BIGFOOT CINDERRRRELLA

BigFoot Cinderrrrrella
By Tony Johnston
Grade 3
FOLK TALE (Folk Literature)

This is a story set in an old-growth forest and has Bigfoot creatures as the characters within the book. The story is right along the lines of the classic Cinderella with a twist. Rrrrella was the main character in the book she was big, strong, and had huge feet. She came from a family with two stepsisters but they were very different. They were puny with tiny feet. Rrrella was treated very badly by her stepsisters just like the normal Cinderella and of course they tried to hold her back from going to the fun-fest to try to marry the Bigfoot prince. The way to end up with the Bigfoot prince was to be able to knock him off of the log and also be a nature lover. Rrella was all of those things but was held back. Her stepsisters didn't allow her to go! Then all of the sudden her beary godfather appeared. It was the bear that she had helped earlier in the book by providing him with fish to eat. The beary godfather gave her bark-clogs to keep her on the log and then matted her fur and tangled it like Bigfoot prince liked. He then sent her off to the fun-fest. She was the only one that was able to dunk the prince but as soon as she did it she realized that she had to be back before the sun set, she took off running and her fur went sleek and wildflowers sprouted. The prince was distressed but then found one of her clogs and went on a search throughout the forest to find who fit into the shoe. He eventually found Rrrella and they got married. Her stepsisters and mother were very upset but were still invited to the wedding on conditions of not picking flowers, not pulling trees, and not kicking the royal family. This is a great book to incorporate into the classroom because it gives the students a chance to compare to the classic Cinderella. I would have the students compare and contrast the differences and similarities between the classic Cinderella and Bigfoot Cinderella.