Story Time - Cinderella

Cinderella - Children Story - Bedtime Story for Kids

Vocabulary

1) Mice: Ratones. The mice are friends of Cinderella


2) Wand: Varita mágica. The fairy waved her magic wand.


3) Fairy: Hada. The fairy turned the mice into white horses.


4) Prince: Principe. Cinderella and the prince married.


5) Glass slipper: Zapatilla de cristal. Cinderella lost her galss slipper.


6) Coach: Coche o carruaje. Cinderella went to the ball in a beautiful coach.


7) Pumpkin: Calabaza. The pumpkin turned into a coach.


8) Dressed in rags: Vestido con harapos. Cinderella used dressed in rags.


9) Palace: Palacio. The prince lives in the palace.


10) Grand ball: Gran baile. The king organized a grand ball.

Answer

1. Did you like this story? Why or why not?

R: Yes, I like because is a beautiful story of friendship and love,

2. What is your favorite part ?

R: My favorite part is when the fairy turned the Cinderella's rags into a beautiful dress.

3. Who is your favorite character ? Why?

R: My favorite character are the mice, because they are good friends and always help to Cinderella.

4. Do you believe that magic events can happen?

R: No, I not believe that magic eventas can happen.

5. What is a negative aspect of this story?

R: The negative aspect of this story is that the stepmother and the stepsisters hate Cinderella

6. Describe Cinderella physically and psychologically.

Physically Cinderella is beautiful, she is thin, her hair is blond and her eyes are blue.

Psychologically Cinderella is quiet, humble and simple.

Cinderella (Summary)

The story is about a girl, named Cinderella. She lives with stepmother and two stepsisters because her father is dead. The stepmother always abused and forced Cinderella to do the chores of the house. 

One day, the king organized a ball at the palace to find a woman for the Prince. The messenger sent them invitations to all the ladies of the realm, even Cinderella and her stepsisters. Cinderella wanted to go to the ball but her stepmother did not give permission.

Suddenly appeared a fairy godmother and turned Cinderella 's rags into a beautiful dress , the mice in horses , a pumpkin in a coach  and the birds in a coachman. The fairy also gives  her a beautiful glass slippers. She said: "you must leave the ball at midnight".

Cinderella is the most beautiful at the ball. She meets de Prince and they fall in love, but soon it darkens and reaches midnight, Cinderella reminds you to return home. When she is down the stairs loses one of her glass slippers.

The prince sent a messenger to serch the beautiful girl throughout the realm with the glass slipper. The shoe fits perfectly in Cinderella and the prince decides to marry her. Finally they lived happily ever after.

THE END

The boy in the striped pyjamas

This movie is a Holocaust drama that explores the horror of a World War II Nazi extermination camp through the eyes of two 8 years old boys; on the son of the camp's Nazi commandant, the other a Jewish inmate.

What type of movie is it?
Historical drama.

Why do I like this movie?
I like this movie because although is really sad, is very thoughtful.
This film is based on a book. The author is John Boyne who wrote this book to entertain readers with a touching story of two boys fiendship. The film informs also people about the terrible events that ocurred during the holocaust.

Who are the main characters in the film?
The main characters are Bruno and Shmuel.

Who is my favorite character?
My favorite character is Shmuel. He is a young Polish Jew who is a prisoner in Auschwitz. Shmuel is very innocent and seems not to quite understand why he is a prisoner.

What is the movie about?

A German boy called Bruno moves to a new house. From his room he sees a strange 'farm' with people wearing striped 'pyjamas'.  Bruno decides to go exploring, he meets a boy called Shmuel on the other side of a fence. Bruno and the boy become friends. Soon, the boy's father goes missing. Bruno decides that he will put the 'pyjama' and help his friend find his father. The two boys are put into a 'shower room' with a large number of men. Meanwhile, Bruno's parents realise that Bruno is missing and start to look for him. Bruno dies in the 'shower room' and his parents don't realise it until it is too late.

The boy in the striped pyjamas [trailer] (2009)