ERASMUS+ T.A.L.E.S. project (colaboratively fanny change of popular tales)

Funny change of a popular fairy tale 

The stepmother dismissed all the servants and forced Ella to work in the house cleaning, washing, cooking, and also do all the work outside working in the garden and feeding all animals. She was forced to move from her beautiful room in a poor and cold room in the attic. Sometimes, tired and cold after a day’s hard work, Ella fell asleep by the fireplace in the kitchen and got dirty with ashes and cinder from the fire. Thus, the stepsister began to call her Cinderella, to make fun of her. Still, Cinderella was good and patient and continued to work and take care of the house. In the same time, the stepmother and stepsisters were lazy and thought only about dresses and balls.

And so they continue their journey. They were passing by the farm when they saw a very sad rooster sitting on the fence. He told them his story. ROOSTER: I used to predict the weather and everybody loved me for my beautiful voice. But some guests are coming tomorrow and my mistress decided to cook me for the dinner, so now I have to run for my life. I don't know what to do. The musicians look at each other cheerfully and say all together: Hooray! We've got a singer now! DOG: Come with us to Bremen. CAT: We will play ... DONKEY: ... and you can sing! ROOSTER: I`m saved! I'm so happy! Let's go!

Funny change of a popular fairy tale

After a while, she and her magic wand transformed the ugly duckling into a handsome man and she in one turn became... the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth the 3rd and took him with her to Duckingham Palace.

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Near a forest lived a carpenter with his son Hansel, his daughter Gretel and his second wife. Although the carpenter worked from morning to night, the family was starving. One night, when the children were asleep, the woman said to her husband: - We can't go on like this. Tomorrow we will go to the forest and leave your children there. - But what are you talking about, are you crazy? If they stay in the forest, they will die - shouted the carpenter.

Cinderella thanked the fairy godmother and left for the ball. There were a lot of beautiful girls and handsome men. The Prince saw Cinderella as she entered and could not take his eyes off her. He danced only with her and talked to her forgetting all the other girls. Nobody knew who the beautiful girl was and kept wondering. Even the stepsisters were angry and envious. Time passed quickly and the clock struck midnight. Cinderella started running to get out of the castle before the spell broke. In her hurry she lost one of her glass slippers. The prince hurried after her, but could not catch her, he only found her slipper. He didn’t even know her name. How could he meet her again? Cinderella arrived at home and changed her torn dress into her work clothes. When her stepsisters and stepmother arrived they told her about the ball and the beautiful girl.

She wondered how the other animals would react when they saw a duckling that didn't look like her other children. The animals were very cruel and mocked him. The duckling was sad, lonely and hid in the bush.

His mother was worried because his feathers were gray and his voice was hoarse. She thought someone had planted someone else's egg on her. The ducklings progressed quickly so it was time for a bath. One morning the ducklings went to the stream, and with him an ugly, gray duckling. 

Hansel: We are poor children lost in the forest. Forgive us for eating your house, but we were so hungry. Fairy: How did you get so far from the village? Hansel: The stepmother wanted to get rid of us. She took us to the forest and left us there.

Gretel: We couldn’t find the way back because the birds ate the breadcrumbs. Fairy: Dear you! Come in the house! I will give you clean clothes and you can eat as much as you want. Stay and rest and then I’ll take you to your father. Hansel and Gretel: Thank you beautiful fairy! You are so kind!

They walked all night and in the morning they arrived in a clearing where there was a little house made of gingerbread, candies, lollipops and chocolate. 

So, they went to the house and found all the doors open. After a while they reached the dining room. There they saw a table laid with many foods, beautiful glasses and plates. They waited for a long time, thinking that the owner of the house would appear. Then the merchant said: "Let's sit down and see what happens." So it happened. After they were seated, invisible hands began to serve them. The beauty and her father ate and drank to their heart's content. Suddenly, the monster appeared before them.

Once upon a time there lived a beautiful girl called Ella. She lived with her father and mother in a house and they were very happy. Unfortunately, the mother fell ill and soon died. Before she died she told Ella to be good and brave always. The girl and her father were very sad. After a while the father married again, thinking a new mother could make Ella happy again. But the new wife had two daughters of her own. They were ugly and mean and did not like Ella. The father had to travel a lot for his trading and in one of his travels he fell ill and died. Ella was very sad. Then, the stepmother and stepsisters were really mean to Ella.

