Gruffalo Story Stones - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

This is a story sequencing task based on “The Gruffalo” — a classic children’s book. The goal is to put the characters in the order they appear in the story, using the pictures provided.

Step 1: Recall the story order (or use the book as instructed).

In “The Gruffalo,” the mouse meets these characters in this order:
1. Mouse (starts the journey)
2. Fox
3. Owl
4. Snake
5. Gruffalo (the big monster at the end)

Wait — let’s double-check with the images given.

Looking at the cut-out circles at the top of the right worksheet:

From left to right, we see:
- Circle 1: Mouse running (this is the start)
- Circle 2: Fox (orange, sly-looking)
- Circle 3: Owl (in a tree)
- Circle 4: Snake (coiled around a branch)
- Circle 5: Gruffalo (big brown monster)
- Circle 6: Maybe another scene? But wait — there are only 5 main characters the mouse meets before the Gruffalo appears.

Actually, looking again — the six circles might include:
1. Mouse
2. Fox
3. Owl
4. Snake
5. Gruffalo
6. Possibly the mouse again or a final scene?

But the instruction says: “Cut and stick the characters onto the story map in the correct order.”

On the right worksheet, there’s a curved path with two empty spots already filled:
- Top right: One circle is placed — it shows the mouse meeting the fox? Wait, no — actually, looking closely, the first placed image (top right) seems to be the mouse talking to the fox? Or maybe not.

Wait — let’s look at what’s already stuck:

On the right page:
- At the bottom left: A small circle with the mouse walking — that’s probably the START.
- At the top right: Another circle — looks like the mouse talking to someone… maybe the fox?

Actually, let’s think logically.

Standard story order from the book:

1. Mouse walks through the wood.
2. Meets Fox → tricks him.
3. Meets Owl → tricks her.
4. Meets Snake → tricks him.
5. Then invents the Gruffalo.
6. Later, meets the REAL Gruffalo.
7. Tricks the Gruffalo too.

So the character sequence for the story map should be:

Mouse → Fox → Owl → Snake → Gruffalo

Now, check the cut-out images:

Top row of circles (left to right):

1. Mouse running — likely #1
2. Fox — #2
3. Owl — #3
4. Snake — #4
5. Gruffalo — #5
6. Last one — maybe mouse again? Or Gruffalo scared? But since we need 5 steps, perhaps we ignore the last if it’s redundant.

Wait — the story map on the right has a path with 5 connection points? Let’s count the ovals along the path.

Actually, the path is a single curved line with space for 5 images? No — looking at the layout:

There’s a starting point (bottom left) with mouse already placed.

Then the path goes up and curves to the top right, where another image is placed — which looks like the mouse talking to the fox? Actually, upon closer inspection, the top-right placed image shows the mouse and the fox together — so that’s step 2.

Then the path continues... but there are no more images placed yet. So we need to place the remaining three: Owl, Snake, Gruffalo.

Order after Fox: Owl → Snake → Gruffalo.

So the full sequence along the path should be:

Start: Mouse (already placed at bottom left)

Next: Fox (already placed at top right? Wait — that doesn’t make sense geographically on the page.)

Perhaps the path is meant to be followed from bottom-left → up → right → down? It’s a loop.

Actually, let’s reorient.

Maybe the story map is linear: start at bottom, go up the curve to the top, then down the other side.

But only two images are pre-placed:

- Bottom-left: Mouse walking alone → Step 1
- Top-right: Mouse with Fox → Step 2

Then we need to add:

Step 3: Mouse with Owl
Step 4: Mouse with Snake
Step 5: Mouse with Gruffalo

Looking at the cut-outs:

Circle 3: Owl in tree → that’s Step 3
Circle 4: Snake on branch → Step 4
Circle 5: Gruffalo standing → Step 5

Circle 6: Looks like mouse running away from Gruffalo? That might be the ending — but the story map may not require it.

Since the instruction says “characters”, and the main ones are Fox, Owl, Snake, Gruffalo — plus the mouse as starter.

So the correct order to stick them along the path (after the mouse) is:

Fox → Owl → Snake → Gruffalo

But Fox is already placed? In the top-right spot.

So next, we place Owl somewhere along the path — probably after Fox.

Then Snake.

Then Gruffalo at the end.

Where should they go?

Assuming the path flows: Start (mouse) → then to Fox (top right) → then continuing along the curve, we’d place Owl next, then Snake, then Gruffalo at the far end.

But visually, the path seems to have room for 5 total images? With 2 already placed, we need to place 3 more.

Yes — so:

Already placed:
- Position 1: Mouse (bottom left)
- Position 2: Fox (top right)

To place:
- Position 3: Owl
- Position 4: Snake
- Position 5: Gruffalo

Now, which cut-out corresponds to which?

Cut-out circle 3: Owl → place as #3
Cut-out circle 4: Snake → place as #4
Cut-out circle 5: Gruffalo → place as #5

Circle 6 might be extra — perhaps the mouse escaping, but not needed for basic character order.

Also, note: the left worksheet says “Complete the story map” with blank circles — but since the user didn’t ask about that, and the main task is on the right with cut-and-stick, we focus there.

Final decision:

Stick the remaining characters in this order along the path after the fox:

First: Owl (circle 3)
Second: Snake (circle 4)
Third: Gruffalo (circle 5)

That completes the story sequence.

Final Answer:
Stick the owl next, then the snake, then the Gruffalo — in that order — along the story path after the fox.