Fabulous Fairy Tales... With a Little Twist
June 2001
         Our final writing project of the year involved the re-telling of a well-loved fairy tale... with a little twist. My class listened to The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Stinky Cheeseman, The Princess and the Pea-ano, Dinorella, Cinderella Penguin, and many others. We chose a fairy tale we loved, changed a story element or point of view, and added our own unique voice and subtle sense of humor. 
         Our final copies were published in actual book form. Each student created a picture book to take home. Choosing the fairy tales to be published on this page was an agonizing process. It was so difficult to choose just a few. I was in awe of what all of my students created. They clearly understood an author's purpose, and manipulated language and sentence structure in tremendously humorous ways.
         It has been my privilege to teach your children this year. I wish them every continued success next year!
Megan S                                                                                                  May 3, 2001

The Three Little Kangaroos and The Big Bad Mama

           Once upon a time there were three kangaroos. The first one's name was Funny because he was very funny. The next one was Happy because he was always happy all the time. The next one was Smarty. He was the smart one. No one likes baths. One day the three kangaroos got dirty, so the mother said, "Bath time!" The kangaroos said, "Oh no, bath time!" So they ran away and made houses.
   Funny built his house out of jokes. Happy built his house out smiles. Smarty built his house out of a gray rock and red bricks for the door. The mother came to Funny's house first. The mother said, "I will hop and I'll hop and I'll jump on your house and turn it into a mess!" And she did.
   So, that kangaroo hopped as fast as he could to his brother's house. The next was Happy's house. The big bad mama said, "I'll hop and I'll hop and I'll jump on your house and turn it into a mess!" And she did. So they hopped as fast as they could to their bother's house. The big bad mama was tired but she wanted her kids to have a bath.
   Finally she got to Smarty's house. Mama said, "I'll hop and I'll hop and I'll jump on your house and turn it into a mess!" She broke her foot! The little ones were happy they didn't have to have a bath! But, they were sad that mama's foot broke. The end!
Matthew                                                                                           May 3, 2001

The Three Little Minnows

          Once upon a watery time there were three little Minnows, and, of course they lived with a Mommy Minnow. But, one day those Minnows did something so bad that their Mom kicked them out with a "you little brats!" So the poor little Minnows had no choice but to leave.
          "I have an idea,"  said the first little Minnow. "We could find houses!" So they did. The first little Minnow found some kelp so he made his house out of it. The second little Minnow found some sea pebbles so he made his house out of it. But the third little Minnow, or should I say the smart little Minnow, made his house out of metal scuba gear. They lived happily until the Big Bad Scuba Dude found out that he could have a fish dinner so he went under water.
          The Scuba Dude finally found the Minnows' houses! He went to the first little Minnows' kelp house. "All right," said The Scuba Dude. "Little Minnow let me in!" "Not by the gills on my chinny chin chin."  "Then I'll take my harpoon and shoot your house down!" So he did and the little Minnow swam away.
          Now the Scuba Dude found the house made of sea pebbles. He looked inside and saw the two little Minnows. "Little Minnows, let me in!" "Not by the gills on our chinny chin chins." "Then I'll take this harpoon and I'll shoot your house down!" So he did, but nothing happened. "HA, HA, HA!!!" laughed the second little Minnow. But the Scuba Dude found an anchor and he gave it a swing and the house crumpled down! Luckily the two little Minnows swam away.
          Now the Scuba Dude found the house of metal scuba gear. "Little Minnows let me in!" "Not by the gills on our chinny chin chins!" "Then I'll take this anchor and knock your house down!" So he did and the anchor bounced off the house and hit him in the head and he died. The End.   

Meaghan                                                                                            May 3, 2001

Flowerella

     Once upon a time there was a beautiful flower named Flowerella. She lived in a small flowerbed. She had two evil and ugly step-flowers named Flora and Fling. But the worst of all was her incredibly ugly stepmother flower. There was a flattering flower prince in town. He lived in the biggest flowerbed and .. mmm ... oh I don't know. Oh, now I remember, he was the most flowery flower prince ever.
     So one day Flowerella had more work than ever. Sounds like school, huh? Flowerella was working while her ugly step-flowers sat by a pool!! Flowerella became extremely indignant. So she marched over to her step-flowers and screamed at them. And after she did that she asked them if they like Hawaiian punch and they said "yes".  Flowerella punched them in the face. And her family gave her more work. So now she is stuck with cleaning the floor, washing the windows, and lots of other things.
     While she was washing the smelly toilet a prince with a note appeared. She wanted to open the door but her hands were covered in toilet water.  She went to wash her hands when the prince walked in. He handed Flowerella the note and screamed "YOU STINK!!" Flowerella began to cry. When her sisters came down they fainted because of the smell. So Flowerella opened the note and loved the idea of a great big ball. But then she started to cry. She cried so much her fairy godflower woke up in Fairy Land.
     All of a sudden her fairy godflower appeared. She made Flowerella a coachflower and a dress with very fragile glass root covers. While Flowerella was at the ball her family was at home looking for her. Then they found the note and they were furious. It said:

Dear stinks,
I went to a ball at the prince's castle. Too bad you fainted.
Ha ha
From,
Flowerella

     They flew into an explosion with madness. OK, back to the castle. When Flowerella walked in the prince danced with her right away. When it was time to go Flowerella got very exited that she got to stay in the castle that night. When she woke up in the morning she was served eggs and bacon. Then the prince asked her to marry him and she said yes. They lived happily ever after. Oh yeah, they never heard from her ugly step-flowers again.