One day, the king of the country decided to organize a great ball to find a suitable wife for his son and heir. That’s why he invited all the young girls in the country. The stepmother and stepsisters were very happy and excited. They began to prepare expensive dresses for the ball, hoping the prince will marry one of them. Cinderella also hoped to go to the ball and asked her stepmother for permission. The stepmother agreed on the condition that Cinderella finished all the work before the ball. She knew it was impossible and also she knew Cinderella had no dress. In addition, the stepmother and stepsisters gave Cinderella a lot of work to do washing and ironing their dresses, shining their shoes, combing their hair. However, Cinderella worked hard and patiently and finished all the chores. She even found one of her mother’s old dresses and decided to wear it at the ball. But the stepsisters, green with envy at her, tore her dress and left laughing.

The daughter invited all her friends and they planted a large beautiful garden of roses. Her father became a gardener and took care of awesome flowers. The news about the rosary of unseen beauty, the castle and its wonderful owner spread rapidly on the Internet. People admired the pictures and came from all over the world to see that beauty. The Monster’s dark castle became cozy and bright, laughter was everywhere. Nobody more wanted to pick roses because their beauty was mesmerizing. 

They placed her on one of the water-lily leaves out in the stream; it was like an island to her. While she was sleeping the toad and her son started the preparations for wedding. The tiny girl woke very early in the morning and began to cry bitterly when she found where she was, for she could see nothing but water on every side of the large green leaf, and no way of reaching the land. The old toad bowed low to her in the water and said, “Here is my son; he will be your husband, and you will live happily together in the marsh by the stream.” “Croak, croak, croak,” was all her son could say for himself. She could not bear to think of living with the old toad and having her ugly son for a husband. The little fishes who swam about in the water beneath had seen the toad and heard what she said, so now they lifted their heads above the water to look at the little girl. Fish couldn’t allow that ugly toad married that pretty tine girl. They gathered together in the water, round the green stalk which held the leaf on which the little girl stood, and gnawed it away at the root with their teeth. Then the leaf floated down the stream, carrying Thumbelina far away out of reach of land.

Тhe ice broke and the net began to sink into the lake along with the fox. The ugly duckling took pity on her and dived into the lake to save her. With his beak he cut the nets and the fox was saved!

The monster hesitated for a moment, but he was very interested in what the merchant's daughter would offer.

The children were left alone. They waited, waited until night came. Gretel began to cry, but Hansel calmed her: - Do not worry! Soon the moon will rise and illuminate the pebbles I dropped along the way.

And so it happened. The pebbles glittered, and following them the children went home again. 

To the surprise of all the animals, a wise fox sneaked in and jumped on the chickens and other animals. The duck started calling the fox loudly from the bushes and tried to save the animals. It ran to the frozen lake, and the fox chased it, not knowing what was waiting for it. In her hunger for food, she did not notice the trap and fell into the hunting net.

And at that moment a smiling old woman appeared and said to them: - Come in, come in, children! Are you lost? Don't worry, I'll feed you.

The next morning the stepmother gave each child a piece of bread and the four of them went into the forest. Hansel threw crumbs of his bread to mark the way. Soon the parents left the children and moved away. Gretel began to cry: - They abandoned us, Hansel! What we are doing now? - Don't worry, little sister. Follow me. The bread crumbs will show us the way home - the boy tried to reassure her.

They immediately approached her and Hansel broke off a piece of the wall made of chocolate. 

The Beauty and the Beast

Once upon a time, there lived a merchant who had three daughters whom he loved more than himself. One day, the merchant had to go on a long journey and asked his daughters what gifts to bring them. The eldest daughter asked for a necklace, the second a gold chain, while the third, the beautiful one, asked for nothing but for her father to return safely. He insisted and so the beauty asked him for a rose. The merchant made his journey and bought a pearl necklace for his first daughter, a gold chain for the second but for the beautiful one he thought that, because the rose would wither, he would cut it when he got near his house.

Thumbelina

THUMBELINA (Turkey)

There they got married and had thirteen children, who were human in the morning and transformed into swans at night! After years he returned to his homeland and everyone welcomed him as a hero... &nbsp;...and they lived happily ever after!!!

