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Famous for Fairy Tales |
| edHelper's suggested reading level: | grades 2 to 3 | |
| Flesch-Kincaid grade level: | 1.98 |
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Famous for Fairy Tales
By Jody Williams 1 Who wrote this fairy tale? A prince is looking for a princess. He meets many. None are right for him. One day, a young woman knocks on his door. She says that she is a princess. She was lost in the rain. The prince had to make sure she was a princess. He asked her to sleep on top of twenty mattresses. There was a pea underneath all of them. If she was a true princess, she would have trouble sleeping. She did. The prince married her. Hans Christian Andersen wrote this story in 1835. 2 Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805. He was born in Denmark. Denmark is a country in Europe. He was a smart boy. He liked to pretend. When he was young, he made puppets. He made clothes for them. He built a stage. Hans put on puppet shows. Hans liked to read. He used his puppets to tell the story. 3 Hans' father died when he was 11 years old. He had to work to help earn money for his family. He worked for a weaver. He worked for a tailor. A tailor makes clothes. He also worked in a factory. Hans was made fun of. He had a high voice. Others teased him. Paragraphs 4 to 9: For the complete story with questions: click here for printable Reading Comprehension English Reading Comprehension: Famous for Fairy Tales Spanish Reading Comprehension: Famoso por los cuentos de hadas Feedback on Famous for Fairy Tales
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