Prince Darling
A fairy tale retold from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
This story comes from The Blue Fairy Book, a collection of fairy tales gathered by Andrew Lang and first published in 1889. It is a classic French fairy tale that teaches children about kindness, self-control and learning from mistakes. Prince Darling's journey from a spoiled, selfish prince to a good and wise king shows that even when we make bad choices, we can change and become better. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 366 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- The Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
- 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 9 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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