Compare and Contrast Legends

In the story The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Little Gopher is diligent. Select a sentence from the story that shows that Little Gopher is diligent.

• But he never gave up trying, and every morning he awoke and took out his brushes and pots of paint.

• But even as he painted, Little Gopher sometimes longed to put aside his brushes and ride out with the warriors.

• But the boy, who was called Little Gopher, was not without a gift of his own.

• The maiden unrolled a pure white buckskin and placed it on the ground.

How does the main character She-Who-Is-Alone most likely feel in the sentence below?

"And before she could change her mind, she thrust the doll into the fire."

• Frightened

• Angry

• Determined

• Silly

From which character's Point of View is the story The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush told?

• The old grandfather

• The young Indian maiden

• The shaman

• Little Gopher

What is the Point of View of She-Who-Is-Alone in the story The Legend of the Bluebonnet?

• "I'm sure it is not my new bow that the Great Spirits want."

• "You are my most valued possession. It is you the Great Spirits want."

• "It is not my great blanket."

• "I have heard the words of the Great Spirits."

How are the settings of both passages similar?

• Both passages take place in a school

• Both passages take place in Texas

• Both passages take place in a Native American tribe

• Both passages take place in a tipi

How are the characters in the story similar?

• Both characters were artists who used their gifts to save their people

• Both characters loved flowers

• Both characters did not have any family

• Both characters were Native American children who helped save their people

What theme do the two passages have in common?

• Use what you have to benefit others.

• Always listen to authority.

• Be thankful.

• Never forget to say thank you.

What character trait describes BOTH Little Gopher and She-Who-Is-Alone?

• adventurous

• lonely

• thoughtful

• spiteful

With which statement would the author, Tomie dePaola most likely agree?

• Native American culture is boring.

• It's important to forget the past.

• Native American legends have important lessons.

• Native American legends are true stories.

What is NOT a character trait of a legend?

• usually include a moral or a lesson

• some sort of miracle happens in the story

• explains how something came to be

• is a nonfiction story with facts and details