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Copywork
About This Passage
Selected because Owl thanks the moon for following him home, and the small word ROUND turns the moon into something both physical and friendly. Lobel teaches dialogue punctuation here. The copywork shows how a single odd word — "good round friend" — can hold a feeling that more ordinary words could not.
"Moon, you have followed me all the way home. What a good round friend you are," said Owl.
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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
- Owl meets the moon at the seashore, sits on a rock, and decides that the moon is his friend. He says, "If I am looking at you, moon, then you must be looking back at me." Why does Owl decide so quickly that the moon is his friend? What in the story makes you think so?
- When Owl walks home, he keeps telling the moon to stay back — "You must not come home with me. My house is small." But the moon keeps following. Why does Owl tell the moon to go away if he likes the moon? What in the story makes you think so?
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