the fairies’ gifts were in the meantime fulfilled and the princess was well loved by everyone who knew her. On her fifteenth birthday, the king and queen were away, and she was left alone in the palace. She explored every room until she found an old tower with a tiny door at the top of a narrow staircase. Using a golden key, she opened it – and inside, an old lady was spinning busily.
“What are you doing there, good mother?” said the princess.
“Spinning,” said the old lady, and nodded her head.
“How prettily that little thing turns round!” said the princess, and took the spindle and began to spin. But scarcely had she touched it, before the prophecy was fulfilled, and she fell down lifeless on the ground.
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
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From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep;
and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals.
The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still,
and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off.
Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
Explore
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
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From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The rest came, and after the feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little princess: one gave her virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, and was very angry on that account, came in, and determined to take her revenge.
Reveal Explainer
The text tells me that the thirteenth fairy was not invited and was angry about it. The words ‘very angry’ shows clearly how she feels, and the fact that she was left out explains why. From this, I get the impression that she is angry and upset about being excluded.
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
Teach
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
B) How does the writer show that everything in the palace fell into a deep sleep?
C) Look at the sentence: “…so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.” What does the word “obliged” suggest about the king’s actions?
Pairedreading first
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Text mark
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Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence came in, and determined to take her revenge
spiteful
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
Text Mark Evidence the king’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead
cruel and dangerous
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the king and queen… fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals
shows that all people and animals fall asleep, emphasising the scale
B) How does the writer show that everything in the palace fell into a deep sleep?
Text Mark Evidence the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off
describes everyday actions suddenly stopping, showing complete stillness
Text Mark Evidence the fire on the hearth went out and slept
uses personification to show even objects seem to sleep
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence everything stood still, and slept soundly
emphasises total stillness and silence
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Look at the sentence: “…so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.” What does the word “obliged” suggest about the king’s actions?
he had no choice / was forced to do it
he felt he had to do i
it was necessary because of the situation (not enough dishes)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘lamented’?
Which One's Right?
Why does the king invite the fairies to the feast?
A) He wants to impress them.
B) He hopes they will influence his daughter’s future.
D) He wants torepay them.
C) He is afraid of what they might do.
True or False?
The queen found the princess asleep after she touched the spindle.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘told in advance’:
But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.” What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl that was so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and determined to hold a great feast.
Discuss then check
foretold
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EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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Ready Steady Read Together
Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
But scarcely had she touched it, before the prophecy was fulfilled...
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
B) How does the writer show that everything in the palace fell into a deep sleep?
C) Look at the sentence: “…so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.” What does the word “obliged” suggest about the king’s actions?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Rose-Bud
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no children; and this they lamented very much. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.” What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl that was so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and determined to hold a great feast. So he invited not only his relations, friends and neighbours, but also all the fairies, that they might be kind and good to his little daughter. Now there were thirteen fairies in his kingdom, and he had only twelve golden dishes for them to eat out of, so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation. The rest came, and after the feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little princess: one gave her virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, and was very angry on that account, came in, and determined to take her revenge. So she cried out, “The king’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead.”
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Then the twelfth, who had not yet given her gift, came forward and said, that the bad wish must be fulfilled, but that she could soften it and that the king’s daughter should not die, but fall asleep for a hundred years. Time went on and all the fairies’ gifts were in the meantime fulfilled and the princess was well loved by everyone who knew her. On her fifteenth birthday, the king and queen were away, and she was left alone in the palace. She explored every room until she found an old tower with a tiny door at the top of a narrow staircase. Using a golden key, she opened it – and inside, an old lady was spinning busily. “What are you doing there, good mother?” said the princess. “Spinning,” said the old lady, and nodded her head. “How prettily that little thing turns round!” said the princess, and took the spindle and began to spin. But scarcely had she touched it, before the prophecy was fulfilled, and she fell down lifeless on the ground. However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
lamented
obliged
foretold
virtue
blessing
prophecy was fulfilled
Explore
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
lamented
Explore
Find Read Talk
Rose-Bud
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no children; and this they lamented very much. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
lamented
Your turn
foretold
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
obliged
virtue
blessing
prophecy was fulfilled
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Rose-Bud
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no children; and this they lamented very much. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.” What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl that was so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and determined to hold a great feast. So he invited not only his relations, friends and neighbours, but also all the fairies, that they might be kind and good to his little daughter. Now there were thirteen fairies in his kingdom, and he had only twelve golden dishes for them to eat out of, so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation. The rest came, and after the feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little princess: one gave her virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, and was very angry on that account, came in, and determined to take her revenge. So she cried out, “The king’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead.”
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Then the twelfth, who had not yet given her gift, came forward and said, that the bad wish must be fulfilled, but that she could soften it and that the king’s daughter should not die, but fall asleep for a hundred years. Time went on and all the fairies’ gifts were in the meantime fulfilled and the princess was well loved by everyone who knew her. On her fifteenth birthday, the king and queen were away, and she was left alone in the palace. She explored every room until she found an old tower with a tiny door at the top of a narrow staircase. Using a golden key, she opened it – and inside, an old lady was spinning busily. “What are you doing there, good mother?” said the princess. “Spinning,” said the old lady, and nodded her head. “How prettily that little thing turns round!” said the princess, and took the spindle and began to spin. But scarcely had she touched it, before the prophecy was fulfilled, and she fell down lifeless on the ground. However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep;
and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals.
The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still,
and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off.
Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
Explore
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
However, she was not dead, only in a deep sleep; and the king and queen, just returning home, fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals. The fire on the hearth went out and slept, the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off. Everything stood still, and slept soundly.
Explore
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The rest came, and after the feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little princess: one gave her virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, and was very angry on that account, came in, and determined to take her revenge.
Reveal Explainer
The text tells me that the thirteenth fairy was not invited and was angry about it. The words ‘very angry’ shows clearly how she feels, and the fact that she was left out explains why. From this, I get the impression that she is angry and upset about being excluded.
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
Teach
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
B) How does the writer show that everything in the palace fell into a deep sleep?
C) Look at the sentence: “…so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.” What does the word “obliged” suggest about the king’s actions?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence came in, and determined to take her revenge
spiteful
A) What impression do you get of the thirteenth fairy?
Text Mark Evidence the king’s daughter shall in her fifteenth year be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead
cruel and dangerous
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the king and queen… fell asleep too, along with all their court and animals
shows that all people and animals fall asleep, emphasising the scale
B) How does the writer show that everything in the palace fell into a deep sleep?
Text Mark Evidence the meat on the spit stood still, and even the cook and kitchen-boy, frozen mid-argument, dozed off
describes everyday actions suddenly stopping, showing complete stillness
Text Mark Evidence the fire on the hearth went out and slept
uses personification to show even objects seem to sleep
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence everything stood still, and slept soundly
emphasises total stillness and silence
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Look at the sentence: “…so that he was obliged to leave one of the fairies without an invitation.” What does the word “obliged” suggest about the king’s actions?
he had no choice / was forced to do it
he felt he had to do i
it was necessary because of the situation (not enough dishes)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘lamented’?
Which One's Right?
Why does the king invite the fairies to the feast?
A) He wants to impress them.
B) He hopes they will influence his daughter’s future.
D) He wants torepay them.
C) He is afraid of what they might do.
True or False?
The queen found the princess asleep after she touched the spindle.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘told in advance’:
But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish lifted its head out of the water, and said, “Your wish shall be fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter.” What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl that was so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and determined to hold a great feast.
Discuss then check
foretold
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.