Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

35 comments:

  1. I enjoyed this book, although it was not my favorite of the books on the list. I did fall in love with Despereaux's character- especially as he learned to read. I also liked that he was so brave and did not give up when he was trying to get what he wanted. I felt sorry for Miggery Sow- I can not imagine feeling as alone as she must have when her father traded her. I was disappointed when she decided to trick the princess though. I also thought it was funny that the kind decided to outlaw soup, bowls and spoons. I laughed when I imagined the king's men trying to ride around and collect all of these items from people.

    A few questions:
    *When Despereaux leaves the princess he says "I honor you." Why does he say this and what does he mean?

    *Which two characters lose their tail in the story, and how?

    *What three mice rules does Despereaux break in the beginning of the story? What is his punishment?

    *What does Botticelli tell Roscuro will happen if he goes up into the light? Was his prediction accurate? Explain your answer.

    *How does the Cook's attitude toward Despereaux change between their first and second meeting?

    *If Despereaux met you on his way to the dungeon would you try to help him? What would you do to help him?

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    1. The cooks attitude toward Desperaux changes a lot from the first meeting and the second meeting. In the first meeting, the cook absolutely hated Desperaux. In the second meeting, the cook let Desperaux pass through the kitchen. She was very nice. -Jarrett Kidd

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    2. Ms. Salaback why wasn't this one of your favorite books?
      I loved, loved, loved this book!!!
      TRINITY COX!!!!!!!!!

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  2. when despereaux said "I honer you he means that he love her or will do anything for her and he try his best for anything she says

    evan needham

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  3. I would help him because i think he is a nice mouse. I would help him by finding which way to go and then i would take him that way and try to see if the princess is there and try to save her then take them back.

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  4. Question 2:
    *Desperaux, loses his tail because mig hit it with butcher knife which was done in the kitchen!
    *Roscuro, loses his tail because mig cut it with a butcher knife also which was done in the dungeon!
    Trinity Cox

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  5. Yes,I would help Actually...No I wouldn't help Desperaux, because he may seem helpless he is a strong, kind hearted,brave little mouse he wouldn't need my help!
    Maybe I would help him I didn't know how the story ended!!
    Trinity Cox

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  6. Question 3:
    1st rule he broke was...Don't speak to humans!!!
    2nd rule he broke was...Don't get near humans!!!
    3rd rule he broke was...DO NOT let HUMANS touch YOU!!!

    TRINITY COX!

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  7. Question 1:
    When Desperaux said "I honor you" he meant I will try my best to do anything and everything in my power to help you and give you my LOVE!!!

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  8. I would help Deperaunx because he is a nice mouse and also because he can't survive in this place. Deperaunx needs to get together with the princess maybe they might get me out of the dungeon.

    Itai

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  9. *What would you do if you were Desperaux in the Dungeon?
    *Would you save the love of your life? Yes or No and why?
    *Would you go through all that trouble? Yes or No and why?
    TRINITY COX

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  10. The cooks attitude towards desperaux went from dislike and angry to love and niceness!

    TRINITY COX

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  11. Why did the author chose desperaux to be a very special?

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  12. *Why was Desperaux taken to the Dungeon?
    *Why did he need the red ribbon?
    *What does the cook give Desperaux?
    *Why was the cook so happy when Desperaux entered the kitchen and saw the little mouse!
    TRINITY COX!

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  13. *Why did the author want Desperaux to be a special little mouse?
    TRINITY COX

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  14. If I was Desperaux and was in the dungeon I would try to find a way out of the dungeon .
    JaNyah Jones

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  15. Yes. I would try to save the love of my life if I had to, because I wouldn't leave someone to get eaten by a rats and just sit there and watch them get eaten. So YES I would save the love of my life.

    JaNyah Jones

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  16. I would TOTALLY save the love of my life if i had A chance because if i really loved them that much than i would take risks to protect, and save them from danger. I would still do it even if i were a mouse and she was a royal princess. That's my opinion.

    Trinity's Question
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    Kelise Isley

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  17. The three mice rules are; DON'T talk or speak to humans. Second DON'T be seen by humans.Third and most important DON'T LET A HUMAN TOUCH YOU!!! and those are the three mice rules

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  18. The three mice rules are: Do not speak to a human being the second rule is: Is not be seen by a human being the third mice rule is : Do not let a human touch you.
    Despereaux punish ment is being sent to the dongeon.

    -Kyla Varlack

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  19. *When Despereaux leaves the princess he says "I honor you." Why does he say this and what does he mean? I think that he said that because he wants to show that he respects her and that he loves her. I think that when he said that he meant to say that he loves her and that he has feelings for her and also that he wants to be with her forever and ever and nothing will get in the way of his love an affection for her.

    Kelise Isley

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  20. Thank you, Kelise that was very descriptive and it was like you took the words right out of my mouth!

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  21. Sorry that post was by TRINITY!

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  22. *What three mice rules does Despereaux break in the beginning of the story? What is his punishment? The three mice rules were...

    * NEVER talk to a human
    * NEVER get near a human
    * NEVER let a human touch you
    His punishment for breaking the three mice rules was that he had to be escorted to the dungeon by two mice with black hoods on.


    Kelise Isley

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  23. The 3 mice rules are don't talk to humans, don't get near a human and don't let a human touch you. Desperarux punishment was to be sent to the dungeon escorted by mice in black hoods and one of them was his brother.

    Itai

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  24. Yes, I would go though that much trouble to save the love of my life if they were going to be eaten by rats, so yes I would do something to try to save the love of my .
    JaNyah Jones

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  25. Yes, I would go save the love of my life. Because say if you love something , so much that you can't let it go and then one day someone or something takes it and tries to take it. What would you do if that thing was gone? You would go out of your way to try to save that thing .So that is the same thing Despereux is doing with the princess he is trying to save the princess because he loves her.
    JaNyah Jones

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  26. I think Kate DiCamillo chose despereaux to be different because maybe she was the smallest in her family and she was different than all her other family members so , I think that's why Kate wanted despereaux to be different than the other mice and rats.
    JaNyah Jones

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  27. if Imet despereaux in the dongin I would help him by helping him get to the the beutiful princesce pea and pertece him from the rats.

    BY EVAN NEEDHAM

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  28. Yes i would help Despereaux if he was on his way to the dungeon. I think i would help him by having reasons that he should not go to the dungeon . Also i would tell Despereaux's that this is your own son and you should not send his own son to the dungeon.

    -Kyla Varlack

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    1. I also would help Despereaux because I do not want anyone going to the Doungeon unless they are really bad. But Desperaux is just in love with the princess and he just wants to be with her and if the father was very in love with the mother he would want to be around her and he would not stand to be away from her but the family is selfish and do not care for Despereaux becuse he was born different but they are going to have to appect to love Despreaux because god wanted him to be like that thats why we do not jugde people how they walk how they walk how they talk or how they are

      Kyla Varlack

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  29. Why did the auther write this whole book about three people a little mouse, a maid, and a princess? I had lots of queshtions for this book but when i read the book for the second time i was very confadent in my reading. I thaght his was a great book and hope you do to.

    Elena Pearce

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  30. what inspired Kate DiCmillo to write this book?

    Kyla Varlack

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  31. Why did Kate write this book?

    Kyla Varlack

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