Papa’s Parrot Summary

Summary

Papa’s Parrot

1. Harry Tillian and his father had a very close relationship.

How would they consider each other?

They considered

each other as friends.

2. Harry once enjoyed visiting his father’s store.

What kind of store did Mr. Tillian own?

He owned a candy and nut

shop.

3. As Harry grew older he would not visit his father as often at the candy and nut shop.

At what age did Harry stop visiting his father as often?

At the age of twelve, Harry

stopped visiting his father as

often.

4. Harry and his junior high school friends had more spending money.

Where would Harry and his friends visit?

They would visit a burger place.

5. Mr. Tillian purchased an expensive parrot to have at the store.

Why did Mr. Tillian buy a parrot?He bought the parrot to keep

him company at the candy and

nut shop.

6. Harry saw Mr. Tillian talking to the Parrot inside the shop.

How did Harry feel when he saw that?

Harry felt embarrassed.

7. One day Mr. Tillian was unpacking caramels and felt pain in his chest.

Where was Mr. Tillian taken to?

Mr. Tillian was taken to the

hospital.

8. As Mr. Tillian stayed in the hospital he became worried about his responsibilities.

What was he worried about?

He was worried about the store and Rocky, the

parrot.

9. Harry promised his father that he would visit the store and feed Rocky.

When did he say he would visit the store?

Harry promised to visit the shop every day after

school.

10. The next day after school, Harry went to the candy and nut shop.

How did the shop look?

The shop had boxes and caramels spilled

on the floor.

11. Harry began to unpack the new candy shipments. Suddenly he heard someone say “Hello!”

Who said “Hello!”?

Rocky, the parrot said “Hello!”.

12. Harry began feeling annoyed by Rocky. Suddenly he felt chills down his back because Rocky said “Where's Harry? Miss him”. What did Harry realize by this time?

He realized that Mr. Tillian would

say those words to Rocky.

Harry felt guilty.

13. Harry finally realized his father would talk to Rocky and tell Rocky how much he missed him.

• How did that make Harry feel?

14. After Harry cleaned up the shop he decided to visit his father at the hospital.

Why do you think he went to visit Mr. Tillian?

Harry visited his father to make up for all the

time he had not visited him at the

shop.

What is the

message of the

author?

Which parrot do you think is the one Mr. Tillian

purchased?

Comparative Table

Love to be cuddled

Larger than most parrots

Are not known to imitate speech

Intelligent

Can be sizes small to large

Can learn up to 4000 different spoken phrases

Playful and affectionate

Small

Do not imitate human speech.

Cockatoo

Cockatoo

MacawMacaw LovebirdLovebird

Cockatoo

Macaw

Lovebird

Some Parrots:Some Parrots:

Have you ever had a problem with your parents and then realized you were

wrong?

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2, 2009

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