The 6 Chinese stories selected for this lesson are billed as folk tales but some contain magic and fairies. This discovery by the students should lead to an interesting discussion and perhaps a working definition by the class of what constitutes folk and fairy tales. The teacher or competent reader can read selected stories and have others guess if they are folk or fairy tales. Read folk and fairy tales from different cultures and compare them . Make puppets characters from the tales and put the tale on as a puppet show.
Older students can choose a folk tale and rewrite it and update it to the present day.
An example of this might be Cinderella arriving at the ball in a stretch limousine instead of the pumpkin coach, or Jack flying to the Giant's home in a helicopter or spaceship instead of climbing the bean stalk. Now use your notes to begin your story draft on lined paper. Choose a title for your story and write it here.