Fiction Summaries

Little Red Riding Hood A girl called Little Red Riding Hood, who was named for the hood she wears, walks through the woods to deliver food to her sickly grandmother. A mean wolf wants to eat the girl, and the food in the basket. He secretly stalks her behind trees and bushes and shrubs and patches of tall grass. He approaches Little Red Riding Hood and she tells him where she is going. He suggests the girl pick some flowers, which she does. In the meantime, he goes to the grandmother's house and is let in by pretending to be the girl. He swallows the grandmother whole and waits for the girl, disguised as the grandma. When the girl arrives, she notices that her grandmother looks very strange. Little Red then says, "What a deep voice you have,""The better to greet you with,""Goodness, what big eyes you have,""The better to see you with,""And what big hands you have!""The better to hug you with,"and lastly, "What a big mouth you have,""The better to eat you with!"at which point the wolf jumps out of bed and tries to swallow her up too. She calls for help. A nearby lumberjack, however, comes to the rescue and with his ax cuts open the wolf. Her grandmother comes out unharmed. They all live happily ever after. Find the best summary of this story. Little Red Riding Hood calls for help and a lumberjack comes to her rescue. A girl is walking to visit her sick grandmother. She is wearing a red hood and carrying a basket of food. A wolf follows her to her grandmother's house and scares her. Little Red Riding Hood is taking food to her sick grandmother. A wolf gets there first and eats her grandmother. He then tries to trick Little Red Riding Hood when she arrives at her grandmother's. A lumberjack kills the wolf and saves Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. The wolf suggests the girl pick some flowers, which she does. In the meantime, he goes to the grandmother's house and is let in by pretending to be the girl. He swallows the grandmother whole and waits for the girl, disguised as the grandma. Cinderella Once upon a time, there was a man who married a mean woman as his second wife. She had two daughters, who were also mean. He already had a beautiful, sweet, young daughter. The Stepmother and her daughters forced the first daughter to work day and night doing chores. After the girl's chores were done for the day, she would retire to the cold room given to her and would curl up near the fireplace in an effort to stay warm. She would often arise covered in cinders, she was then given the nickname "Cinderella". One day, the Prince invited all the young ladies in the land to a ball, planning to choose a wife. The two Stepsisters gleefully planned for the ball, and taunted Cinderella by telling her that maids were not invited to the ball. As the sisters departed for the ball, Cinderella cried in despair. Her Fairy Godmother magically Cinderella from servant to a beautiful girl. She turned a pumpkin into a golden carriage, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful jeweled gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers. The Godmother told her to enjoy the ball, but warned that she had to return before midnight when the spells would be broken. At the ball, the entire room was amazed by Cinderella, especially the Prince. Cinderella remembers to leave before midnight. She loses one of her glass slippers. The Prince found the slipper and vows to find and marry the girl to whom it belonged. The Prince tried the slipper on all the women in the kingdom. When the Prince arrives at Cinderella's house, the stepsisters tried in vain to win over the Prince. Cinderella asked if she might try, while the stepsisters taunted her. Naturally, the slipper fit perfectly. Cinderella married the Prince and lived happily ever after. Find the best summary of this story. A young girl is treated badly by her step mother and sisters. A fairy Godmother sends her to a ball in style. The young prince notices her and they fall in love. He finds her later by using the glass slipper. Cinderella marries the Prince. A young girl has to sleep by the fire to stay warm. When she wakes up she is covered with cinders. Her stepsisters start calling her Cinderella. Her sisters are excited about the upcoming ball. The Prince vows to find and marry the girl to whom it belonged. The Prince realized Cinderella was the beautiful girl at the ball and they get married and live happily ever after. Cinderella was magically changed by her Fairy Godmother. At the ball, the entire room was amazed by Cinderella, especially the Prince. Cinderella remembers to leave before midnight. She loses one of her glass slippers.