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Copywork
About This Passage
This is the song Stanley sings to Zero as Zero falls asleep. It is the song that has been in Stanley's family for many, many years. Copying it carefully helps young readers feel the rhythm of a lullaby and notice the sad animals in the poem.
“If only, if only,” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer.” While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, He cries to the moo—oo—oon, “If only, if only.”
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 39 in your own words. What does Stanley see when he wakes up, what does Zero tell him, and what does Stanley sing to help Zero sleep?
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Stanley is very tired but wants to take care of Zero anyway?
- What in the story tells you that Zero has been carrying a secret for a long time?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The tough outside cover of a tree trunk.
Item 2
A tall plant with a thick wooden trunk and branches.
Item 3
A wild animal that looks like a big, gray dog.
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