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Reading Assignment: Please read pages 9-23 of The Hundred Penny Box

 

Writing Assignment. Please re-tell the story of Hansel and Gretel from the witch's point of view. You can decide to make her a nicer character than she was in the story (See the example of the wolf that follows). Or you can decide to make her just as evil, or bad. But in that case, you need to tell readers more about what she was thinking as she tried to trap and cook the two children. That's what it means to tell a story from a character's point of view. You tell readers what the character was thinking.

 

As an illustration, here is the story of Little Red Riding Hood from the wolf's point of view. In the original fairy tale, the wolf is bad just as he is in Lon Po Po. (For one version of the bad wolf, see the video posted about Little Red Riding Hood) But in the version shown below, he is good (well sort of good). But his actions are misunderstood. 

 

Red Riding Hood from the Wolf’s point of view.

 

1 Once upon a time there was a wolf, and that wolf is me.  I got caught in the biggest pickle (difficult situation) of my life.  It all started with this little girl and her grandmother.  So I was walking through the village one day and noticed that there was a pig loose and running around in front of this house.  Being the kind wolf that I am, I did not want the person living at this house to not know that their pig was loose.  So I went up to the door and rang the door bell.  An old lady answered the door.  Before I could even get out a word, this old woman began screaming at the top of her lungs.  Of course, this drew everyone's attention over to this old lady's house.   So I gently shoved the old lady into her house and entered the house after her. 

 

2 Once we were in the house I thought that I would be able to explain myself to her, but no!  This old lady just kept yelling and yelling.  I had never heard such shrieking in my entire life.  I was so scared that someone was going to come over and get me, thinking that I was hurting this old lady.  So acting out of fright I ate the old lady.  I didn't know what else to do.  I wasn't hungry at all, but I ate her for the sake of my own life.
3    After I had heard this old lady yell so loud, I had a headache.  So I decided that I would take a little nap.  I was off in dream world when all of a sudden I heard a knock on the door.  Being frightened of what to do I did the first thing that came to my mind.  I grabbed the old woman's clothes and stuck them on and then jumped back into bed.  I thought that I could trick whoever was at the door that I was this old woman.  Now that I was prepared, I told the person to come in.  To my surprise the guest was just a little girl.  She said, "Hello, grandmother.  I have brought you some custard (creamy pudding)."  I told the little girl thank you and then told her to go away.  However, like most little children this little girl started asking me questions. 

 

4 She went on and on with things like "what big eyes you have" and "what big ears you have."   I kept trying to think of responses, but I was running out of things to say.  Just like the old woman, the little girl would not quit talking.  Finally the little girl said, "What big teeth you have."  Not knowing how to respond to the little girl and not wanting a yelling session to begin again,  I found that the easiest thing to do was to eat the little girl.  I felt terrible, but I think there was no other way.
5     After all this mess, my terrible happening turned into a story by the village folk.  Except these people told the story in a way that made me into an evil villain (a really bad person who does evil things).  This story has ruined my life.  I can't even show my face in the village anymore and it ruined my weekly poker game.  So I am setting the story straight.  I was the victim in all of this mess.

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    Once upon a time, there was a witch, and that witch is me. I lived in the candy house in the forest. I eat vagetable and breads mostly, but I like to eat meat more. However, I don not like to eat people. So don not scare me, I am a good witch, I like to help people.

    One day, when I was sleeping, two little kids ate my candy house. They made big big noise woke me up. I let them come in. "What' s the matter, children?" I asked. "We lost the way to our home, and we are hungry and cold." Two children answerd. I let them in and gave them each a bowl of soup and let them sit by the fire, so they felt much better. After they done their soup, I let them take a bath then go sleep.

    On the next day, they told me this candy house is too small, they want to live in another house. So I let them live in the other little house looks like jail, but that can let the monster can' t hurt them. I keeped feed them tasty food, so they will not hungry. But when I was touching the boy' s fingers, they were thin like bones! I wonder.

    On the third day, the little girl said she was cold, so I let her go in another little house and a made fire under it. When I ask her is it too hot or still cold or good, she said she can not answer me, so I went in and feel how hot is it. But she went out and locked the door and made the fire bigger and bigger. I tried to get out but I could not. At last, she killed me and went away.

    People all say I am the villain, but the truth is, I am the victim.

 

Once upon a time, there is a witch, that witch is me. One day, there is two kids came to my house, them make my life change. That day, when I want to go out and have a morning walk, what a good day! But when I go out and see there is two kids are eating my house! I am really angry; I really hate someone to eat my house. So I take them in to my house, they need to pay the price for them eat my house!!!!!! I want to torture them; I want make them fat, and push them into the river. But the boy is growing too slow, so I am hungry. I want to cook the boy, but the girl is really not good, she push me into the pot, and I was dead!

 

Hello,Laraine

Once upon a time,there is a witch,and that witch is me.I lived in a candy house in the forest.One day, I heard something is noisine, and I go out  check it.I can't belive my eyes when I got out! I see two little children are eating my house! I was very ungry and I want to there know anyone can't ate my house!I take  one of them into a little stable.and commanded another one to look after him.

 one day I touched the boy's finger ,But he was very very thin, And after this a lot of days he still that thin, I was very astonished.And another day, I just want to eat little bit better----like meats(not that child)and the girl thinks bad,and she push me into the ocen and,and I was dead. 

 

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