This lovely story, “The Tale of Desperaux” by Kate DiCamillo is about being different, of hardship, hope and love.
“His ears are too big,” said his sister Merlot. “Those are the biggest ears I’ve ever seen.”
“Look,” said a brother named Furlough, “his eyes are open. Pa, his eyes are open. They shouldn’t be open.”
It is true. Despereaux’s eyes should not have been open. But they were. He was staring at the sun reflecting off his mother’s mirror. The light was shining onto the ceiling in an oval of brilliance, and he was smiling up at the sight.
“There’s something wrong with him,” said the father. “Leave him alone.”
. . .
“The last one,” said the father. “And he’ll be dead soon. He can’t live. Not with his eyes open like that.”
But, listener, he did live.
This is his story.
from The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo.
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