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Talk It Over
Use the words of the
story and the picture
to help your child
answer this question:
Why was Thumbelina
so cold?

Before long, though, summer came to an end, and the cold chill
of winter filled the air. There were no more berries for food. All the
birds and butterflies had disappeared. Poor Thumbelina! She was
cold and hungry and all alone. And then it started to snow. She
wrapped herself up in a leaf, curled up under a mushroom, and
tried to keep herself dry. Still, she shivered with cold.
Not far away, a field mouse was gathering some last bits of
wood to burn in her fireplace during the winter. When she saw
Thumbelina, she said, ”My poor dear, you are nearly frozen with
cold. You must come home and spend the winter with me. I have
plenty to eat, and my home is warm and dry.”

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