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The Three Little Men in the Wood

From Grimm's Fairy Tales, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

This tale comes from Grimm's Fairy Tales, collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in nineteenth-century Germany. The brothers gathered oral stories from across Europe and published them to preserve folk tradition. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story belongs to the worldwide fairy-tale tradition in which virtue and kindness are tested, rewarded, and ultimately vindicated, while cruelty and envy bring their own punishment. It is worth a child's time because it shows, through vivid consequence, that how we treat others—especially when no one is watching—shapes not only our character but our destiny.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

long · about 875 words in 6 sections · 3 pictures

Source

Grimm's Fairy Stories, Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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