The Bremen Town Musicians
A fairy tale from Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
This tale comes from Household Stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s in Germany. The brothers gathered old folk stories and wrote them down so they would not be lost. This story teaches that friends who help each other can be strong together, even when they are old or small on their own. A few period terms have been modernised. The animals never actually reach Bremen, but they find something better — a home and friendship.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 351 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, 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 (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 8 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 4
- Words to Know
- 4
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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