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Rudolph Is Tired of the Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood City” and “Childhood Country” Country” Who is the speaker in the first poem? How do you know? Who is the speaker in the second poem? How do you know? What does the speaker in each poem long for? Why?

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Page 1: “Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood Country” Who is the speaker in the first poem? How do you know? Who is the speaker in the second poem? How

““Rudolph Is Tired of the Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood City” and “Childhood

Country”Country”• Who is the speaker in the first

poem? How do you know?

• Who is the speaker in the second poem? How do you know?

• What does the speaker in each poem long for? Why?

Page 2: “Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood Country” Who is the speaker in the first poem? How do you know? Who is the speaker in the second poem? How

Question of the Question of the DayDayDay 1: What does the phrase, “Keep

your wits about you” mean?

Day 2: Why is it okay to keep a cat indoors, but not a goat?

Day 3: When should you be happy with what you have? When should you try to make things better?

Page 3: “Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood Country” Who is the speaker in the first poem? How do you know? Who is the speaker in the second poem? How

Question of the Question of the DayDay

Day 4: Why is it easier to predict what will happen in folktales than other kinds of stories?

Day 5: Why do people raise goats? Chickens? What other animals are important in the production of, products, or services?

Page 4: “Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood Country” Who is the speaker in the first poem? How do you know? Who is the speaker in the second poem? How

VOCABULARY•wits- mind, the ability to think

•wailing (noun)- a loud, long cry expressing unhappiness or pain

•faring- getting along

•dreadful- very bad

Page 5: “Rudolph Is Tired of the City” and “Childhood Country” Who is the speaker in the first poem? How do you know? Who is the speaker in the second poem? How

VOCABULARY•advice- opinion about how to solve a problem

•farewell- good-bye