Wish! Be a Storybook Character. Close your eyes. Imagine what make-believe storybook character you might become (if you could). Would you be... a wizard double-knotting moonbeams? a queen wearing silken shoes and gown? a mermaid exploring deep ocean caves? a giant's wife stirring stew in vats and barrels? a pirate swinging from ropes with telescopes? Imagine! Big Problems Lois Lowry I took on a perplexing life when I became a giant's wife. He has a monstrous appetite, says my cooking's a delight. But one encounters real perils when stirring stew in vats and barrels! And I am in a total quandary each time I try to do the laundry. His sweaters could encase three cars; his undies are the size of Mars! I have to climb upon a chair, stretch my arms to smooth his hair. It is a complicated struggle to hug or kiss or simply snuggle. He's very dear; I'm not complaining. I only wish I'd had some training! There ought to be some branch of science that gives advice to wives of giants! Excerpted from I Am Someone Else: Poems about Pretending by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Chris Hsu All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
