An interesting tale that I ended up enjoying more than I had thought I would. Like most traditional tales, this one focuses on determination and not being greedy. Both of these messages are good to ask about in the classroom making this a good read for elementary students. ( )

The story revolves around a headstrong girl named Willa, who lives on a farm with her sister, after the Wind plays a mean trick on her and blows away all of her cornmeal, Willa storms up to his house in the mountains and demands to get her cornmeal back, and instead is given a magical handkerchief that produces food. On her way back to her home the handkerchief gets stolen by a greedy inn owner, who replaces the handkerchief with an ordinary one. When Willa realizes that the handkerchief does not work, she storms back to the top of the mountain to talk to the wind. This process happens two more times before Willa realizes that the inn keeper is the one that is taking all of her magical gifts. By using the power of the wind, Willa is able to get her gifts back and she, her sister, and the wind all get along happily ever after.
Willa’s character remains that of one who is strong headed and doesn’t give up, she knows what she wants and she won’t let anyone take that from her, including the wind himself. The author teaches the reader that taking things from others is wrong, that you need to work for what you want, and that sometimes you need to be assertive in order to get what you deserve. ( )

This is a story about honesty and trust. Willa is a strong willed girl who is determined to right by her family and is duped a greedy innkeeper. In this story deceit doesn't pay. ( )

The story was nice it reminded me of another one. The message of the story could be that you might get away with something but it will always come to light. ( )

Willa and her sister lose their oats because of the North wind blowing out of her bowl. She goes to the North Wind's castle and he gives her a magic napkin, She heads home but stops by an inn. The innkeeper sees how magical it is and steals it from her while she is sleeping. She goes home and finds out that the napkin doesn't work and she goes back to the castle. He gives her a magical goat and again, the innkeeper steals it from her. Finally, the North Wind gives her a flute and she finds out that the inn keeper has been stealing from her and gets punished for it.
I would read this to my class because it shows that it's not okay to steal from others.