Mommio: Hop-Frog Endings

In our Poe Unit Study yesterday we read Hop-Frog, which is a story about a court jester who takes revenge on the evil King.  In this story the jester convinces the King and his courtiers to dress as orangutans for the masquerade ball, scaring the guests- and then Hop-Frog ties them to the chandelier and sets them on fire.  The kids were paired up and given the assignment of writing an alternate ending to the story.  The requirements were that the characters are the same, the costumes have to be different and  Hop-Frog still has to get his revenge.  Here are their new endings:

Connor's Hop-Frog Ending

When the king asked for a costume Hop-Frog replied "Your highness I think you and your ministers shall dress as fools and I dress as the king.  It would be something the guests have never seen."  Afterward Trippetta would make the whole castle look suitable for a masquerade.  Hop-Frog convinced her to set out banana peels around the perimeter of the ball room.  The guests entered at nine o'clock and then three hours later the king and his ministers entered through the door slipping on every banana peel in the ball room.  Finally when they slipped on the last banana peel they fell out the window.  Hop-Frog still playing the role of the king said to forget the fools ever existed.  Hop-Frog and his queen Trippetta now rule over the kingdom for he never took off the costume.

Mason and Gabe's Hop-Frog Ending

So Hop Frog decided  to dress the king and his 7 friends up in Tin Man costumes.  So he burns thick metal and shapes it to look like Tin Man. Then he puts the costumes on them.  Then he puts maple syrup on the ground outside the window.  Then he sets up a ramp with the chair for them.   Then they roll in to the ramp and fall out the window on the second floor in to the maple syrup and stick to the ground. Hop Frog  and Trippetta go and control the castle because the King is locked out forever.

Marney and Avery's Hop-Frog Ending

"I have a great game that will scare everyone that comes to the party", said Hop-Frog with excitement.

     "Oh, really,tell me about it!", yelled the king.

     " I will need you and your seven friends to dress up in lion costumes around 1:00."

     " That is a great idea. Have the costumes ready soon"

     Hop-Frog started making the crazy costumes for the king and his friends. He worked as hard as he could. There were several parts to the costumes. There was the main, tail, the body and the paws. Suddenly the king walked in and said

     " Are you done yet? It is almost one and we need to get ready."

     " Of course I am done. Now I need you to take of your clothes and put these suits on."

     About an hour later the king and his friends put on the strange suits. Then the dwarf (Hop-Frog) came in and tied their hands together. Suddenly one of the king's friends said,

     " Is this part of the game?"

     " Yes, yes it is. Now it is time for the party.", replied the dwarf.

     Hop-Frog and the lions went into the party room. The room looked amazing! There were tons of mysterious people everywhere. Candles were spread out through the rooms. Suddenly everyone saw the lions and started screaming.

     " Now I am going to stop this mess and make the lions go away.", yelled Hop-Frog.

Surprisingly Hop-Frog pushed the lions onto the ground and grabbed a knife out of his pocket. He cut their throats and they all died. Then Hop-Frog lived happily with his friend.