Summary for pg 38-44

Back in Ms. Paley's classroom, Nelson and Angelo commiserate (this means sharing sad feelings together) about being excluded. Two other boys (usually the 'bosses') say that Nelson must be 'bad guy' to play with them. Nelson doesn't want to do this and is excluded from the game. The boys say that there can't be a third good guy, but later let a different child be the third 'good guy'. 

But Ms. Paley realizes that the question of rejection is not an easy one. Even Clara, who is often excluded by Lisa, becomes a 'boss' and rejects Cynthia. She is embarrassed when Ms. Paley asks her, but doesn't want to give up her position. 

Ms. Paley discusses what the First Graders said with her class. The children are amazed that older children would also think about this rule and would have so much to say.

Story - Annabella meets the tiny people and finds out that they live inside the orange cactus flowers. The orange people are surprised by the eagle's attack. The eagle took the Prince Orange Flower. Magpie and Annabella promise to go to where the eagle lives and get Prince Orange Flower back. They tell the tiny orange people that eagles usually don't attack people.
Magpie will go to the eagle's nest by himself - it's too dark for Annabella to climb - and he tells Annabella to go back to her father.

Discussion Questions for 33-38

- What can children learn from exclusion?

- Where do we encourage cooperation? Where do we allow exclusion?

- What do you think will happen next in the Magpie story?

Summary for pg. 33-38

Ms. Paley begins visiting the elementary school to ask the children about the new rule "You Can't Say You Can't Play" 
She is surprise by how well they remember every time they were excluded in kindergarten (and after). She asks them the two main questions: "Is it fair? Will it work?"
The children share their experiences. They talk about 'bosses' and unspoken rules about who can play and when. The children all feel very strongly about the questions, but their thinking is not the same.
Ms. Paley shares a story about her friends' building that shares a playground with two other buildings. There is a rule there that "Everyone can play." She says none of the children have a problem with this rule there. She asks can it be possible in the classroom. The children still don't seem sure.

Story - The prince and Magpie comfort Annabella about her trouble with the flowers. The group finds a cave to rest for the night. While they are getting ready, they see an eagle swoop down and pick a small flower and fly away. The other flowers fall down the mountain. Annabella and Magpie go to see what happened.
They discover that the "flowers" are actually tiny people wearing flower costumes. They go to see if they can help.