Folktales Unit 6

How do the geese avoid from becoming the fox's next meal?

• He thought their song was too pretty and couldn't eat them.

• The geese tricked the fox by singing nonstop causing him to wait and listen.

• The fox found another animal to eat.

• The geese flew away leaving the fox behind.

What happens to begin the action in this story?

• Geese were sitting in a meadow singing to one another?

• The geese began singing to the fox.

• A hungry fox stumbled upon geese in a meadow.

• The fox patiently waited for the geese to stop singing.

Who is telling the story?

• the meadow

• the fox

• one of the geese

• the narrator

What happens in the spinster story to begin the action?

• The queen saw how well the girl spun and came to talk to her.

• The queen heard the mom and girl arguing, so she came to see what was happening.

• The girl found three girls to spin for her, so she could marry the prince.

• The mother was spinning at home when the queen came to visit her.

Who is telling the spinster story?

• the prince

• the queen

• the girl

• the narrator

Fill in the blank

" Now spin and spin and when you have _________a ton", said the queen, " you shall marry my son."

• spun

• spinned

• spinning

• spin

What happens after the mother tells the queen that the girl is good at spinning?

• She invites the girl to live with her.

• She offers the girl a marriage to her son if she spins for her.

• She is impressed with the girls spinning, so she buys some of thread.

• She asks the girl and her mother to move to the castle and spin for her.

Why does the mother tell the queen the girl is good at spinning?

• The girl is the best spinner in all the land.

• The mother wants the queen to like her.

• The mother tells the queen the girl is good at spinning because she is mad at the girl.

• The mother doesn't like the queen.

What does the prince notice about the girl's "cousins" ?

• The prince notices that they look a lot like the girl.

• The prince notices that they are all very good spinsters, so he invites them to the wedding.

• The prince notices that they have strange features, so he decides that they must be good at spinning.

• The prince tells the queen that the girl had someone else spin for her.

How are these 2 stories the same?

• Both have problems and solutions

• Both are folktales

• Both stories teach you a lesson

• All of the above