Once Upon A Time Short Story Qs

Why is the family already living “happily ever after” at the beginning of the story?
It once again engraves the motive that this is going to be a fairy tale story by using that stereotype from a typical fairy tale.

What is going on in the world around the suburbs? Why is this detail important to the story?



What causes the mother and father to add the first addition to their house? What do they add and why?

What is ironic about the second addition to the house? How is it seemingly ineffective?

What does the Wise Old Witch get the parents for Christmas? What does she get the boy?

While strolling the suburbs, the parents see something that will end up being the next addition to their house. What is it, and why do they think they need it?

What ultimately happens to the boy? What specific word in the last paragraph indicates this?

How is the Wise Old Witch inadvertently responsible for what happened in the story? What should happen to her?