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October 15, 2017
I love fairy tales and happy endings! Many fairy tales start with similar beginning such as, “once upon a time”. Once upon a time symbolizes before the age of books when people gathered to tell tales of fairies and magic. Some fairy tales provide lessons but most are just for the soul purpose of entertainment. Little Burt Face tells a fairy tale from the Micmac Tribe of North America. Most fairy tales are not relatable however, I was able to relate to Little Burnt Face and make a personal connection. I was raised by a single father and have two older sisters. The way the author describes the two older sisters is very similar to how my sisters act towards me; mean and selfish (thankfully not all the time). In the fairy tale, the oldest sister would burn her younger sister with hot coals. The youngest sister was burnt so many times to the point where she was covered with scars.
Throughout the fairy tale, the youngest daughter gets treated very poorly by her two older sisters. Everyone’s goal was to visually see the chief of their village. The chief was magical and appeared invisibly. When the three sisters went to see the chief, the youngest sister was the only one in the village to visually see the chief. The magic from the chief made her scars vanish. As you can imagined, the two older sister were very disappointed and jealous towards their little sister.
Overall I enjoyed reading Little Burnt Face. The fairy tale has an endearing plot line and I would incorporate this story into my classroom. I really enjoy the endless imagination you can explore when reading a fairy tale story. In my future classroom, I would orchestrate a lesson around the theme of this book by teaching my students to not let anyone bring their self-esteem down.
Throughout the fairy tale, the youngest daughter gets treated very poorly by her two older sisters. Everyone’s goal was to visually see the chief of their village. The chief was magical and appeared invisibly. When the three sisters went to see the chief, the youngest sister was the only one in the village to visually see the chief. The magic from the chief made her scars vanish. As you can imagined, the two older sister were very disappointed and jealous towards their little sister.
Overall I enjoyed reading Little Burnt Face. The fairy tale has an endearing plot line and I would incorporate this story into my classroom. I really enjoy the endless imagination you can explore when reading a fairy tale story. In my future classroom, I would orchestrate a lesson around the theme of this book by teaching my students to not let anyone bring their self-esteem down.
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