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1) What is the first color you hear about in this story? – The first color is green.

2) What is the name of the owner of the farm? – The owner of the farm is Mr. Brown.

3) What is the name of the dog in the junkyard? – The name of the dog is Brutus.

4) What does Brutus do with all the junk in the yard? – He guards it.

5) What does Brutus really like in the junkyard? – He really likes cars.

6) What do cars remind Brutus of? – Cars remind Brutus of when he was a puppy.

7) What color was Papa’s car? – Papa’s car was red.

8) Who did Brutus sit beside while riding in Papa’s car? – Brutus sat beside Bonnie.

9) Tell me something about Bonnie? – She smelled good; she wore long, flowing dresses; she wore a bow in her hair; she had pretty eyes; she was wiggly and giggly; she hugged Brutus; she held him in her lap; they ran and played together.

10) What did Brutus do with the small, blue ball? – Brutus ran after it and held it with his puppy teeth.

11) How did Brutus feel when he was with Bonnie? – Brutus felt happy when he was with Bonnie.

12) What did Bonnie climb into? – Bonnie climbed into her grandmother’s car.

13) Where did Papa drive Brutus? – Papa drove Brutus to the junkyard.

14) While Brutus was eating, what did Papa do? – Papa drove away.

15) How did Brutus feel after Papa left? – Brutus felt surprised, confused, frightened, and sad. Do you have a friend you miss?

16) What did he do when Brutus first saw the animals in his junkyard? – He growled, barked, whimpered, whined, jumped up, and acted scary.

17) What does Brutus worry about? – Brutus worries about the animals taking his treasures.

18) What animals does Brutus chase? – Brutus chases squirrels, raccoons, ducks, rabbits, chipmunks, and mice.

19) While in his junkyard, why is Brutus lonely, sad, and mad. – He must work hard protecting his treasures by chasing all the animals away; He is alone with no friends to play with.

20) What is the wiggly, squiggly new creature that enters the junkyard where Brutus lives? – It is a caterpillar.

21) What does this new creature do when he arrives in the junkyard? – He climbs a tree, ignores Brutus, and builds a house.

22) How many days pass until Brutus sees the little creature after it goes into the house it has built? – Ten days pass.

23) What does Brutus do differently when he sees the new creature come out of the little house? – He does not bark, whimper, whine, jump up or act scary. Brutus is quiet.

24) What does the little creature have that surprises Brutus? – It has wings.

25) Does Brutus like what he sees? – Yes.

26) What does flying remind Brutus of? – Flying reminds Brutus of the breeze he felt while riding in the car with Papa and Bonnie.

27) What do the butterfly wings remind Brutus of? – The flowy wings of the butterfly remind Brutus of the long, flowing dresses that Bonnie wore.

28) What does Brutus name the butterfly? – Bonnie Butterfly

29) Why does Brutus name her Bonnie? – Brutus names the butterfly Bonnie Butterfly because she reminds him of the little girl he used to play with; he did this to honor his friend.

30) How does Brutus feel when he sees Bonnie Butterfly close to him? – He feels less sad; he feels less angry; he feels happy.

31) When Bonnie Butterfly leaves Brutus, what does he begin to look at and notice? – His treasures are old and no longer shiny. They are rusty. His treasures are no longer special to him. His treasures have become junk.

32) When Brutus looks up at the empty little house, what does he begin to think about? – Brutus thinks about change.

33) What does he see when Brutus stares at the world beyond his junkyard? – He sees Bonnie Butterfly wait­ing for him, surrounded by many other butterflies and the animals he used to chase.

34) When Brutus leaves his junkyard, what does he do differently with the animals? – Brutus does not bark, whimper, whine, jump up or act scary.

35) When Brutus sees the animals playing with each other, what does he think about it? – Brutus thinks about learning to play with all the animals, making friends, and if the change will be good.

36) How does Brutus feel about his junkyard now that he has left it? – Brutus feels like he no longer belongs there; it is a lonely, sad place, and he doesn’t want to return; he has lost interest in his old treasures.

37) How are Brutus and Bonnie Butterfly now alike? – They are both calm, quiet, and kind.

38) How do the animals treat Brutus when they first see him in the garden? – They are shy, stare at him, and wait for him to be a loud yapping dog.

39) Now that Brutus has changed his behavior, what happens? – The animals no longer run away from Bru­tus; the animals stay and play with him; Brutus has friends; Brutus is happy; Brutus sees beauty in his new world and himself.

40) Can change be good? – Yes, change can be very good!