Although I don't like that Molly causes the death of innocent people, I know she doesn't have much of a choice and I admire how clever she is! I thought it was so funny that she told the giant such specific things to put in the sack that were obviously for her own purposes, and he agreed.
I like the idea of retelling this story as a newspaper article or a series of articles (credit to Laura for this idea!). Either a newspaper for giants or a newspaper for normal people would be funny.
Also, maybe the giant needs to work on his anger management? He's accidentally killed his whole family because he couldn't stop beating up children.
I like that Molly even tells the giant she'll be back. I wonder how she was able to predict the number of times she'd return. It makes her seem very wise, and it makes the giant seem very stupid for not coming up with a plan to catch her!
The giant's wife tried to save the girls, so I was surprised that Mollie was so merciless with her! I did think her trick was funny, though. Curiosity killed the cat.
Johnny-Cake
I've never had a Johnny-cake, but I imagined a twinkie running around the neighborhood while I read this story. It could be fun to retell this story featuring a twinkie on campus. The other retellings I can imagine are a jar of Nutella or cup of Starbucks in a sorority house, or a keg in a fraternity house.
Johnny-cake. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Bibliography: English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs. Link to the reading online.
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