Ready Steady Read Together
Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Fiction Lesson 3
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
“Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.”
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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) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
B) What does the wolf tell the dog to do to save the child?
C) After Sultan saves the child, how do the shepherd and his wife treat him?
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Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
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Old Sultan
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was growing very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house, the shepherd said, “I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.”
But his wife said, “Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.”
“But what can we do with him?” said the shepherd, “He has not a tooth in his head, and the thieves don’t care for him at all. Tomorrow will be his last day, you can depend on it.”
Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another, and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day; so in the evening he went to his good friend the wolf, who lived in the wood, and told him all his sorrows, and how his master meant to get rid of him in the morning.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Make yourself easy,” said the wolf, “I will give you some good advice. Your master, you know, goes out every morning very early with his wife into the field; and they take their little child with them, and lay it down behind the hedge in the shade while they are at work. Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live.” The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
The shepherd patted him and said, “Old Sultan saved our child, so he shall be well cared for and have plenty to eat. Wife, give him a good dinner and my old cushion to sleep on.” From then on, Sultan had everything he could wish for.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
served us well
livelihood
ought to
told him all his sorrows
accordingly
overtook
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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
served us well
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Find Read Talk
But his wife said, “Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
served us well
Your turn
ought to
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
livelihood
told him all his sorrows
accordingly
overtook
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Old Sultan
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was growing very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house, the shepherd said, “I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.”
But his wife said, “Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.”
“But what can we do with him?” said the shepherd, “He has not a tooth in his head, and the thieves don’t care for him at all. Tomorrow will be his last day, you can depend on it.”
Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another, and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day; so in the evening he went to his good friend the wolf, who lived in the wood, and told him all his sorrows, and how his master meant to get rid of him in the morning.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
“Make yourself easy,” said the wolf, “I will give you some good advice. Your master, you know, goes out every morning very early with his wife into the field; and they take their little child with them, and lay it down behind the hedge in the shade while they are at work. Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live.” The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
The shepherd patted him and said, “Old Sultan saved our child, so he shall be well cared for and have plenty to eat. Wife, give him a good dinner and my old cushion to sleep on.” From then on, Sultan had everything he could wish for.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
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
The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed.
The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out;
but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
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From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
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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) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another, and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day...
Reveal Explainer
Sultan agrees to follow the wolf’s plan because he is frightened that he is going to be killed. The text says, “Poor Sultan…was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day,” which shows that he knows he is in danger and wants to find a way to stay alive. This fear makes him willing to trust the wolf’s idea, even though it involves risk.
A) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
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) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
B) What does the wolf tell the dog to do to save the child?
C) After Sultan saves the child, how do the shepherd and his wife treat him?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he is of no use now - get rid of him in the morning
he knows he is no longer seen as useful and wants to avoid being got rid of
A) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
Text Mark Evidence they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live
he believes the plan will make his master value him again and take care of him
Text Mark Evidence - I will give you some good advice - the dog liked this plan very well
he accepts and trusts the wolf’s plan as a solution to his problem
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence lie down close by the child
lie down close by the child / stay near the child
B) What does the wolf tell the dog to do to save the child?
Text Mark Evidence pretend to be watching it
pretend to be watching / guarding the child
Text Mark Evidence you must run after me as fast as you can
run after the wolf when he takes the child
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence you may carry it back
carry the child back after the wolf drops it
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he shall be well cared for - take care of you as long as you live
they care for him very well
C) After Sultan saves the child, how do the shepherd and his wife treat him?
Text Mark Evidence - have plenty to eat - give him a good dinner
they reward him with food
Text Mark Evidence my old cushion to sleep on
they give him a comfortable place to rest
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Old Sultan saved our child
they praise him
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘overtook’?
Link Me
Match each character to the correct description of what they say or do in the story:
A) Suggests a plan involving pretending to guard the child
1) Shepherd
B) Argues that Sultan should be cared for because he has been faithful
2) Wolf
Check
C) Says Sultan is no longer useful and plans to shoot him.
3) Sultan
Click if correct
D) Follows the plan and returns the child safely to his master
4) Shepherd's wife
Which One's Right?
Why does the shepherd say that “the thieves don’t care for him at all”?
B) Sultan is frightened of thieves.
A) Sultan cannot bark loudly.
D) Sultan has left the house.
C) Sultan is no longer a threat to them.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) The shepherd tells his wife that Sultan is no longer useful and plans to shoot him the next day.
B) The wolf suggests a plan in which Sultan pretends to guard the child while the wolf takes it.
C) Sultan chases after the wolf, recovers the child and returns it safely to his master.
D) Sultan goes to the wolf and explains that his master intends to get rid of him.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
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EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
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Ready Steady Read Together
Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
“Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.”
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) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
B) What does the wolf tell the dog to do to save the child?
