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Available
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Publication
Putnam Pub Group (1974), Edition: Not Stated, 64 pages
Description
Morris the Moose and Boris the Bear have three exasperating encounters.
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LibraryThing member Jenuhsis
Summary: Boris tries to tell Morris a riddle, but Morris does not understand what a riddle is. So Boris gives different examples of riddles, and Morris still does not understand. Then Boris gets mad and quits trying to explain what a riddle is to Morris.
Personal Reaction: I thought this poem was
Classroom Extension: You could use this riddle as an extension on to a lesson about old nursery rhymes and riddles. The teacher could have the students write their own riddles to get a better understanding of what a riddle is and how to write one.
Personal Reaction: I thought this poem was
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really funny, and I remember reading a bunch of Boris and Morris stories when I was a kid. Classroom Extension: You could use this riddle as an extension on to a lesson about old nursery rhymes and riddles. The teacher could have the students write their own riddles to get a better understanding of what a riddle is and how to write one.
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Original language
English
ISBN
0396069916 / 9780396069911