Alone

by Arnold Lobel

Questions for Philosophical Discussion
by Mary Cowhey and Thomas Wartenberg
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Toad asks, " Why does Frog want to be alone?"

1. Do you ever want to be alone?
2. When you are alone, how do you feel?
3. If your best friend told you he or she wanted to be alone, how would it make you feel?
   

There is a difference between being lonely and being alone.

1. Does being alone makes you lonely?
2. What make you feel lonely?
3. What helps you not feel lonely?
   

Frog says, " I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think how everything is so fine."

1. Do you ever want to be alone just to think about how fine everything is?
2. What do you think about when you are alone?
3. What do you like to do when you are alone?
   

Frog feels good because the sun is shining, because he is a frog, and because Toad is his friend.

1. What makes you feel good about your life?
2. Would you like to spend sometime thinking about things that are good?
3. Why isn't Frog lonely when he is alone?

At the end of the story, Frog and Toad enjoy being alone together.

1. How can two people be alone together?
2. Have you ever been alone together? With whom? What was it like?

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