The Gruffalo-A Review

Now, here is another story that will capture your interest!

The Gruffalo is a children story where a tiny, little mouse protects itself from being eaten by his predator with his intelligence. The story begins with the little mouse wandering alone in the jungle. At first, the mouse encounters a fox. Knowing that the fox wants to eat him, the mouse starts creating a trick by inventing a story about an animal called gruffalo. The mouse described the gruffalo as big animal having scary look and sharp teeth, and likes to eat fox. Frightened by the mouse's anecdote, the fox runs away hastily. Then, the mouse bumps into an owl and later on comes across a snake. The mouse also frighten those two animals with the gruffalo story. However, when the mouse continue walking, suddenly, the gruffalo really appear! The smart, little mouse then tells the gruffalo that all animals in the jungle are afraid of him. The gruffalo does not believe the mouse, thus the mouse asks the gruffalo to follow him. Like the mouse has said, all the animals that they come across dashes away when  they see the mouse. The gruffalo is surprised by the situation, but he does not know that all the animals are afraid of him, not the mouse.

From this story, we learn that size does not matter. The underlying message that this story wants the reader to grab is small does not mean that we are weak but we can be even stronger if we act smartly. This kind of story will motivate your kids and burst their confidence. Moreover, the colourful and beautiful pictures which is artistically done makes the story more attractive for children. Furthermore, words that rhyme in the story enable children to enjoy reading it. So, be a story teller tonight by telling this story to your little toddlers!