What Other Kids Say About the Story Story: The Enormous Nose (*Note: kids' grammar & spelling has been corrected) Stephanie, age 12 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? They didn't want him to feel bad about his nose. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? He realized about his nose when he was going to kiss her hand. It took so long because he thought he was perfect. Martin, age 12 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? They did not want him to feel bad about himself because he might not want to eat or he might say stuff about himself. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? He found out when he tried kissing the princess hand. It took so long because everyone in the castle was trying to keep him from thinking he had a big nose. Pat, age 11     Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? So the queen wouldn't get mad. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? He realized it when he was going to kiss the princess. It took so long because every person lied to him. Katie, age 6 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? So he could be respected and not laughed at. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? When he tried to kiss the princess' hand. Because no one told him. Chelsea, Amanda, Matt; ages 7, 7 & 8      Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? So his nose wouldn't make him trip. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? Noses take long times to grow small. Laura, age 10      Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? They protected him because they didn't want to hurt the prince's feelings. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? It took so long because the prince thought since everyone was saying that his long nose was a thing of beauty and that evreyone had a big nose that it was a thing everyone had. Heather, age 8 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? Because they thought he would be embarrassed. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? It took twenty years for him to find out, because the queen and king kept telling him lies. Tilly, age 6      Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? Because they did not want the Queen to freak out. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? The Prince found out about his nose when he tried to kiss Princess Rosebud's hand. It took very long for the Prince to find out about his nose because nobody told him about it. Kristin and Kyle, age 10 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? They told him all sorts of dreadful stories about people with short noses. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? When he was at the palace and tried to kiss Princess Rosebud, but his nose was too long. His courtiers made him believe different stories about his nose. Ronni, age 10 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? Because they didn't want any one to think that he had a big nose. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? They prince realized about his nose when he went to kiss Princess Rosebud's hand. And it took so long because everyone told him that all the great stars had a big nose. So he thought that he had a perfectly good nose. JESSICA, age 11 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SPELL. THE PESON THAT MADE THE SPELL PROBABLY MEANT FOR THEM TO DO THAT SO THE KING WOULD DEFINATELY LEARN HIS LESON TO NOT MAKE FUN OF SOMEONE'S APPEARANCE BECAUSE IT COULD BE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU'RE CLOSE TO. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? WHEN IT WAS IN HIS INTEREST. IT TOOK SO LONG BECAUSE EVERYONE TOLD HIM WHILE HE WAS GROWING UP THAT A BIG NOSE WAS BETTER THAN A SMALLER NOSE. Louise, age 8 Why did the royal court protect the prince from the truth about his nose? Because they did not want the prince to be a wimp. When did the prince realize the truth about his nose? Why did it take so long? Because he thought the people were lying. ©Copyright 1998-1999 Elaine Lindy -- All rights reserved. E-mail: whootieowl@storiestogrowby.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 600344 / Newtonville, MA 02460-0004 Web: http://www.storiestogrowby.com