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The Story of the Pigs

A tale retold from Nights With Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris

This reader is retold from Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris, a collection of American folk tales first published in 1883. The original used Uncle Remus's dialect voice; this retelling modernises the language while keeping the story's shape and clever ending. A few period terms have been modernised. The tale teaches that the smallest and quietest child may be the wisest, and that listening to good advice and thinking carefully can save your life when strength and boasting cannot.

Band

Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5

Length

short · about 377 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris

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)

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