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Help Ganesha find Mr. Mouse!

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By Sanjay Patel and Emily HaynesCHRONICLEBOOKS.COM/GANESHASSWEETTOOTH

Art © 2012 by Sanjay Patel

Write your own epic poem!In Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth, Ganesha listens to Vyasa the poet write the epic poem of the Mahabharata. Fill out the blanks to complete the poem. If you need inspiration, read the first stanza of Ganesha’s version of the poem to the right.

I am Ganesha.I wonder what I should do with my broken tusk.I hear Vyasa telling me a story.I see Mr. Mouse coming towards me.I want to tell others about the Mahabharata.I am a writer.

I am

I wonder

I hear

I see

I want

I am

(your name)

(something of curiosity)

(an imaginary sound)

(an imaginary sight)

(an actual desire)

(a different noun to describe yourself)

I pretend

I feel

I touch

I worry

I cry

I am

(something you actually pretend to do)

(a feeling about something imaginary)

(an imaginary touch)

(something that bothers you)

(something that makes you sad)

(the first line of the poem repeated)

I understand

I say

I dream

I try

I hope

I am

(something that is true)

(something you believe in)

(something you dream about)

(something you really make an effort about)

(something you actually hope for)

(the first line of poem repeated)

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Art © 2012 by Sanjay Patel

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