There&nbsp;was once a woman who wished very much to have a little child. She went to a fairy and said: “I want to have a little child very much. Can you tell me where I can find one?” “Oh, that can be easily managed,” said the fairy. “Here is a barleycorn; it is not exactly of the same sort as those which grow in the farmers’ fields, and which the chickens eat. Put it into a flowerpot and see what will happen.”

STORYTELLER: And so the group of four set on the path to the brighter future... (Musicians are cheerful, they smile, they walk together as they play their instruments, music plays) STORYTELLER:&nbsp; As they entered the city of Bremen, they came across a big castle. King and his queen lived there. But ...

SERBIA, The Bremen Town Musicians

Hansel and Gretel

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TTHE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Lithuania)

THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Lithuania)

Father: My children! How happy I am to see you home again! The stepmother was speechless with amazement when she saw the fairy. Fairy: As you were mean to these children, I will turn you into a frog. The fairy touched the stepmother with her wand and turned her into a frog. She started croaking and hopping towards the forest. The fairy also touched the poor house with her wand and made it like new, then she gave the woodcutter a bag with gold coins saying: Fairy: Here you are, now you are not poor anymore. Take care of each other and be happy!

After the fox thanked the Ugly Duckling, she transformed herself into a good witch. The duck got scared and started to… squeal. The good witch asked him to relax, not to be afraid and explained that he passed the test by proving his bravery and that, even though he was mocked by the other animals , he managed to save them.

STORYTELLER: The castle was terrorized by the huge, scary dragon. King, queen and all the citizens ran away in fear, but the four friend offered to help them.

- Who told you you can cut my roses? said the monster angrily. - I promised my youngest daughter that I would bring her home a rose. - Theft is theft. Your life belongs to me,said the monster.

The merchant fell on his knees and begged for his life, thinking of his three daughters who had no one in the world but him. - I will release you on one condition only. In seven days from now, you must bring me your daughter and leave her here. If you don't, your life belongs to me, said the monster.

Woman went home and planted it, and there grew up a large, handsome flower, somewhat like a tulip in appearance, but with its leaves tightly closed, as if it were still a bud. It was a beautiful flower. The woman kissed the red and golden-colored petals; and as she did so the flower opened, and she could see that it was a real tulip. But within the flower, upon the green velvet stamens, sat a very delicate and graceful little girl. She was scarcely half as long as a thumb, and they gave her the name of Little Thumb, or Thumbelina, because she was so small. A walnut shell was her bed or bedclothes were formed of blue violet leaves, with a rose leaf for a counterpane. Here she slept at nights.

They started walking aimlessly, and when it became doubtful, they saw a house made of bread and sweets, and the windows were made of sugar. 

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Very sad and miserable, Cinderella went in the garden to cry by her mother’s grave. All her hopes were crushed. Suddenly, out of thin air, in a cloud of sparkling stars, an old woman appeared and tried to soothe Cinderella. She said she was Cinderella’s fairy godmother and she will help her get to the prince’s ball. The fairy godmother used her magic wand to turn a pumpkin into a beautiful golden carriage, four mice into four white horses, a dog into a coachman, some lizards into footmen. She also made a wonderful blue dress for Cinderella and gave her glass slippers. So, Cinderella was ready for the ball and departed quickly. Before she left the fairy godmother told her the spell will last only until midnight.

DRAGON: Aaaaaahhhh! I'm a big scary dragon! Shall take you all prisoners! STORYTELLER: The donkey hit the dragon very hard with his hoofs, while the dog used his speed to avoid dragon`s fire. The rooster made the terrible noise that scared the dragon, and the cat lured the dragon to leave the castle. DRAGON: Oh, noooooooo! KING: You defeated the dragon together and saved the castle!

But the birds ate the breadcrumbs and the children got lost in the forest. 

- I came up with a nice idea - let's plant a big roses garden where thousands of roses will grow and all of them will bring joy to you and everyone who comes to your castle. - A thousand roses..., and nobody never visits me, - the Monster still hesitated. - I will invite my friends who will be happy to help us. - Friends? But they are afraid of me. I look terrible. -Don’t be afraid. Your kind heart is more important than your appearance, isn’t it? You will see, they will like you the way you are.I will write on Instagram and Facebook right now and they will be here tomorrow. We will have a wonderful roses garden!!! And when the flowers bloom it will be so beautiful. You will see…

Believe it or not, a real miracle awaited them there. The lake was frozen, but that didn't stop the ducklings from sliding and moving awkwardly on the frozen lake. Mother duck made sure that they were all together and that they did not get separated far from the stream. 

