The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids

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

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected this tale in Germany in the early 1800s. It has been told for generations as a story about staying safe and thinking carefully. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The tale teaches children to be cautious and rewards cleverness and courage. It remains one of the best-loved fairy tales in the Grimm collection, remembered for the kids hiding in the clock and the stones that sink the wolf.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readers, about 6 to 8

Length

medium · about 533 words in 6 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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