Grimm. (2012). "The 3 Apprentices." Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales. New York: Fall River Press.
This was a fun, yet sad fairytale. The fairytale begins with 3 apprentices that are forced to respond, "all 3 of us," "for money," and "quite right," respectively to every question asked in order to have their pockets always be full. Their forced responses are used throughout the story, but they are never really an issue. However, one day, the merchant was murdered, and since people thought the 3 apprentices were odd, they were questioned for the murder. As one could guess, their responses set them up for confessing to the murder. In the end though, the Devil came in the coach to save them and tell the people that the innkeeper actually killed the merchant.
I thought this lesson would be great to use for shared reading. I thought this story could be read aloud with young students, and the students could chime in during the repetitive language (the apprentices' responses). Students could also work on predictions.
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