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“Fire! Fire! Burn Stick!”
The History of Tom Thumb
Joseph Jacobs
| Abstract: An old lady buys a pig. Then she cannot get the pig to jump over a fence so she can get home. She asks for help but is refused until at last she finds a cow who will give her milk. This begins chain of events which leads to getting home with the pig. | ||||
Source: Henry Altemus, ed., The History of Tom Thumb (Henry Altemus Co., 1923) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: British | Genre: Fiction, Folktale | ||
| Reading Level: 1 | Language: English | File Name: 0013 | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.1:4: Increases comprehension by rereading, retelling, and discussion. LA.C.1.1.4: Retells specific details of information heard, including sequence of events. LA.E.2.1.1: Uses personal perspective in responding to a work of literature, such as relating characters and simple events in a story or biography to people or events in his or her own life. | ||||
Theme: Folk Tales; fairy tales | ||||
| Reading Activity: Literary Techniques | ||||
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| Mp3 Length: 0:04:14 | Word count: 703 | Use PDF for printing | ||
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