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Walking alone through the dark woods with a basket for her uncle, Annemarie remembers a fairy tale she has often told her little sister at bedtime. Telling herself the story keeps her steady. Copying these words slowly helps you feel how a familiar story can be a kind of company when no one else is with us.
"Once upon a time there was a little girl," she told herself silently, "who had a beautiful red cloak. Her mother had made it for her. She wore it so often that everyone called her Little Red Riding-H...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the chapter back in your own words. Begin with Annemarie stepping into the cold dark woods, and end with the moment she comes around the turn and sees the four soldiers with their two big dogs.
Discussion Questions
- Annemarie tells herself the Red Riding-Hood story while she walks through the dark. What in the story tells you why telling herself a story might help her feel braver? How do you know?
- When Annemarie comes to a fork in the path, she chooses the harder, darker way through the woods instead of the easier road. What in the story tells you why she chooses the harder way? How do you know it is the safer choice for today?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A warm covering, like a long coat, that wraps around your shoulders.
Item 2
Many times; again and again.
Item 3
Spoke to or named someone or something out loud.
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