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Copywork
About This Passage
Selected because Papa Mouse promises something almost no parent could really do — seven stories in a row at bedtime. Lobel teaches dialogue punctuation here, and the copywork shows how a small request from kids becomes a generous offer from a parent.
Papa, we are all in bed now. Please tell us a tale. "I will do better than that," said Papa. "I will tell you seven tales — one for each of you."
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this story in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Papa Mouse promises to tell SEVEN tales — one for each of his seven mouse boys. He could have told one tale for everyone. Why does Papa give each son his own story? What in the story makes you think so?
- In the very first tale, a mouse hurts a wishing well by throwing pennies at it. The well says "ouch." Then the mouse brings a pillow to soften the well. Why does the mouse care about hurting a well that is not even alive in a normal way? What in the story makes you think so?
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