Cat and Mouse in Partnership

A fairy tale retold from Grimms' Fairy Tales, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

This fairy tale comes from Grimms' Fairy Tales, collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in Germany in the early 1800s. The story reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. It is a cautionary tale about trust and greed: the cat uses clever lies to take what she and the mouse were meant to share, and in the end, the mouse pays with her life. The Grimms gathered such stories to preserve the oral tradition, and this one reminds children that promises matter and that some friendships are not what they seem.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readers, about 6 to 8

Length

medium · about 547 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Grimms' Fairy Tales, Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm · Project Gutenberg

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

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