Grade 2 Fiction Lesson 3-Tony’s Bread-Part 2
Fiction 3 (7)
Fiction 3 (8)
In the end, everyone gets what they want: Tony
Refer to Appendix and read thru each element
becomes a famous baker and Serafina and
Angelo get married. This story definitely has a
happy ending- which is the LAST element of
folktales!
~We’ve seen how the elements of literary
language, cultural language, character and
events in threes, trickery, and happy endings are
present in Tony’s Bread. Turn and Talk with your
Folktales often teach the readers a lesson.
partner to see if you can think of other of these
Sometimes it’s an important one like- Don’t
talk to strangers. Other folktales explain
elements in traditional tales we have already
read.
how things are in the world. This story
Knowing the elements of the folktale genre will
explains the creation of this unique Italian
help you better understand the story and enjoy
food: Panettone.
the details.