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Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story.

This Twisted Tale recounts the story of a merchant and the youngest of his three daughters, Booty; so named because of her choice of footwear and her, somewhat challenging, feisty nature.

The merchant becomes indebted to a monstrously hairy bundle of rags after accidentally taking shelter in a bed and breakfast hotel. In an effort to rid himself of the debt, the merchant offers his daughter, Booty, to come and work alongside the monstrous bundle to raise the profile of the hotel. Family honour demands that Booty should agree, but then she discovers that there is more to the bundle of filthy rags than meets the eye. Things change when her father suddenly becomes ill and Booty has to return home to look after him and also defend him from her two greedy sisters. Naturally, there is a happy ending of sorts, but one has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything is supposed to end happily ever after.

Total reading time: 56 mins approximately
(All reading times will vary depending upon the reader.)
Day 1: 11 mins reading time
Day 2: 10.5 mins reading time
Day 3: 10.5 mins reading time
Day 4: 11.5 mins reading time
Day 5: 12.5 mins reading time