The End
Chelsea                                                                                            May 3, 2001

The Three Little Fish and The Huge Fisherman

          Once upon a time there were three little fish. The tiny fish asked their dad if they could go outside to build their own house. He said they could go outside so they could build their house only if they watched out for the Big Bad Fisherman. They said O.K. and they swam outside. They all found different spots in the huge ocean.
   The smallest fish was named Wilber. He built his house out of tiny sand. The second oldest fish was named Napper. He built his house out of old soggy wood. The oldest fish was named Lillea. She built her house out of seaweed, metal from a new pirate's ship, and 100 pounds of concrete. She was the smartest in the family.
   On land the Big Bad Fisherman was planning to go fishing. The Big Bad Fisherman said, "I will try to catch the three little fish so I could give them to my cat Chubby."  Then with a big jump he hopped on his motor boat and drove away fast.
          A few minutes later the three little fish were done with their houses. They went into their houses and called their parents. Their parents said, "You could stay at your own house for the night only if you stay safe." The youngest brother screamed very loudly in the phone and said, "We will not get in trouble. We promise."
   So they went to their parent's house and got their stuff. They said good bye and then they left. When they were at their own houses they unpacked their stuff and went to bed. The Big Bad Fisherman was on top of the youngest fish's house. He was wearing a submarine suit. He laughed and said, "Those three little fish will not escape!"
          Then he banged on the littlest fish's door. The Big Bad Fisherman said, "Let me in! Let me in or I, the Big Bad Fisherman, will let my 100,000,000 cats scratch your house down!" The little fish was very scared but he said, "You are very fishy!" That made The Big Bad Fisherman even madder. Then The Big Bad Fisherman let all his cats out and they scratched his house down. But the littlest fish got away. He managed to escape to his older brother's medium sized house. But the Big Bad Fisherman followed him.
   The Big Bad Fisherman knocked on the second oldest house and said, "Let me in. Or else I will tell my cats to scratch your house down and to eat the both of you!" They said, "We will never let you in you fishy head!" That made him even madder than before. Then the Big Bad Fisherman let all of his cats free. The cats tore the house down in a flash. But the two little fish got away. They swam to the oldest fish's house as fast as they could. The Big Bad Fisherman still followed them.
   He knocked on the door and said, "Let me in. Let me in or I will tell all of my strong cats to scratch your house down!" They said,  "Never, you big old tuna fish can head." That made him even madder than before. He let all his cats go but they turned around and went the other way. The Big Bad Fisherman just gave up. He said, "I will get you some day." He turned around and chased his cats. The three little fish lived happily ever.
The End      

Gracie                                                                                             May 3, 2001

The Three Little Children and the Big Slobbery Aunt

    Once upon a time there were three little children and a big slobbery aunt. The mother kicked them out of the house so they went to build their own houses.
    The youngest built her house out of perfume bottles but little did she know that their big slobbery aunt lived nearby. She was only five years old. The middle-aged child built her house out of flowerpots. He was a little smarter than the five year old, but not too much. He was only six. The oldest was twelve. She built her house out of wood & nails. She built her house near bushes. After the oldest built the house she spray-painted the house green.
    The big slobbery aunt came by and knocked on the first child's house and said, "Open up so I can slobber you up!" The youngest was not as dumb as a log, but very close. The youngest opened the door. She knew the slobbery aunt was very slobbery and smelly. She yelled, "What is that terrible smell?" She took a perfume bottle and sprayed the slobbery aunt. She got so mad the slobbery aunt threatened to wring her neck but she didn't. She power punched the youngest's house down. The child was so frightened all you heard was the pitter-patter of little feet!
    The big slobbery aunt yelled, "I'm on a lunch break now!" Jack the narrator said, "I'll give you an extra five if you don't go on a lunch break." "OK," said the slobbery aunt, "But you better give me ten or I'll wring your neck too."
    As I was saying, the slobbery aunt went to the second house and took a flowerpot from the bottom of it. The house collapsed but no one got hurt. They went to their sister's house. She was expecting them because the slobbery aunt was dead. She was killed because she was too smelly! The kids lived happily ever after but the slobbery aunt didn't go to heaven. She went to a place no one wants to be. She went to where the devil lives and she worked there for the rest of her life. THE END       

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