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The Little Brother and Sister
Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
long · 856 words · also in Yellow
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The Little Brother and Sister
“A little brother and his sister lived with their cruel stepmother.”
From Grimms' Fairy Tales, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected this tale in nineteenth-century Germany and published it in their famous book of fairy stories. The story has magic, transformation, a wicked stepmother, and a happy ending where love and loyalty win. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. It is worth reading because it shows how caring for someone you love matters more than anything else, even when things seem impossible.
- Band
- Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8
- Length
- medium · about 581 words in 6 sections · 4 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 (8 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 10 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 2
- Words to Know
- 5
- Quick Check
- 8 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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