Judge Jenny’s Folktale Court

Who is right?

Opposite sides of traditional tales present their sides of the story in the form of the wise mediating Judge Jenny. Here are three well known tales in which there are possibly two sides to every story! The Ugly sisters take Cinderella to Judge Jenny’s Court for calling them Ugly, The Giant takes Tom to court for stealing his hen and Goldilocks is taken to court by the three bears for stealing their porridge.

These animations were designed for KS1 in support of understanding persuasive language. There are also BSL interpreted versions of each animation. Enjoy!

Goldilocks vs the Three bears

Did Goldilocks have the enter the bears house and help herself and did the bears have the right to chase her away?

Goldilocks vs the Three bears with BSL

This is a BSL interpreted version of the same case.

Cinderella vs the Ugly Sisters

Did the sisters have the right to go to the ball with Cinderalla and did Cinderella have the right to call her sisters Ugly?

Cinderella vs the Ugly Sisters with BSL

This is a BSL interpreted version of the same case.

Jack vs the Giant

Was the giant a big dangerous bully or was he just a large man who looked after his chickens? And surely Jack was being a thief. What do you think?

Jack vs the Giant with BSL

This is a BSL interpreted version of the same case.

Trailer

Produced originally for BBC Learning. BAFTA nominated.