Extra Reading Diary: More English Fairy Tales

This story comes from the More English Fairy Tales unit.

Tattercoats: This story was very much a type of Cinderella story. I really enjoyed reading it in a different version. Instead of the wicked stepmother we have the grandfather who refused to look at her face. We also have the gooseherd who takes the place of the fairy godmother. It's always fun to read what we consider a classical story in a different way.

(Illustration of Tattercoats)

Reading Diary A: English Fairy Tales

This story is from the English Fairy Tales unit.

The Rose Tree:  This story was really great to read. It's about a little girl who is killed by her wicked stepmother but in the end the stepmother gets what she deserves and is also killed. It was a bit unexpected because usually when we think of fairy tales we think of happily ever after endings but that was not the case here. I really liked this story because it wasn't happy ending but it was a just ending.

(Painting of a rose, by Redouté)