Ulysses spent all his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice
student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding. Ulysses responded, "I've read about
sledding in books, and it sounds miserable.
No, thank you." On another day,
a different friendly
"I've read that
student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs. Ulysses responded, "I've read
hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you." Nobody asked Ulysses to hang
out again, but
he did read about
friends in his books.
9. What is the theme of this story?
10.
What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?