This document summarizes three classic fairy tales: The Ugly Duckling, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack and the Beanstalk. The Ugly Duckling tells the story of a swan born into a family of ducks who is shunned until he grows into a beautiful swan. Little Red Riding Hood involves a girl who meets a wolf in the woods on her way to visit her sick grandmother, and Jack and the Beanstalk features a poor boy who trades a cow for magic beans, which grow into a beanstalk leading to a land of giants. All three tales are intended for an audience of 3-6 year olds and feature simple cartoon illustrations.

1. Fairy Tales
Ugly Duckling
 Characters: Mother Duck, 3 ducklings and 1 swan (the ugly duckling)
 Summary: This story is about a swan that is born into a family of ducks, who is banned
from the pond because the other animals believe that such an "ugly duckling" doesn't
belong with them. Eventually the 'Ugly Duckling' looks at his reflection in the water and
see's that he wasn't just an ugly duckling after all, he has grown into a beautiful swan.
 Location: A pond
 Audience: 3-6 years old
 Style: Cartoon- plain and simplistic
 Adaptation:
Little RedRiding Hood
 Characters: Little Red riding hood, Wolf, Grandmother
 Summary: Little Red Riding Hood's mother tells her to take some food to her Granny
who is sick. Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf and she tells him where she is going.
The wolf then goes ahead of her and eats her Granny and then waits for Little Red
Riding Hood to come and visit
 Location: Woods/ Forest
 Audience: 3-6 years old
 Style: Cartoon- plain and simplistic
Jack and the Beanstalk
 Characters: Jack, Giant, Bean Seller, Mother
 Summary: Jack is a poor boy who lives in the forest with his mother. One day she tells
him that he must take the cow to market to get some food. On the way Jack meets a
man who gives Jack five magic beans in exchange for the cow. His angry mother throws
the beans into the garden. Overnight the beans grow into a huge beanstalk, Jack sees
this and climbs up. At the top he finds a castle where a giant and his wife live. The giant
likes to eat children so Jack hides in the oven. Jack goes up the beanstalk three times.
When the giant is sleeping, Jack steals a bag of gold, a magic hen, and a golden harp.
The third time, the giant wakes up and chases Jack down the beanstalk. Finally Jack and
his mother cut down the beanstalk so that the giant falls to his death.
 Location: Forest
 Audience: 3-6 years old
 Style: Cartoon- Plain and simplistic
 Adaptation: Can be set into a more modern day setting, e.g. a busy city.