The ugly duckling

Hansel: Look what a wonderful house! We’ll eat a little and quench our hunger! Gretel: Yes, I will eat a little of the gingerbread roof. Hansel: I will tear a piece of the chocolate fence and I’ll take a lollipop. You take one, too. Gretel: Thank you. It’s very delicious. I was so hungry. Gretel started eating part of one of the windows. While eating with appetite, the children heard a voice: - Who is eating my house?

The Bremen Town Musicians

Once upon a time there was donkey who served his master for many years. But when donkey became old, not fit to work as he used to be, his master thought not to give him food anymore. Donkey became very disappointed and left his house. He traveled to Bremen to become town musician. Overall, he was very proud of the singing talent he had and thought it can be used for living in his old age.

SERBIA   BUL CINDERELLA

The girl and the Monster fell in love. -"I love you to the moon and back," said the Monster quietly one evening. - I love you even more, - whispered the girl. They were very happy in their castle surrounded by roses. And who cares how you look like. A miracle happened in their hearts…

Hansel and Gretel (Bulgaria &amp; Romania) The Beauty and the Beast (Greece &amp; Lithuania) Thumbelina (Lithuania &amp; Turkey) Cinderella (Romania &amp; Bulgaria) The Ugly Duckling (Serbia &amp; Greece) The Bremen town musicians (Turkey &amp; Serbia)

PRIMARY SCHOOL ENG. GEORGY I. VALKOV, Lukovit, Bulgaria THIRD (3RD) PRIMARY SCHOOL OF KARPENISSI, Karpenissi, Greece KĖDAINIŲ “RYTO” PROGIMNAZIJA, Kedainai, Lithuania SCOALA GIMNAZIALA OCNA SIBIULUI, Ocna Sibiului, Romania OŠ "SVETISLAV GOLUBOVIĆ MITRALJETA", Batajnica, Serbia OZEL AKHISAR KOLEJI ORTAOKULU, Akhisar, Turkey

Thumbelina sailed past many towns, and the little birds in the bushes saw her and sang, “What a lovely little creature.” A graceful little white butterfly constantly fluttered round her and at last alighted on the leaf. Presently a large cockroach flew by. The moment he caught sight of her he seized her round her delicate waist with his claws and flew with her into a tree. The green leaf floated away on the brook. Thumbelina was frightened. After a time, all the cockroaches who lived in the tree came to pay Thumbelina a visit. They stared at her, and then the young lady cockroaches turned up their feelers and said, “She has only two legs! How ugly that looks.” “She has no feelers,” said another. “Her waist is quite slim. Pooh! She is like a human being.” “Oh, she is ugly” said all the lady cockroaches. The cockroach who had run away with her believed all the others when they said she was ugly. He would have nothing more to say to her, and told her she might go where she liked. Then he flew down with her from the tree and placed her on a daisy.

- They will die if they stay here too. Isn't it easier for them to die eaten by some animal than by starvation? So at least you and I will be able to survive - continued the stepmother. The children heard the cruel conversation. Hansel went out secretly and collected white pebbles. The next morning they allwent to the forest. While walking, the child dropped pebbles on the road. At lunch, the stepmother ordered: - Stay here and eat bread! We'll go cut wood a little further and then we'll come get you.

During the whole summer poor little Thumbelina lived quite alone in the wide forest. She wove herself a bed with blades of grass and hung it up under a broad leaf, to protect herself from the rain. She sucked the honey from the flowers for food and drank the dew from their leaves every morning. So passed away the summer and the autumn, and then came the winter—the long, cold winter. All the birds who had sung to her so sweetly had flown away, and the trees and the flowers had withered. She felt dreadfully cold, her clothes were torn, and she was nearly frozen to death. It began to snow. She wrapped herself in a dry leaf, but it cracked in the middle and could not keep her warm, and she shivered with cold. She came at last to the door of a field mouse, who had a little den under the corn stubble. There dwelt the field mouse in warmth and comfort, with a whole roomful of corn, a kitchen, and a beautiful dining room. Poor Thumbelina stood before the door, just like a little beggar girl, and asked for a small piece of barleycorn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days.

