The Granddad and the Dandelion — Flashcards

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The main character is an old man who lives alone in a small shack. He has no family or friends, so he talks to a dandelion in his garden every evening.

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The old man tells stories to the dandelion because it listens quietly and patiently. He says, 'He knows how to listen,' which means the dandelion pays attention without interrupting, just like a good …

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A dandelion is a small yellow flower with soft white seeds that float away in the wind. In the story, it grows in the old man’s garden and becomes his special listener.

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The dandelion changes from a yellow flower into a white, fluffy ball. The wind blows its seeds everywhere, and new dandelions grow from them—just like the old man’s stories spread through the children…

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The dandelion symbolizes listening, friendship, and the spread of stories. Like the dandelion’s seeds that grow into new flowers, the old man’s stories live on through the children who remember them.

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The children were surprised because they saw the old man talking but no one was listening. They couldn’t believe he was telling stories to a flower, which seemed strange to them at first.

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'Bewildered' means confused or puzzled. In the story, the children looked bewildered when they heard the old man talking to a dandelion because they couldn’t understand why he would do that.

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A shack is a small, simple house, often made of wood or metal. In the story, the old man lives in a shack, which shows he lives a quiet and simple life.