C) After Sultan saves the child, how do the shepherd and his wife treat him?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Old Sultan
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was growing very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house, the shepherd said, “I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.” But his wife said, “Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.” “But what can we do with him?” said the shepherd, “He has not a tooth in his head, and the thieves don’t care for him at all. Tomorrow will be his last day, you can depend on it.” Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another, and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day; so in the evening he went to his good friend the wolf, who lived in the wood, and told him all his sorrows, and how his master meant to get rid of him in the morning.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Make yourself easy,” said the wolf, “I will give you some good advice. Your master, you know, goes out every morning very early with his wife into the field; and they take their little child with them, and lay it down behind the hedge in the shade while they are at work. Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live.” The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress. The shepherd patted him and said, “Old Sultan saved our child, so he shall be well cared for and have plenty to eat. Wife, give him a good dinner and my old cushion to sleep on.” From then on, Sultan had everything he could wish for.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
served us well
livelihood
ought to
told him all his sorrows
accordingly
overtook
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
served us well
Explore
Find Read Talk
But his wife said, “Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
served us well
Your turn
ought to
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
livelihood
told him all his sorrows
accordingly
overtook
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Old Sultan
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was growing very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house, the shepherd said, “I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.” But his wife said, “Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.” “But what can we do with him?” said the shepherd, “He has not a tooth in his head, and the thieves don’t care for him at all. Tomorrow will be his last day, you can depend on it.” Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another, and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day; so in the evening he went to his good friend the wolf, who lived in the wood, and told him all his sorrows, and how his master meant to get rid of him in the morning.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
“Make yourself easy,” said the wolf, “I will give you some good advice. Your master, you know, goes out every morning very early with his wife into the field; and they take their little child with them, and lay it down behind the hedge in the shade while they are at work. Now do you lie down close by the child, and pretend to be watching it, and I will come out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back, and they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live.” The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress. The shepherd patted him and said, “Old Sultan saved our child, so he shall be well cared for and have plenty to eat. Wife, give him a good dinner and my old cushion to sleep on.” From then on, Sultan had everything he could wish for.
From: Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
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
The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed.
The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out;
but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
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
The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him, and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress.
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) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another, and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day...
Reveal Explainer
Sultan agrees to follow the wolf’s plan because he is frightened that he is going to be killed. The text says, “Poor Sultan…was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day,” which shows that he knows he is in danger and wants to find a way to stay alive. This fear makes him willing to trust the wolf’s idea, even though it involves risk.
A) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
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) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
B) What does the wolf tell the dog to do to save the child?
C) After Sultan saves the child, how do the shepherd and his wife treat him?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he is of no use now - get rid of him in the morning
he knows he is no longer seen as useful and wants to avoid being got rid of
A) Why does Sultan agree to follow the wolf’s plan to “save” the child?
Text Mark Evidence they will think you have saved their child, and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live
he believes the plan will make his master value him again and take care of him
Text Mark Evidence - I will give you some good advice - the dog liked this plan very well
he accepts and trusts the wolf’s plan as a solution to his problem
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence lie down close by the child
lie down close by the child / stay near the child
B) What does the wolf tell the dog to do to save the child?
Text Mark Evidence pretend to be watching it
pretend to be watching / guarding the child
Text Mark Evidence you must run after me as fast as you can
run after the wolf when he takes the child
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence you may carry it back
carry the child back after the wolf drops it
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he shall be well cared for - take care of you as long as you live
they care for him very well
C) After Sultan saves the child, how do the shepherd and his wife treat him?
Text Mark Evidence - have plenty to eat - give him a good dinner
they reward him with food
Text Mark Evidence my old cushion to sleep on
they give him a comfortable place to rest
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Old Sultan saved our child
they praise him
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘overtook’?
Link Me
Match each character to the correct description of what they say or do in the story:
A) Suggests a plan involving pretending to guard the child
1) Shepherd
B) Argues that Sultan should be cared for because he has been faithful
2) Wolf
Check
C) Says Sultan is no longer useful and plans to shoot him.
3) Sultan
Click if correct
D) Follows the plan and returns the child safely to his master
4) Shepherd's wife
Which One's Right?
Why does the shepherd say that “the thieves don’t care for him at all”?
B) Sultan is frightened of thieves.
A) Sultan cannot bark loudly.
D) Sultan has left the house.
C) Sultan is no longer a threat to them.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) The shepherd tells his wife that Sultan is no longer useful and plans to shoot him the next day.
B) The wolf suggests a plan in which Sultan pretends to guard the child while the wolf takes it.
C) Sultan chases after the wolf, recovers the child and returns it safely to his master.
D) Sultan goes to the wolf and explains that his master intends to get rid of him.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read classics.
Reveal
Try timeless stories that have inspired readers for generations.
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.