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The Steadfast Parrot

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Question 2

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What evidence in the text helped you answer?

Question 3

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The banyan had undulating branches (line 4). Use the photo to help give the meaning of undulate. Then describe something in nature that undulates.

Question 4

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What does Shakra's test of the parrot reveal about him?

Question 5

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Question 6

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Compare the relationship between the parrot and the banyan with the relationship between close friends.

Question 7

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The folktale uses the metaphor of the steadfast parrot to convey a lesson. What is the lesson?

1. After Shakra changed the banyan, the parrot "kept her composure" (line 20 and 21). Which of the following is an example of keeping one's composure?

A. maintaing one's balance on a narrow beam

B. staying calm in an emergency

C. exploding in anger

D. writing music for wind instruments

Give two examples of personification in this folktale.