What a Reader Is Asked to Know
About Life
- If you get hurt early and learn from it, you can still be successful in the long run
- Be careful with fragile things and who you choose to trust with fragile things
About Language
- How to read with punctuation and grammar
- How to read between the lines and understand the bigger idea
- What is a metaphor
About Literature
- The lesson does not always derive from the main character
- There is a lesson at the end of a fable
- The lesson may be told in a metaphor
What a Reader Is Asked to Do
- Learn the main lesson from the characters in the story
Who is the implied reader of the text?
The implied readers of this text can be children and adults. Th story is not too short, but it is simple enough for children to understand. The lesson at the end is also disguised in a metaphor. Although it is meant to be a children’s story both children and adults can learn a valuable lesson from the three sisters.