Wriggling Words
Velveteen Vocab
Who Am I?
Fairy Facts
Who Said It?
100
a child’s room or a playroom
What is a nursery?
100
a tunnel or hole dug by an animal
What is burrows?
100
I was the first toy the boy slept with.
Who is the China Dog?
100
The Velveteen Rabbit was stuffed with: cotton sawdust wool rags
What is sawdust?
100
“I am Real! I am Real! The Boy said so!”
Who is the Velveteen Rabbit?
200
very hard to explain or understand
What is mysterious?
200
old, cheap, dirty, falling apart
What is shabby?
200
I have lived longer than all of the other toys.
Who is the Skin Horse?
200
The person who made the skin horse real was: Nana Boy’s Uncle Timothy Boy
Who is the Boy's Uncle?
200
“You were Real to the Boy because he loved you so. Now you shall be Real to everyone.”
Who is the Nursery Magic Fairy?
300
a crease or a fold; to pucker into folds and creases
What is wrinkled?
300
to turn red in the face
What is flushed?
300
I was made by disabled soldiers and have jointed legs. I pretend that I was connected to the government.
Who is Timothy the Lion?
300
Which did the boy NOT do to the Velveteen Rabbit? Hug him tightly Push him hard underneath the pillows so he could hardly breathe Kick him so it hurt Make tunnels for him
What is kick him?
300
“Why, he looks just like my old bunny that was lost when I had scarlet fever.”
Who is the Boy?
400
to lie close to someone or to hold something close for warmth or protection; to show affection
What is snuggled?
400
to destroy the disease germs in or on something
What is disinfected?
400
I was too busy to burn the Velveteen Rabbit right away.
Who is the gardener?
400
When the Velveteen Rabbit met the real rabbits, they were: Quite furry Made well for their seams didn’t show Twitching their noses All of the Above
What is All of the Above?
400
“You must have your old bunny! Fancy all that fuss for a toy!”
Who is Nana?
500
excellent, magnificent, very fine
What is splendid?
500
situated in the rear, back, posterior
What is hind?
500
I have lost most of my paint and talk about my riggings in mechanical terms.
Who is the model boat?
500
The first time the Boy said the Velveteen Rabbit was Real was: On Christmas Day During the cold winter months after Christmas In the spring after the Boy left him outside In the summer when the Boy got sick
What is in the summer when the Boy got sick?
500
“When a child loves you for a long time, not just to play with but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.”
Who is the Skin Horse?
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