Rumpelstiltskin
Retold and Illustrated: Paul O. Zelinsky
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grades: 2-5
Awards: Caldecott Medal
This story follows a daughter of a poor miller. The miller encountered the king, impressing him that his daughter can spin straw into gold, even though it was a lie. The daughter was placed into a room full of straw and the king gave her until morning to spin all of it into gold or she would die. The daughter cried as she knew she could not do this task. A tiny man stepped in and told the miller's daughter that he could turn the straw into gold in return for her jewelry. The daughter was able to impress the king the next morning. This continued on two more times. The daughter giving her necklace and ring to the little man in exchange for gold string. The third time, the little man told her that when the daughter gets married and has her first born, he would be able to keep the baby. A year later, the king and the miller's daughter have a baby. The little man came and told her that he gives her three days to figure out his name and he would not get to keep the baby. The queen sent her servant into the woods, where she found out the little man's name. The little man came and the queen was able to tell him his name, Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin flew out the window and the queen and her baby was at peace.
I would like to use this book in my classroom as it teaches the students about lying and the consequences of being greedy. This would be a perfect book for grades second through fifth. I would have my students write a reflection of a time they were once greedy or lied and what were the consequences they experienced and what they learned from it.
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grades: 2-5
Awards: Caldecott Medal
This story follows a daughter of a poor miller. The miller encountered the king, impressing him that his daughter can spin straw into gold, even though it was a lie. The daughter was placed into a room full of straw and the king gave her until morning to spin all of it into gold or she would die. The daughter cried as she knew she could not do this task. A tiny man stepped in and told the miller's daughter that he could turn the straw into gold in return for her jewelry. The daughter was able to impress the king the next morning. This continued on two more times. The daughter giving her necklace and ring to the little man in exchange for gold string. The third time, the little man told her that when the daughter gets married and has her first born, he would be able to keep the baby. A year later, the king and the miller's daughter have a baby. The little man came and told her that he gives her three days to figure out his name and he would not get to keep the baby. The queen sent her servant into the woods, where she found out the little man's name. The little man came and the queen was able to tell him his name, Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin flew out the window and the queen and her baby was at peace.
I would like to use this book in my classroom as it teaches the students about lying and the consequences of being greedy. This would be a perfect book for grades second through fifth. I would have my students write a reflection of a time they were once greedy or lied and what were the consequences they experienced and what they learned from it.
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