Choose a fairy tale. Rewrite it in high style AND in low style. For a high style, you might choose the vernacular of one of the following: a doctor, a lawyer, a US president, or Shakespeare. For a low style, imagine the speaker as one of the following: a surfer, a country bumpkin, an urban teenager, or a chatty girl on her cell phone. Here are some fairy tales to choose from:
(You should find and read the fairy tale before attempting the assignment. Also, once a fairy tale has been chosen, it cannot be repeated.)
"The Three Little Pigs""
"The Ugly Duckling"
"Hansel and Gretel"
"Rumpelstiltskin"
"Rapunzel"
"The Elves and the Shoemaker"
"Sleeping Beauty"
"Little Red Riding Hood"
"The Fisherman and His Wife"
"The Gingerbread Man"
"Henny Penny"
"Puss in Boots"
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
ReplyDeleteLong ago in a distant age of antiquity there lived a set of rather corpulent children by the names of Hansel and Gretel. A desolate famine spread throughout the land, and the family to which the two children belonged, one of a woodcutter and his wife, could no longer support the siblings’ gluttonous behavior. In enervation and exhaustion, the woodcutter and his wife took their progeny out to the woods to abandon them to starvation. Hansel, who knew of his parents’ scheme prior, created a trail of bread crumbs so that he and his sister could find their way back to their cottage, but after the two were abandoned, they found that the trail had been ravaged by the birds and beasts of the wild. The two wandered about the forest, ravenous and weary, until they at last stumbled upon a luxurious cottage made of cakes and candies and all things sweet. The siblings, in their haste and malnourishment, began to devour the hut until a wizened old woman emerged. She herself made sugarcoated promises to the two, and they followed her into her home. Just as the party entered the cottage, however, their wench of a hostess revealed herself to be a witch and imprisoned the two. She prepared the siblings for dinner, making Gretel serve her as a slave just as she fattened Hansel in a cage. When she finally received the opportunity, Gretel pushed the witch into the oven to burn into a pile of dust and ash. The two escaped her home unscathed and began their trek back to their long abandoned home.
A few days back there was this story about these two kids named Hansel and Gretel. As it goes they were a couple of ungrateful chubs, and their parents were getting really sick of it. They thought up this plan to take the two out back and leave them there. So, the two of them brought the kids out to the woods and skedaddled. Hansel did a not-so-dumb-thing and made a trail out of bread crumbs for them to follow back to their stoop, but it was also a bit-of a-dumb-thing since he didn’t seem to consider the fact that they were literal breadcrumbs, and chances were that something was going to eat them. Lo and behold, the little nuggets were heading back down the path when they realized that all of their crumbs were gobbled up. So the two of them sort of milled around the woods for a bit until they found some old lady’s house decked out with candy galore. She invited them into her house as if this story were any PSA on child abduction that has ever aired and, to no one’s surprise, she revealed herself to be a witch, enslaved one child, and put the other in a cage. The witch started cooking her freaky cannibal lunch, but she made the mistake of turning her back on Gretel, and the girl pushed her right into the oven. Gretel freed Hansel and the two peaced out. The end.
Your high style was written very well, very formal and clear. I also really liked your low style because it really didn’t sound like you so I thought that was funny!
DeleteOnce upon a time a king and queen were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, a princess. They named their little princess Aurora and threw an extravagant party in her honor. People from all over the land came to pay homage to the little princess and give her beautiful gifts. One woman however wasn’t happy about the princess’ birth, in fact she was jealous. This evil witch was Maleficent and was capable of very dark magic. Everyone was laughing and having a good time, until Maleficent magically appeared. She put a curse on Aurora saying on her 16 birthday she would prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall into a death like sleep as well as everyone in the town. Her father did everything he could to keep this from happening to his daughter but on her 16 birthday Aurora found her way to a locked away spinning wheel and pricked her finger. She fell into a deep sleep but she was awakened soon after by the kiss of a young boy who was brave enough to approach the castle which was surrounded by thorns. Once everyone was awake once again they threw another wonderful party and rejoiced and everyone lived happily ever after. The End
ReplyDeleteA really long time ago in some castle somewhere a princess was born. Everyone was happy and threw a party. One day this chick showed up and cursed the baby and when she turned 16 she was going to prick her finger on a sowing thing that had something pointy attached . The King tried to stop the from happening but he sucked at it so she pricked her finger and fell into a coma thingy with the rest of the town. One day a boy came to the castle and kissed her and everyone woke up. The End
nice job telling the tale, this was the first time I have ever heard it so it was explained pretty well.
