Nikki Short
Dr. Eastman
Conflict Resolution
Tradebook Activity
Book: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
1. Name of Conflict: No one knew the wolf’s side of the story. He has been accused of
being big and bad.
2. Who is involved? What is their conflict resolution style? The wolf and the three pigs
are involved. Their conflict resolution style is force.
3. How did the conflict start? This story was told because the Big, Bad Wolf was upset
that no one knew his side of the story and thought he was a mean guy.
4. How did the characters feel? The wolf was upset because the pigs wouldn’t lend him a
cup of sugar. The pigs were scared of the wolf.
5. What does each character want/ need? The wolf wants a cup of sugar so he can make
his ganny a birthday cake. The pigs don’t want to get eaten.
6. What question would you like to ask ____________ character? I would like to ask the
first two pigs what they think might have happened if they would have helped the wolf
by giving him some sugar for the cake.
7. How are the characters the same and different? The characters are different because
the pigs think the wolf is mean and wants to eat them but all the wolf wants is a cup of
sugar so he can do something nice for his granny’s birthday.
8. Higher level question: How might the story of the three little pigs be different if they
would have looked at both the pigs’ side of the story and the wolf’s side of the story?
The “skill” that connects with this book would be How to listen for facts and feelings. I think
this book ties into the book because the wolf’s feelings were not taken into account in the story
of the three little pigs. He was shown to be a mean and bad wolf in the story but in this book
he is nice and only wanted a cup of sugar. If the reporters at the end of this book would have
listened for the facts and the feelings of the wolf, the wolf would not be upset about the fact
that he is portrayed as mean. This book can be read to students to show them that if they do
not get all the facts or listen to the feelings of others, it can turn out to be a bad situation and
someone gets their feelings hurt.