Little Paulie gives his all
Here are questions related to Part 3. Please, test your awareness of the story.
1. Since little Paulie does not give up, over what two places does he roll the big red ball?
2. What season is it presently, for goodness sake?
3. Little Paulie finally rolls that big red ball up to what?
1. Once little Paulie arrives at the mountain, how does he feel physically?
2. Does little Paulie's problem get solved? Or does it get bigger?
3. What does little Paulie say that suggests his will is a match for that huge red ball and a mountain of trouble?
4. What is meant by "tap root"?
A hint: It is very long because it needs to reach very deep into the earth to "tap" and trap water for the plant or tree to use.
1. In what way does little Paulie decide to get the big red ball up the big mountain?
2. Half way up: he wishes he had with him a harp (mouth organ) or a fiddle (violin). How do you think little Paulie is feeling at that time? And how do you think you might feel if you were to tug a huge red ball half way up a mountain?
3. Then, suddenly, what happens to little Paulie?
1. Now where is little Paulie and what is he riding?
2. After the Winter rains, in what type of weather is little Paulie now floating?
1. What secret does little Paulie discover about the mountain?
2. From high up, what does little Paulie see? And what does he do?
1. To where does the tap root falls?
2. What do you think swells (makes large) the tap root?
2. What happens to little Paulie's clothes?
1. Fill in the blank with a letter:
Little Paulie, ____________________ .
(a) fell into the mouth of the volcano.
(b) roasted marshmallows.
2. What else went up, and rising "just in time"?
1. Is it a good thing that the big red ball also floated up into the sky? If so, why?
2. The hot air becomes used up, gone from little Paulie's clothes. Then what happens to little Paulie?
1. Little Paulie rides his big red ball. he and the red ball float together "long and far...." Suddenly, what does little Paulie spy?
2. As the big red ball continues to float very high, what does little Paulie do to get home?
3. Then, when little Paulie looks up for the big red ball, he is surprised, why?
4. Do you think little Paulie is glad to be back home? If so, what words does he say that suggest little Paulie is happy to be home?
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