Stepmothers in fairy tales are hard and cold as iron. There isn’t a lie they wouldn’t tell, or a trick they wouldn’t try on. But MY stepmother’s warm and true; she’s kind, and cool and clever – Yes! I’ve a wicked stepmother – and I hope she stays for ever!
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Jean Kenward Activity Describe the stepmother in this poem. Which fairy tales do you know that have stepmothers in them? Make a list.
The word wicked usually means bad, mean or evil. But in this poem it also means very good or cool.
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