DeleteI actually really liked how you shortened down the story for your low style. I think that is a good way of showing someone that it’s not formal.
DeleteI agree with Rena, I like how you shortened your low style. It makes it easier to read and understand, especially for anyone who hasn't heard the story.
DeleteThree Little pigs.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time, there was 3 young pigs. As the pigs grew with age, it was finally time for them to venture out on their own. The first pig decided to use his money to construct his house out of straw. The next juvenile pig built his home out of sticks. The third and final pig decided to put his house together with bricks. The big bad wolf saw the first pig go into his little straw house and got very hungry. He told the pig to let him in. As the pig was refusing, the wolf blew the house down with a simple huff and puff. The first pig ran to his brothers house as quickly as possible. When the wolf got to the next house, he again told the pigs to let him in. The second pig, refusing to let him in, had his home blown over as well. The wolf cases the two brothers to their other brothers house. After the Wolf was done pleading with them,he tried to blow the little brick house. He tried and tried to blow the house over, but the pigs were to smart. They all lived happily ever after.
Oh my gosh Becky, you’ll never believe this. I heard this story about three little pigs! The first pig was like super dumb and like build this lame house out of like straw or something. Is he stupid! The the big bad wolf totally blew his house over. Omg he is so rude. So the next pig made his house out of sticks, and I was like that’s way smarter than the straw but like your still dumb. And I mean I know that they’re dumb but like you you have to be nice to them. The freakin Wolf came back and blew his stupid house over. The he went to the third pigs house, and like he was being so dumb. Becky, I kid you now this wolf tried to blow down the bricks. So like after he couldn’t do it the pigs like totally lived.
I love how you started your low style it was very funny.
DeleteAddressing your low style portion to a particular individual really added something to your piece. It honestly gives your submission a clearer picture of the exact style of communication your are trying to portray (colloquialism?). Also, I just really like that fact that her name is Becky, I find that really amusing.
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ReplyDeleteLong, long ago in a far away land, there was a tale of a girl named Rapunzel. Her story started with a man and woman, who were so in love and wished to have a child of their own. They failed to have children for the longest time, until one day a miracle happened and they were going to bring a beautiful child into the world. As the pregnancy continued, the wife would get cravings for herbs and greens she could see from outside her house. These plants, however, were inside of giant wall, protecting them from anyone who wished to try and take some. These plants were so protected because the witch who lived inside had the power to do whatever she wished. But the husband didn’t care, he just wanted to make his wife happy, so he went to the garden and took some rapunzel for his wife to eat. Once she did, the witch bursted through the doors saying that their punishment, they would be forced to hand over their first born daughter to her, and she would be named rapunzel because that was what the cause of this all. As soon as she was born, the witch took the child and called her Rapunzel. She kept her locked in a tower and would say, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair!” One day, a prince came by, heard her beautiful voice, climbed up, and saved her. They lived happily, ever after.
Ok, so there’s this story and it kinda goes like this. So like, there were these parents who wanted kids but they couldn’t have any, like zero. One day they finally found out they were bout to finally have a kid and for some reason the wife wanted vegetables, bleh. So the husband broke into this witch’s garden and stole some fluffy green stuff. When the wife ate it she felt better but then the witch got all mad and said she was gonna take her when she’s born. So when the girl was born the witch locked her in this tower. She would yell at her to let her hair down. So then this prince thought she had the voice of like and angel, so he climbed her hair and saved her. You know what I mean?
Great job displaying the low style, it sounds exactly like a chatty girl on her cellphone.
