Text interpretation: The one-eyed doll

Text interpretation activity, proposed to fourth or fifth year students, using the text “The one-eyed doll”.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

THE ZAROLHA DOLL

Once upon a time, in a toy store, a doll was born one-eyed. It was displayed on the highest shelf, no girl wanted it. I lived sad. I watched the other dolls being chosen and taken home in pretty ornate packages.
One day, a blond-haired doll said:
– Do you know why no one wants you? Because of your eyes. They are too ugly. Look at mine - said the convinced - they are blue, perfect, gorgeous to die for. I will soon be taken by a girl.
The poor little girl cried. I so wanted to be chosen, taken by someone to make a girl happy. But it didn't come off the shelf.

One day, it was close to Christmas, the owner of the store decided to put the one-eyed doll in the window full of other dolls. The store was filled with children. All toys have been sold. Of the dolls, two remained: the poor one with the one eye and the smug one with the blue eyes.
The store owner thought:
– The other one has a chance of being sold, but the one-eyed one is hopeless, I'll throw it in the trash. Nobody wants this doll.
As he thought about the fate of the doll, he noticed a man who had stopped in front of the window pushing a wheelchair where a little girl was sitting. She was pointing to the window. The man came in pushing his chair and asked:
– Can I see that doll in the window?
– Yes, sir. Which one?
– The one on the left.
He was surprised, but said nothing. She opened the window and handed the one-eyed one into the hands of the man who handed it to the girl. With eyes shining with emotion, the child said:
– Dad, she's so beautiful! Look at her little hair… her plump little arms… her little hands… Look at her feet… they are so cute! The dress is a beauty! The face is pink, perfect. Buy her for me, Daddy? Purchase?
And the man bought it, paid for it and came out pushing the chair with the child carrying a beautiful package in his lap and, inside it, happy was the one-eyed doll.
Moral: The eyes of the soul are able to see beauty that the eyes of the face cannot see.

Maria Hilda de Jesus Alão

Text comprehension

1) What is the title of the text?

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2) Who is the author?

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3) How many paragraphs are there in the text?

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4) Where does this story take place?

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5) What are the characters in the story?

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6) What do you think about the attitude of the blonde doll in relation to the one-eyed doll?

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7) Why was the one-eyed doll always sad?

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8) In the end what happened to the two dolls?

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9) What did the girl think of the one-eyed doll?

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10) Make an illustration of the story.

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