However, no beak emerged from one egg and no duckling appeared at all. Therefore, the duck lay down for a few more days until finally a baby hatched that looked nothing like the other ducklings. She was surprised when she saw him and kept looking now at him, now at the remaining ducklings. But she hugged him like the other ducklings and was gentle with him.

The fairy gave them new clothes and lots of food. The children ate and rested. Then the fairy touched a butterfly with her magic wand and made it grow untill all three could sit on his back. They flew over the forest to the woodcutter’s house. The woodcutter was happy to see the children safe at home. 

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So it happened. The merchant swore and after taking the rose, mounted his horse and returned home. As soon as he entered the house, his daughters immediately ran into his arms. After embracing them, he gave them the gifts he promised. When it was the beauty's turn, he sighed, handing her the rose. He told her the story about the rose and she couldn't believe ιτ!. The beauty was so sad with all that she heard but because she loved her father so much she asked him to take her to the monster. - Take me to him, father! It's better that I suffer, not you, said the beauty decisively.

So when he arrived he dismounted from his horse and cut the most beautiful rose he could find. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise and was surprised to see a huge monster that had two tusks in its mouth, fiery eyes surrounded by hair and horns coming out of its head and spread across his back.

Soon they saw a pussy cat. She was just like them — old and weak. She told them that she became old and no longer can chase mice. Her mistress stopped feeding. One day her mistress took the cat to drown but then cat ran for life and now she did not know what to do. Other old musicians consulted each other and offered in chorus the cat to be part of choir with them to become musician in Bremen. Cat joined Donkey and Dog.

QUEEN: Thank you so much! Stay in our castle and be the court's musicians! DONKEY: We gladly accept your kind offer. DOG: Thank you! CAT: We will gladly perform for your majesties ROOSTER: And on the weekends for all the people at the town's square! STORYTELLER: From that day on they lived happily as the most famous and beloved musicians. THE END

On the way he met an old dog who was crying. Donkey came to him and asked the matter. The dog replied that he became old and no longer can hunt. His master decided to kill him rather feeding him for free; so he ran for his life. Donkey consoled the dog and asked to join him to become musician in Bremen. They both started to Bremen. Donkey decided to play flute while dog would beat drums. “It’s going to be melodious concert. People in Bremen would love it.” They daydreamed.

One night, while she was laying in her pretty bed, a large, ugly, wet toad crept through a broken pane of glass in the window and leaped right upon the table where she lay sleeping under her rose-leaf quilt. “What a pretty little wife this would make for my son,” said the toad, and she took up the walnut shell in which Thumbelina lay asleep, and jumped through the window with it, into the garden. The toad lived with her son in the garden. He was uglier even than his mother; and when he saw the pretty little girl in her elegant bed, he could only cry “Croak, croak, croak.”

The next day the prince decided to find the mysterious girl. He asked every girl to try the shoe on and decided to marry the girl whom the shoe fit. The prince searched for a long time and did not find a girl who could wear the shoe. Finally he arrived at Cinderella’s house. The stepsisters tried the shoe, but it was too small. The stepmother did not want Cinderella to try the shoe on and locked her in the attic. But she sang a song and the prince heard her. She was asked to try the shoe and it fit. She admitted she was the mysterious girl at the ball. The prince asked her to marry him and she accepted. They got married and lived happily ever after. The stepmother and stepsisters remained in their house, but Cinderella forgave them for their bad behavior.

Once upon a time, not far from the lake on the farm lived a duck. She lived in harmony with other animals. It was quiet and peaceful that summer. The summer heat forced the animals to find hiding places in the shade. 

The duck was impatiently waiting for her ducklings to hatch, so she looked at the nest every hour. Every time she would announce herself and wait impatiently for the cubs to arrive. The day came when the little ducklings started arriving. Mother duck was the happiest in the world.

He was very angry and furious. -Because of you, your father picked one of my favorite roses in my garden, he took away my life’s delight, - roared the Monster. -It was my wish, because I really like flowers. I want to correct my mistake. Will you give me a chance?

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