Just because this classic story is usually told from the protagonists' point of view doesn't mean the antagonist doesn't have his side of the story, too. Of course you think I did a horrible thing by eating Little Red Riding Hood and her granny. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you.

If you were a contraction, you would be a shortened form of two words put together. You would change "it" and "is" to IT'S and "could" and "not" to COULDN'T. What else could you do if you were a contraction?

OF COURSE you think Cinderella was the sweetest belle of the ball. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you...

If you were a plural word, you would always be more than one. You could be camels, witches, puppies, or geese. What else could you be if you were a plural word?

If you were a compound word, you would be two words in one. You could take a house and a boat and make a HOUSEBOAT. You could take a boat that rows and make it a ROWBOAT. What else could you do if you were a compound word?

If you were a times sign, you would multiply things. You could make more tricycle tires, alien eyes, or bunches of balloons. What else could you do if you were a times sign?

If you were a minute, you would measure time. You could wake people up, end a race, or bake a tasty pizza. What else could you do if you were a minute?

If you were a plus sign, you would add things together. You could add people and animals. You could add up and down or side to side. What else could you do if you were a plus sign?

If you were a minus sign, you would subtract one number from another. You could subtract food and balloons. In every problem, you would find the difference. What else could you do if you were a minus sign?

To fly, fairies fan and flutter their wings. But they need a flying phrase too. Will first-time fliers Flick and Flack find it?