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Copywork
About This Passage
This sentence shows Mario's gentle care for his cricket. Slow, careful words like 'carefully' and 'just above' teach how to be kind with a tiny friend.
Mario held Chester by the hind legs and lowered him carefully until his head was just above the water
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell what happens in this chapter in order. Start when Mario wakes up early. End when Mario runs to the subway. What are the two new friends Chester meets?
Discussion Questions
- Mickey makes Chester a tiny strawberry soda with one drop of syrup and a bit of ice cream. What in the story shows you that Mickey is being kind to the cricket, and how do you know Mickey is the kind of grown-up who notices small things?
- Mario tells Mr Smedley 'he won't sting you,' but Mr Smedley is still afraid because a bee stung him when he was eight. What makes you think Mr Smedley is telling the truth about being scared, and is it brave or silly for a grown-up to still be a little afraid?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The clear drink that Chester dunks his head into when Mario lowers him to the glass.
Item 2
Higher than something, like the way Chester's head is held just higher than the water.
Item 3
The back pair of something, like the two back legs Mario holds Chester by.
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