The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

I don’t know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it’s all wrong.

Based on the sentence above, which of the following sentences BEST shows what Alexander T. Wolf is trying to do?

• He is trying to get people to understand how angry he is about the story of the three little pigs.

• He is trying to get people to see that his side of the story is the only one that matters.

• He is trying to get people to understand that the piglets are being difficult

• He is hoping that people will change their mind about him and the image that he is a bad character.

Based on this story, what theme or message, is the author trying to teach?

• Money is the root of all evil.

• Never wait until the last minute to finish your work.

• Kindness matters.

• There is always more than one side to every story.

“Talk about impolite!” He probably had a whole sackful of sugar. And he wouldn’t give me even one little cup for my dear old granny’s birthday cake.”

The author presents the wolf’s point of view in this section in order to persuade the reader to feel that he is which of the following?

• sneezy

• hairy

• kind

• scary

Part A: How does the author try to get the reader to understand the wolf’s point of view?

• He points out how crazy pigs can be when they are angry.

• He tries to get the reader to identify with the wolf by comparing his actions to what a human would do.

• He presents two points of view for the reader.

• He poses questions for the reader to think about.

Part B: Select two statements below that support your answer to Part A.

• That’s just the way we are. If cheeseburgers were cute, folks would probably think you were Big and Bad, too

• So I walked down the street to ask my neighbor for a cup of sugar.

• Think of it as a big cheeseburger just lying there.

• He must have been the brains of the family.

• Think of it as a second helping.

How is the wolf’s point of view different from that of the three little pigs?

• The wolf feels that the piglets are all liars while the piglets agree that the wolf was just being a friendly neighbor.

• The wolf feels badly for the piglets, while the piglets are not being friendly with the wolf.

• The wolf feels that he was being framed by the piglets, while the piglets felt that the wolf was trying to eat them.

• The wolf was just trying to be a good neighbor and the piglets felt that he was trying too hard.