The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who lived with their mother in a meadow. One day the
mother pig said to the three little pigs, "You need to go out into the world and make your own way."
So they waved "goodbye" and out into the world they went. The pigs decided to build houses near the
woods. A big bad wolf lived in the woods. He was not happy when he sa w the three little pigs
building houses nearby. The first little pig was lazy. He made a house of straw. The big bad wolf
huffed and puffed and blew it down. The second little pig worked a little harder than the first little
pig. He made ahouse of twigs. The big bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew the house down. The
third little pig made a house of bricks. The big bad wolf huffed and puffed and huffed and puffed. But
the house did not fall down. This made the big bad wolf very, very angry. He went up on the roof and
tried to get into the house through the chimney. He climbed into the chimney and slid down into a pot
of boiling water. He ran out of the house and never came back!
Who is Cinderella?
Many of you might have heard a story or two about Cinderella. Well, this is the very short version.
Cinderellas parents died and left her alone with her stepmother, who has two vicious daughters. They
made Cinderella clean and cook all day long, the only place that she slept was by the chimney fire.
They called her Cindersoot because she is always covered with ashes from the chimney. One day
there was a ball, and Cinderellas stepmother and stepsisters left for the ball. Cinderella cried, then her
fairy godmother appeared and sent Cinderella to the ball. At the stroke of midnight Cinderella ran
back home. The prince looked for her, and said that anyone whose foot fit the glass slipper would be
his bride. No ones foot fit other than Cinderella, and they were married. That is the version of it in the
United States.
Romeo and Juliet, heirs to two feuding families from Verona, meet at a party and fall in love. They
marry the next day but then Romeo kills Juliet's cousin in revenge for his friend and is banished from
the city. Juliet, in order to avoid a marriage arranged by her parents, fakes her own death using fortytwo hour knockout drops. Romeo, not knowing that Juliet's death is faked, returns to Verona and
commits suicide at her grave. Juliet then wakes up and finding Romeo dead, stabs herself with his
knife. Their parents reconcile when they find out what happened.
Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel were brother and sister. Their poor parents were starving, so
they went out in search of food. They took one slice of bread along, which they used to mark a path
back to their home by leaving crumbs along the way. After a while, they came upon a little house
made of gingerbread. Hansel broke off a piece to eat. Suddenly, the door flew open and an old
woman came out and invited them in. She fed them mountains of pancakes and fruit, and then tucked
them into bed to sleep. What Hansel and Gretel didnt realize was that the old woman was fattening
them up so she could use them in her favorite dish roasted child! Now they were prisoners, and the
old woman kept feeding them, and when she asked them to stick their fingers out of their cell so she
could judge how fat they were getting, Hansel held out a bone instead. Finally, the children escaped
and pushed the old woman into the oven. They filled their pockets with jewels and food and used the
trail of bread crumbs to find their way back home, where they lived happily ever after.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves There once was a queen who named her only daughter Snow
White because her skin was so fair and lovely. The queen died, and Snow Whites father married a
new queen, who was evil, vain and wicked. Every morning she would stand in front of the mirror and
say, Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? The mirror always answered, thee,
until one day it said that Snow White was the fairest one of all. The evil queen ordered one of her
servants to take Snow White to the forest to have her killed. The servant, feeling sorry for Snow
white, let her go and brought back a wild boars heart to show the queen he had done the deed. Snow
White, alone and hungry in the forest, came across a little cottage with seven tiny bedsetc. When the
dwarves came back form work they found Snow White and said she could stay with them if she

cleaned and cooked. They all lived happily until one day when the mirror told the wicked queen that
Snow White was still alive and living with the dwarves. The wicked queen disguised herself as a
peddler and went to the cottage while the dwarves were at work. She gave Snow White a red apple
that was poisoned. When Snow White took a bite of the apple, she fell down unconscious. The
dwarves were very sad and built a glass coffin for her. One day a prince came by and saw how
beautiful Snow White was, and bent down to give her a kiss. Snow White woke up and they were
married.
Sleeping Beauty A king and a queen had been trying to have a child for years. When the child finally
arrived, they called her Aurora. A great holiday was proclaimed to celebrate Auroras birth. Visitors
came from far and wide, including three good fairies, named Merryweather, Fauna and Flora. One of
the most distinguished guests was another king from a neighboring kingdom, who brought his son
Prince Philip. Both kings realized that their dream of a united kingdom could now come true. The
three good fairies began bestowing their gifts upon Aurora. Aurora received the gift of Beauty, and
gift of Song but before the last gift was bestowed, a wicked fairy interrupted. This wicked fairy was
upset that she wasnt invited to the party, so she cast a spell on the day of Auroras 16th birthday, she
would prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. The third good fairy hadnt
bestowed her gift yet, and she was horrified at the spell the wicked fairy cast. The good fairy wasnt
strong enough to undo the spell, but she was able to dilute it a bit instead of death, Aurora would fall
asleep until her true love come along to undo the spell with a kiss. As a precaution, all spinning
wheels were removed from the kingdom, and Aurora lived in hiding as a peasant with the good fairies
for protection. She grew up, met Prince Philip, and fell in love. On the night of Auroras 16th birthday,
Aurora, Prince Philip, and the good fairies all went back to the castle to live. But the evil fairy snuck
into the castle and pricked Auroras finger with a needle, causing her to fall asleep. With the help of
the good fairies, Prince Philip kissed her and she awoke. They all lived happily ever after.
Pinocchio Long ago there lived an lonely old carpenter named Geppetto. He made a puppet out of
some wood, a ball, and a string. That night, a fairy visited and cast a spell that made the puppet walk
and talk. The next morning, Geppetto discovered the animated puppet and named him Pinocchio.
Geppetto gave Pinocchio all of his money and sent him into town to buy books for school. Instead,
Pinocchio used to the money to buy a ticket for the circus. Two clowns gave Pinocchio a hat and
asked him to stay, but he said he must go back to Geppetto. The clowns returned Pinocchios money,
but on the way home he was robbed by and evil cat and an equally evil fox. The fairy appeared again
and asked what happened; Pinocchio pretended he had been captured by a monster. Suddenly his nose
grew, and the fairy said, Whenever you lie, your nose will get bigger. Now go find Geppetto; hes out
looking for you by the sea. Pinocchio was rowing a small boat in the sea when he thought he heard
Geppettos voice coming from inside a large dark cave. He rowed inside, only to find himself inside a
whale with Geppetto. He tickled the whale with a feather, and the whale sneezed, sending Pinocchio
and Geppetto flying out on to the beach. Relived, Pinocchio vowed never to lie again and then he
heard the fairys voice saying, make that promise and you will become a real boy.