Grimm. (2012). "The Owl." Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales. New York: Fall River Press.
This short fairytale is about an owl that came into a barn in an area that is not very familiar with owls. Both the servant and the master fear the "monster." Their fear carries over to the townsfolk who come to fight the "monster" in the barn. However, one by one the townspeople fail to defeat the "monster." Even the strongest man failed. In the end, the townspeople burn down the barn and the owl inside.
I am not sure how I would teach this lesson because some students may be sensitive to the animal dying in the end of the fairytale.
I could use this fairytale as another comparison to Disney's Beauty and the Beast from the scene when Gaston gets the townspeople to go fight and kill the beast. I would use this comparison lesson for older students though
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