How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves From The Lilac Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang [Click here for the text.]

     This is a humorous little story with an appropriate moral -- not only for six-year-olds. I selected it primarily for the stylistic exercises on compounding.
 

1. After the students have read the story (or had it read to them), have them write the story in their own words.
2. An Exercise on Taking Notes: Instead of having the students read the story themselves, read it to them, and tell them to take notes on it as you read. Then have the students use their notes to write the story in their own words.