Real or Made Up

Real or Made Up

By Marfe Cerezo

​

​

Why did pixies punish Bessy ?

Long ago in England , people believed in pixies. These invisible little people loved neatness. They cleaned the house of people they liked. They played tricks on lazy housewives. Bessy was a messy housewife. She didn’t

want to wash the dishes. She never swept the floor of her cottage . Mice made a nest behind her broom.

It was strange that the pixies did not punish her.

​The Pixies and the Lazy Housewife

By Mary Calhoun

Retold by Dali Soriano

One summer, Bessy saw pixies in the field. Bessy pretended to be sick. She groaned, saying

“Oh, I am too sick to clean my house . Please help me." “ What’s the matter ? “ said a pixie. Bessy said, "Who is that?"

​

A pixie replied, Its Willy . I’ll help you “ Thank you please come home with me." Bessy said Willy and the pixies jumped into Bessy’s basket. When they got home , Bessy went straight to bed. The pixies started cleaning . They washed the

dishes and the dirty clothes. They scrubbed the floor and swept away the cobwebs.

Bessy ran out of the house but the hill was misty. Bessy got lost. When the mist cleared up ,

Bessy went home. When she got home, Willy was in her house. Get to work lazy Bessy , or I’ll pinch you" Willy commanded.

When the house was clean, the pixies left. Bessy always cleaned her house after that Willy and the other pixies might come back.

Poll

Did you like the story?

1. Bessy was a lazy housewife.

2. She never swept the floor of her cottage.

3. Bessy pretended to be sick.

Real – events in the story that could happen in real life.

​

1. Pixies play tricks on lazy housewife.

2. Pixies started cleaning.

3. Willy and other Pixies jumped into Bessy’s basket.

​Events in the story that are made up /make believe- these are fanciful , It is in your imagination, it is not real . It could not happen in real life. It is strange and magical.

​

​

Poll

                  Which sentences shows the event can happen in real life? Which sentence shows that the event is a make believe?

Are you ready to answer the following question?

​Go through the ff. sentences and tell whether they are realistic or made up

Multiple Choice

The pixies started cleaning.

• Real

• Made Up

Multiple Choice

Bessy sleeps all day long.

• Real

• Made Up

Multiple Choice

Pixies can blow candles.

• Real

• Made Up

Multiple Choice

Bessy needs to clean the house.

• Real

• Made Up

Multiple Choice

Willy and the pixies messed up the house.

• Real

• Made Up

​Go through the ff. sentences and tell whether they are realistic or made up

Fill in the Blank

Real or Made up?

Fill in the Blank

Real or Made up?

Fill in the Blank

Real or Made up?

Fill in the Blank

Real or Made up?

Fill in the Blank

Real or Made up?