Pumpkinville Mystery, The
Since the city councilmen own all of the resources needed to feed the Turkeytown turkeys, they charge a very high price for their corn. When the people of Turkeytown move to Pumpkinville, and substitute pumpkin seeds for corn, the councilmen try to destroy the pumpkin crop
Economic Concepts
- Noncompetitive Markets
- Monopoly
- Government
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- Government
Description of Lesson 13, The Pumpkinville Mystery
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students role play this folktale, and learn the economics concepts included in it.