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According to Rani, when did Ami start showing Bibi
too much attention?
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Do you think Bibi the chicken is really as silly
as Rani thinks she is? Explain.
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Why does Rani dislike Bibi the chicken so much?
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There are many emotions that we can feel: happy,
sad, angry, jealous, and surprised. Which of these emotions is Rani feeling
toward Bibi?
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Why does Rani get angry when Ami brings Bibi
inside and makes a nest in the cupboard?
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Do you think she’s right to get angry? Would you
be angry if that happened to you? Explain.
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Why doesn’t Rani want Bibi to have her old dress?
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Could the story take place where you live?
Explain your answer.
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How can you tell right away that this story takes
place in another country?
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How would the story be different if Bibi told the
story?
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How would the story be different if Ami told the
story?
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Rani’s name means ‘Queen’ and Bibi’s name means
‘Miss’. Why do you think the author chose these names for the story?
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If you wrote a story about a pet how would it be
different?
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Describe how Rani acts when they hear the strange
noise?
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What do you think will happen after the story?
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There are some foreign words in the story: tonga,
lussi, buchi. With help from the illustrations explain what these words
mean.
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Do you think Bibi understood Rani when Rani told
her she’d like to eat her?
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How did the chick get in the cupboard?
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What probably happened to Bibi?
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Find Pakistan, and then Lahore on a map. (Social
Studies)
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What is the climate like? How hot does it get in
the daytime in summer? In winter? How cool does it get at night?
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What kind of clothes do people in Pakistan wear? (shalwar
kameez) In Silly Chicken and Ruler of the Courtyard the
women are wearing shalwar kameez. Men wear them too.
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Colour the picture of a shalwar kameez included
below. Remember to add in some decorations especially at the neck and
sleeves. Where does the ‘nala’ go? What does the nala do? (The ‘nala’ is
a drawstring that is used to gather up the many folds of the shalwar.)
(Social Studies /Visual Art)
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If there are South Asian children in the class
maybe one of them could bring in a shalwar kameez and nala to show the
others.
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In the story Rani
brings some ‘ice cold lussi’ for her mother. Teachers, make some lussi for
the students to taste. Take one part butter milk add one part water, a
little bit of salt and some ice cubes. This drink was often used to cool
people during the long hot Pakistani summers.
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Write a story about a time when you may have felt
the same way as Rani.
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Check the illustrations throughout the book. Are
Bibi’s legs really that long and unusual for a chicken? Why does Rani say
this about Bibi?
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Act out the story.
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Write a song or chant that Rani might compose
about Buchi.
