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The Old Woman and Her Little Dog

A nursery rhyme retold from Mother Goose

This story is retold from a traditional nursery rhyme found in Mother Goose collections of the nineteenth century. The old woman's confusion—whether she is still herself when she looks different—is a playful question young children often wonder about. This retelling expands the rhyme into a full narrative with scene and dialogue and, like the rhyme, ends with the old woman still wondering. This text reflects its era.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 530 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes, John Gilbert, Walter Crane, John Tenniel, Harrison Weir and Johann Baptist Zwecker

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)

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