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Kate DiCamillo gives Mercy's feeling a TASTE — as if love and toast are the same thing inside Mercy's heart. This is how good writers turn a feeling into something we can almost touch.
Mercy felt warm inside, as if she had just eaten hot toast with a great deal of butter on it.
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part — when Mercy decides what to do — slow down and tell it carefully.
Discussion Questions
- Mr. and Mrs. Watson sing a song to Mercy that says 'brighter still is our darling one.' They are singing TO a pig. What does this song tell you about how the Watsons feel about Mercy? What in the story makes you think so?
- When the lights are turned off, Mercy does not feel warm and toasty anymore — she feels afraid. Have you ever felt one way in the light and another way in the dark? What makes the dark feel different, even though nothing in the room has really changed?
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