Fairer-than-a-Fairy
A fairy tale retold from The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang collected fairy tales from many lands and retold them for children. The Yellow Fairy Book was published in 1894 and contains tales from across Europe. This story follows a brave princess and an enchanted prince who meet as a rainbow. The tale rewards courage, kindness and loyalty, and shows that even the smallest helpers—a cat, a dog, a bird—can change everything. 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 398 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- The Yellow 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
- 5
- 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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