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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezcka (E SCI) The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. Discussion prompts: ●​ How are the two versions of the story alike? How are they different? (Consider creating a Venn diagram to illustrate this.) Which version of the story do you like better? Why? Which version of the story do you think is true? Why? How can you figure out which version is the correct one? Is it possible to determine if one is the truth? Why or why not? ●​ Have you ever disagreed with somebody about something that happened? Did you figure out what really happened? What can we do when we have two versions of an event? How can we figure out which one, if either, is true? ●​ Should Al be in trouble for something that was an accident? Why or why not? Does the fact that it was an accident change what happened? Explain. ●​ Is Al treated differently because he’s a wolf? How so? Do you think that the police and reporters were fair to Al? Do they have a reason to be unfair? Explain. ●​ If Al were a pig, do you think anybody would have believed his story? Why or why not? What do you think would have happened? ●​ Imagine that you are a pig in this society. How would you feel when you heard about what happened to the Three Little Pigs?

Lucky Duck by Greg Pizzoli (E PIZ) Susan the duck keeps feeling unlucky, so when a wolf shows up with gifts she has won it seems like her luck is turning around, but soon she realizes the wolf's intentions may not be as helpful as she imagined.

Discussion prompts: ●​ Examine the cover. What predictions can you make about this story? ●​ Who is this wolf? Do you trust him? Why or why not? ●​ Is Susan lucky or unlucky? Why? ●​ What clues do we get about the wolf’s motivations?

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