Fairy Tale
Reading Practice
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Do these activities, while you are waiting for your turn or after you read.
I True or False
Instruction: Read each statement. Write T (True) or F (False).
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The shoemaker became poor because he could no longer afford enough leather to make shoes.
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The shoemaker had enough leather to make three pairs of shoes at the beginning of the story.
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The first pair of shoes was already finished when the shoemaker woke up.
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The first customer paid less than the usual price for the shoes.
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The shoemaker and his wife stayed awake to discover who was helping them.
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Two little elves came to the workshop at midnight and made the shoes.
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The shoemaker and his wife decided to ignore the elves because they wanted them to continue working.
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After receiving the gifts, the elves never returned, but the shoemaker's business continued to prosper.
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Activity 2, Answer these questions
Title
Orientation (introduction of setting, and characters)
Complication (main conflict)
Resolution (problem solve)
Reorientation (story ends)
Moral Values
Activity 3, Answer these questions
1. Analyze the conflict in “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” Why do you think the shoemaker and his wife chose to give the elves clothes and shoes instead of simply asking them to continue helping? Explain your answer using evidence from the story.
2. Imagine that the shoemaker and his wife had never discovered the elves. How might the story have developed differently? Explain at least two possible consequences for the shoemaker's business and the elves
3. Evaluate the moral value of the story. What lesson about gratitude, kindness, and helping others can readers learn from “The Elves and the Shoemaker”? Explain how the characters' actions support your answer.
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