Grasshopper Quixote's Adventure - Squirrel Class

Grasshopper Quixote’s Adventure

Once upon a time Grasshopper Quixote lived in a kitchen with his friend Minnie the mixing bowl. One day a spoon fell on Grasshopper Quixote’s head. When he woke up the kitchen had disappeared and he found himself standing on a hill looking at a castle. Locked in the tower by the bad knight and the naughty elves, was Grasshopper Quixote’s pet dog Pitch.

Grasshopper Quixote and his friend Minnie the mixing bowl had to fight the big bad knight with swords and shields. They were very tired but their armour kept them safe. When they got to the tower they climbed up the dog’s tongue. It was very slippery and they got very sticky. They rescued Pitch and set off back home.

Suddenly Grasshopper Quixote woke up and found himself back in the kitchen with Minnie. He had been dreaming and the castle, hill and all of the knights had gone. As he looked around the kitchen he spotted his own castle made out of the spaghetti jar, ketchup bottle and salad cream bottle. Grasshopper Quixote smiled. Now he could have a new adventure with his friend Minnie every day.

Shared writing by Alfie, Evie, Tilly, Charlie and Noah aged 4 & 5 from Squirrel Class.

The children had been told the story of Mouse Quixote, who had been on a quest with his friend Sancho the egg timer. They retold the story several times using story pegs. In groups the children made up their own stories based around the original structure.