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About This Passage
Selected because Owl knows the bumps are his own feet — and he is still scared of them. Lobel teaches dialogue punctuation and quotation marks here. The funny part is that Owl uses very brave-sounding words to describe a very un-brave decision: he is leaving his own bed to go sleep in his chair downstairs.
"I will let those two strange bumps sit on my bed all by themselves," said Owl. "Let them grow as big as they wish. I will sleep right here where I am safe."
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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
- Owl pulls back the blanket and sees that the bumps are his own two feet. He is not in danger — he never was. But as soon as he pulls the blanket back over himself, he is scared again. Why does the fear come back even though Owl now knows the truth? What in the story makes you think so?
- Owl finds a way to feel safe at the end: he goes downstairs and sleeps in his chair. He gives up trying to sleep in his own bed. Was that a brave thing to do, or was it giving up? What in the story makes you think so?
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