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About This Passage
These two sentences sound a little sad, and they are. Miss Franny is telling Opal that all the people who lived in her town long ago are gone now, and only Miss Franny is left to remember the bear and the old times. Notice how she says 'I imagine' twice. The word 'imagine' here does not mean making something up — it means quietly thinking and being almost sure. Saying it twice makes the loneliness in the sentence land harder. Copying these sentences shows children how a quiet voice can carry a big feeling.
I imagine I'm the only one left from those days. I imagine I'm the only one that even recalls that bear.
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story Miss Franny told about the bear. Why do you think the bear took the book with him when he left? Was that part of the story the funniest part, or the most surprising?
Discussion Questions
- Miss Franny was a 'little Miss know-it-all' when she was young. Then a bear walked into her library and she had to figure out what to do. Did the bear teach her anything? What in the story makes you think so?
- Miss Franny throws her book at the bear and shouts 'Be gone!' Is this brave or is it just lucky that it worked? Could a different person have done something smarter?
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