We have been studying folk tales and parts of speech lately, and the two met in our retelling of this classic tale, Chubby Fuzzy Riding Hood. I asked students for some adjectives, nouns, and verbs, without them knowing what they were for. Then, we substituted those for ones in the original story, ending up in a very different place...
The Story of Chubby Fuzzy Riding Hood
by Room 204
Once upon a time, there was a fluffy cat named Chubby Fuzzy Riding Hood. She lived with her spider in a smooth and sweet sink on the edge of the forest. One day, her spider told her that her hamster was sick. Chubby Fuzzy Riding Hood would have to take her a basket of guinea pigs, tortoises, and girls to help her feel better.
“Make sure you go straight there!” her spider said. “Save all the way to her house, and don’t swim, like you normally do. And watch out for the dog on the way!”
Later that day…
Her hamster looked a little different than usual, but it was hard to see, as the curtains had been drawn over the windows. For a second, it looked to Chubby Fuzzy Riding Hood that her hamster had a tuft of fur around her hands and head, but then she pulled the blanket tighter over her head. Chubby Fuzzy walked closer to the bed.
“Oh, hamster," she said, "what turquoise dolphins you have."
“The better to hear you with, my child," was the reply.
“But, hamster, what blue trees you have," she said.
“The better to see you with, my dear.”
“But, hamster, what smashed toys you have."
“The better to hug you with."
“Oh, but, hamster, what a green, goofy gorilla you have!"
“The better to eat you with!"
And scarcely had the dog said this, than with one bound he was out of bed and swallowed up Chubby Fuzzy Riding Hood in one bite.
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