Well, the story is about a mouse that had a walk in the jungle. Somewhere (at different points) and somehow during the walk, it came across three preys who were the fox, owl and snake. Afraid of being eaten by one of them, the mouse created a tall tale. It told the trio that is going to see it's friend, The Gruffalo. In addition, it described The Gruffalo as a fierce creature and that has successfully scared the three animals off.
The mouse was strolling happily and suddenly it came across the described creature. This is where the twist of the story takes place. The mouse introduced itself to The Gruffalo as the most scariest animal in the jungle. It brought the The Gruffalo behind and went to see all the three animals mentioned earlier. They were terrified to The Gruffalo and dashed into their abodes. The Gruffalo trusted the mouse after seeing the animal fleeing. Towards the end, the mouse managed to fool The Gruffalo.
This is definitely a very good story to impress the children. The mouse in the story represents the children who are small in term of their appearance. However, they need not have to be timid as the most important thing is they can be as smart as the mouse in the story. It is narrated with some repetitions and that would help the children to remember the characters and the story better.
This masterpiece of Donaldson is very impressing. Her imagination to create The Gruffalo is simply mind blowing. Not only that, her idea to name as The Gruffalo; a name which never existed is amazing too. Donaldson and her story The Gruffalo definitely deserve compliments from all of us.
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