Author: Joseph Jacobs
Copyright Date: 2011
Genre: Fantasy
Pages of Book: 168
Publisher: readaclassic.com
Reading Level: 5-12
Summary:
Jack and the Beanstalk- Jack is sent to sell his family cow after it doesn't produce milk. His mother and him are very poor and they really need the money. When Jack is on his way to town he runs into a man that says he will give him beans that will grow up to the sky for his cow. Jack agrees and when he tells his mom she is furious and throws the beans out the window. The next morning the beanstalk went up into the clouds. Jack climbs up and sees a house and goes in. The wife says her husband will be home soon and will eat him. Jack is really hungry so she feeds him but the ogre comes home. She hides Jack in the oven. When the ogre falls asleep Jack steals a bag a gold and goes home. When his mom and him run out of that money he goes back up the beanstalk. This time he steals a golden hen. Then the next time he steals the golden harp but this time the Ogre wakes up and runs after Jack. Jack climbs down the beanstalk and chops it down. The ogre dies and Jack and his mother live happily ever after and are rich.
The Three Little Pigs-
A sow had three little pigs and it was time for them to go find a home for their own. The first little pig built a house out of straw. Along came a wolf and blew his house down and ate the pig. The second built his house out of furze. Along came the wolf and blew his house down and ate him. The third little pig built his house out of brick. When the wolf came he could not blow down his house. The wolf instead tries to trick the pig to get him out of the house. However this doesn't work for the pig is very smart. The wolf is angry and decides to climb in through the chimney. However the third little pig made a pot of boiling water so when the wolf climbed through he went right into the pot. The pig ate the wolf for dinner.
The Story of the Three Bears-
There were three bears that fixed their morning porridge. They went for a walk in the forest while it was cooling. However an old lady came into their house. She tested each bowl of porridge but one was too hot and one was too cold. However one was just right. Then she went to sit in a chair but one was too hard, another broke when she sat in it. However again one was just right. Then she went upstairs because she was tired. She lay in each bed until she found one that was just right. When the bears got home they realized that someone had ate their porridge, sat in their chairs. Then they went to the bedroom where they find the old lady sleeping. She wakes up and jumps out the window and is never seen again.
The Cat and the Mouse-
A cat takes a mouses tail and tells her that if she gets the cat milk then she can have her tail back. The mouse goes to the cow to get milk however the cow says not until the farmer gives her hay. The mouse runs to the farmer but the farmer says no not until he has meat. The mouse runs to the butcher but he says no not until the baker gives him bread. The mouse runs to the baker and the baker says yes just don't eat my meal. In the end the mouse gets her tail back and everyone gets what they needed.
The Three Little Pigs-
A sow had three little pigs and it was time for them to go find a home for their own. The first little pig built a house out of straw. Along came a wolf and blew his house down and ate the pig. The second built his house out of furze. Along came the wolf and blew his house down and ate him. The third little pig built his house out of brick. When the wolf came he could not blow down his house. The wolf instead tries to trick the pig to get him out of the house. However this doesn't work for the pig is very smart. The wolf is angry and decides to climb in through the chimney. However the third little pig made a pot of boiling water so when the wolf climbed through he went right into the pot. The pig ate the wolf for dinner.
The Story of the Three Bears-
There were three bears that fixed their morning porridge. They went for a walk in the forest while it was cooling. However an old lady came into their house. She tested each bowl of porridge but one was too hot and one was too cold. However one was just right. Then she went to sit in a chair but one was too hard, another broke when she sat in it. However again one was just right. Then she went upstairs because she was tired. She lay in each bed until she found one that was just right. When the bears got home they realized that someone had ate their porridge, sat in their chairs. Then they went to the bedroom where they find the old lady sleeping. She wakes up and jumps out the window and is never seen again.
The Cat and the Mouse-
A cat takes a mouses tail and tells her that if she gets the cat milk then she can have her tail back. The mouse goes to the cow to get milk however the cow says not until the farmer gives her hay. The mouse runs to the farmer but the farmer says no not until he has meat. The mouse runs to the butcher but he says no not until the baker gives him bread. The mouse runs to the baker and the baker says yes just don't eat my meal. In the end the mouse gets her tail back and everyone gets what they needed.
Reaction: I like the twist that Jacobs' put on the fairy tales. I have never heard them quite like he wrote them.
Problem: N/A
Recommendation: I didn't find any reason that I wouldn't recommend these fairy tales.
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