Очень интересный проект, в котором мы можем поучаствовать.
What to do:
Choose your favorite (or your least favorite) traditional tale from your country.
Think about the characters, the theme, and the supporting details. You might want to reread the story so that you are familiar with all of the elements. Now, rewrite the tale updating the setting. The setting is the time and location in which a story takes place. Use modern times and your town or country as the setting. Include important buildings, sites and physical features from your location in the plot. It might help if you ask yourself "What if…?” questions as you are brainstorming what changes to make to the traditional tale.
For example:
What if Cinderella lived in New York City (population over 8 million people)? How does changing the setting to a large urban area change the other elements of your story? What sites in New York City will you include as key parts of the story? What type of technology and transportation will the characters have access to and use in this setting? Be creative and original—your tale should be all yours and not a copy of a tale that is already published.
Three Little Pigs
Country of origin: USA
Kind of tale: modernized traditional fairy tale
By Stephen G
This story is about the three little pigs and how the Big Bad Wolf just wanted some friends. One day the pigs packed up all their belongings and said goodbye to their mother. "Goodbye,” they all said at once.
"Goodbye,” wept their mother. "I’ll miss you; be careful of the wolves!”
Off they went down the road and to their new property. The youngest pig, Porky, built his house out of straw. The middle pig, Piggy, built her house out sticks. And finally the oldest pig, Bacon, built his house out of bricks. When they were all finished Bacon and Piggy headed over to Porky’s house for a cup of tea and a batch of cookies. "These cookies and the tea are fantastic!” said Piggy. "It’s too bad mother isn’t here.”
A few hours later, right as Piggy and Bacon were leaving, there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?” asked Porky. "My name is Wolfy,” the stranger said. "I am from the outskirts of town, can you help me?”
"It’s a wolf; we have to go to Bacon’s house because it is the strongest,” said Piggy.
So all three pigs headed over to Bacon’s house right as the wolf blew down Porky’s house. "Wait, I have to retrieve some things from my house,” said Piggy. So the pigs stopped by Piggy’s house and she retrieved her things. While they were there the wolf heard them. As they were leaving the house almost collapsed on them. They finally got to Bacon’s house. "Oh no!” shouted Bacon. "I forgot my house key.”
"I can help you,” said the wolf. "I’ll blow down the door but not the house.”
"Really?” asked Bacon. "We thought you were trying to eat us.”
"No, I just want some friends,” said the wolf. "There aren’t any wolves living around here.”
"Okay then blow the door down,” said Bacon.
And so the wolf did, he blew down the door only. All three pigs ran inside, still afraid of the wolf. But Bacon thought this was cruel because the wolf helped them. So he invited the wolf inside for a cup of coffee and they all lived happily ever after.
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