• P. 2 – Does anyone who a brother or sister sometimes feel like they’re the favorite? Do you ever feel like the favorite? 
• P. 5 – When has someone told you not to do something, but you went and did it anyway? What happened? 
• P. 29 – Has there ever been a time when you felt like grown-ups just weren’t listening? How did you get them to listen or help?

• Where does the story take place? 
• What kind of story is this? 
• What is the moral, or lesson from the story?

Stop at various times and have students fill in the words. Have students read, “Tikki Tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo” every time it comes up. Explain alliteration.

Noticing the characters expressions and added effects on each page increases understanding of various terms throughout the text. Stop to ask students how characters might be feeling during certain scenes in the story.