DeleteYour high style mirrored the writing style of someone who would have written it and your low style well represented the writing style of a teenager. Both were very well written.
DeleteOnce upon a time, a duckling whom was absolutely unbearable to look at had become disheartened. The duckling’s appearance was overshadowed by the rest of the duckling’s and they banished him from being included in their entertainment. He glanced at his reflection upon the water and whispered “Nobody likes me, I am so ugly.” He then abandoned his past and trod amidst the jungle. Engrossed by forrest, he eventually distinguished a home quite a way away from him. For some time, he stayed in the home of a woman along with her two companions. Apprehensive of his decision, he decided to abandon his new stay. Subsequently, many troubles appeared in his way. He almost froze to death, due to the cold winter days and a peasant ended up kidnapping him. The duckling’s strong heart and abundance of courage lead to his escape. The duckling then resorted to staying within the premise of the old pond he stayed at prior. Eventually, Spring has sprung and the duckling met the love of his life. She happened to be a swan, and the duckling realized who he was and that she would never want to be a component of his life. After he put his head down, ashamed of who he was, he saw his reflection which resulted in him discovering that he was not a duckling, but a handsome swan. “They were ducklings, but I was a baby swan!” the swan exclaimed. He then married the swan and lived happily ever after.
ReplyDeleteA while ago, there was this duck who was super ugly so he had become really sad. He was so ugly that the other ducks wouldn’t even let him play games with them. He looked at is reflection in the water which only made things worse, he realized how ugly he was. He was so sad that he ran away and eventually found a home in the woods. He stayed their for like forever, but eventually he decided to leave. He ran away again, and this lead to him almost freezing to death. A peasant saved him and took him in. The duck didn’t like it their because of the harsh environment so he ran away again. He just stayed at an old pond that he used to when he was younger. He met the love of his life there, but she was a swan. He put his head down because he was so ugly and he didn’t want her to see him, but in his reflection he realized that he was a swan too. He married the swan and lived for a long time.
You can really see the difference between your high and low styles. Both are a bit of a departure from your typical writing when it comes to the blogs, but I have to say that you did a good job both uplifting and debasing the fairytale style, particularly with your use of language. I personally think you successfully captured the essence of each.
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ReplyDeleteOnce there was a very poor widow with a son named Jack. They could not provide for themselves so they were forced to sell their only cow, Old Bess. So Jack went to the market to sell Old Bess for enough profit in which his mother and him could plant a farm field. As Jack approached the market a man came up to him. This man said I will give you three magical beans for that milk cow, if they do not work you can return them to me tomorrow for your old cow. Jack traded Old Bess for these three magical beans that supposedly grow over night without hesitation. Later that day, as Jack approached his mom without a cow she was overjoyed. She then heard of Jacks doing and began to cry. Out of anger Jack whipped his beans out the window. The very next day Jack woke up to a beanstalk reaching the sky. As a result, he decided to climb the stalk only to find a castle at the top home to a giant. He decides to steal the giant’s hen that lays golden eggs while the giant is asleep. As Jack was leaving the giant chased after him down the beanstalk. Then right before the giant climbed to the bottom Jack cut the stall down, killing the giant. Jack and his mother lived happily ever after with unlimited golden eggs to provide for themselves and their neighbors.
This one time a kid named Jack who was an only child to a widow decided to sell his only cow for three magical beans because he and his mom were like low on cash. So his mom got angry because like who would buy these stupid beans. Jack got so ticked off that he threw his beans out of the window of his crib. Next morning the stalk was higher than a raccoon on after the Super Bowl. So Jack climbed up and finds a giant with a hen that lays golden eggs. Jack steals the chicken and booked it away from the giant. When this kid makes it to the bottom he cuts the stalk down with his swole muscles and the giant dies. Then his fam lived happily ever after.
Good job with your low style you wrote it very well.
DeleteThe differences between your high style and your low style are very obvious, I really like how well you differentiated the two,
DeleteI like when you talk about the raccoon. It makes it really funny and makes me want to read the rest of your story.
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