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Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Where the Sidewalk Ends	comment	Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1974 poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. It contains 127 poems. The special edition, published 2004, contains an additional 12 poems.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1161fb48	type	Bizarre Alien Biology
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1161fb48	comment	Bizarre Alien Biology: "Double-Tail Dog" describes a dog with two tails, one of them being where its head should be.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_130436b9	type	Annoying Younger Sibling
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_130436b9	comment	Annoying Younger Sibling: In "For Sale", a boy gets so fed up with his annoying younger sister that he tries to auction her off, but nobody will buy her.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1320d787	type	Playing Sick
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1320d787	comment	Playing Sick: "Sick" is about a girl pretending to be sick to avoid having to go to school that day.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_18170c6f	type	Banned in China
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_18170c6f	comment	Banned in China: Was banned in many schools and libraries in the United States beginning in the mid-1980s.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1869b4b1	type	Unreliable Narrator
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1869b4b1	comment	Unreliable Narrator: In "Oh Have You Heard", the narrator presents false information with a playful tone. The reader is led to believe the narrator's statements until the reveal that it's an April Fools' Day prank.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_19102429	type	Twist Ending
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_19102429	comment	Twist Ending: "True Story" concludes with an unexpected and ironic twistâ€”the narrator's death.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_19209d54	type	Sibling Rivalry
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_19209d54	comment	Sibling Rivalry: "For Sale" portrays the narrator's frustration with his younger sister and his attempt to sell her to someone who might want her.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1b60dcba	type	The Bully
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1b60dcba	comment	The Bully: "Rudy Felsh" portrays Rudy as a nasty and vulgar kid. The description of his exceptional belching skills and the negative opinions of others suggest that Rudy exhibits bullying behavior.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1c5002bc	type	The Stoic
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1c5002bc	comment	The Stoic: In the poem "The Snowman", the titular snowman, who expresses a desire to see July despite the inevitability of his melting, maintains a brave and stoic demeanor, facing his impending demise with a smile.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1e7487cd	type	Breaking the Fourth Wall
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_1e7487cd	comment	Breaking the Fourth Wall: The final line of the poem "Afraid of the Dark" directly addresses the reader, imploring them not to close the book. In "Oh Have You Heard", the narrator directly addresses the reader, engaging them in the April Fools' Day prank.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_22071825	type	I'm a Humanitarian
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_22071825	comment	I'm a Humanitarian: The titular character of "Hungry Mungry" eats everything he can find to satisfy his appetite - including anyone who tries to stop him, such as his parents, police officers, and the army. In the end, after he's eaten all of planet Earth and the entire universe, he eats himself.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2207b002	type	Ambiguously Brown
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2207b002	comment	Ambiguously Brown: In "Colors", the narrator describes their skin as kind of sort of brownish, pinkish, yellowish, and white. This portrayal plays with the ambiguity of their racial or ethnic identity, blurring the lines between various skin tones.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_222dc873	type	Black Comedy
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_222dc873	comment	Black Comedy: "Point of View" combines humor with a darker theme, highlighting the irony and absurdity of holiday dinners from the animals' perspective. The contrast between the traditional celebrations and the somber viewpoint adds a comedic element to the poem. "Me-Stew" presents the chef's unconventional solution to the lack of ingredients. The macabre and absurd nature of the poem, where the chef willingly becomes the stew, creates a sense of dark, twisted humor.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_237404cc	type	Ironic Echo
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_237404cc	comment	Ironic Echo: In "The Crocodile's Toothache" a Depraved Dentist pulls the wrong tooth from a crocodile and exclaims "But what's one crocodile's tooth, more or less?" At that the dentist is ...gone. The narrator is puzzled by the dentist's sudden disappearance and simply concludes, "But what's one dentist, more or less?"
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2484396e	type	Know-Nothing Know-It-All
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2484396e	comment	Know-Nothing Know-It-All: In the poem, "Smart", a father gives his "smartest" son a dollar bill, and the boy trades it with someone for two quarters (because two is more than one), then he trades those for three dimes, then four nickels, and finally, five pennies. He then shows his dad, who turns red, closes his eyes and shakes his head, and the boy concludes that his dad is so proud he's speechless.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_24c6f22e	type	Trash of the Titans
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_24c6f22e	comment	Trash of the Titans: "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out" is about the title character letting the household garbage pile up until it overflows the house and reaches across the state.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_26b2747	type	Alliterative Title
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_26b2747	comment	Alliterative Title: Jimmy Jet and His TV Set
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_27636a1	type	Hellish Horse
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_27636a1	comment	Hellish Horse: The poem "Paul Bunyan" suggests that Paul intends to explore if there are trees in hell, riding away on his ox.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2ec219ee	type	Butterfly of Doom
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2ec219ee	comment	Butterfly of Doom: In the poem "Joey", Joey's action of knocking down the sun by throwing a stone at it sets off a chain of events that disrupts the natural order, causing darkness, stalled growth, and a perpetual night.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2fa7b051	type	Barefoot Sage
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_2fa7b051	comment	Barefoot Sage: The poem "My Beard" features a man with an extraordinarily long beard and does not wear shoes (or any clothes, for that matter), implying that he is in touch with nature and simplicity.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_31546b19	type	Hurricane of Excuses
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_31546b19	comment	Hurricane of Excuses: "Sick" is about a girl giving a long list of diseases and inflictions she supposedly has to get out of going to school. At the end of the poem, when she finds out it's Saturday, she's suddenly not sick anymore.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_34e3784f	type	Please, Don't Leave Me
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_34e3784f	comment	Please, Don't Leave Me: In the poem "Afraid of the Dark", Reginald Clark begs the reader not to close the book on him, expressing a fear of being left alone or abandoned.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_366dfa01	type	Silly Reason for War
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_366dfa01	comment	Silly Reason for War: In "The Generals", two enemy officers, General Clay and General Gore, confess that they find the war between them to be silly and boring, and try and think of something else to do instead. General Gore suggests going to the beach, but they both realize they're afraid of drowning. Deciding that they have nothing better to do, they restart the war and are both killed in the next assault. "With His Mouth Full of Food" hints at this trope as Milford's habit of talking with his mouth full while eating causes frustration and annoyance among his family members. The situation escalates to the point where they call in a "gluer" to have his mouth glued shut. This exaggerated response to a seemingly trivial issue adds an element of absurdity and hyperbole.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_36c64123	type	Gentle Giant
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_36c64123	comment	Gentle Giant: The giant in "Me and My Giant" is friends with a little girl, who communicates with him by scratching his toe, and he responds by tapping it.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_370aad9	type	Split Personality
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_370aad9	comment	Split Personality: "Us" portrays the internal battle between the narrator's old self and the person he is now. The two personas, "Me" and "Him," represent different aspects of the narrator's personality, with conflicting opinions and preferences.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_380faa43	type	Your Tomcat Is Pregnant
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_380faa43	comment	Your Tomcat Is Pregnant: "If I Had a Brontosaurus" is about a hypothetical pet brontosaurus being discovered to be female when it has babies.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_3e74b72e	type	The Pollyanna
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_3e74b72e	comment	The Pollyanna: The poem "The Land of Happy" contrasts with the typical depiction of a Pollyanna, as the narrator finds The Land of Happy to be boring and uninteresting since everyone is expected to be happy all the time.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: The poem "Eighteen Flavors" ends like this. After the narrator lists the flavors in his tall ice cream cone, he becomes saddened after dropping it all on the ground.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_42215dce	type	Ambiguous Ending
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_42215dce	comment	Ambiguous Ending: The poem "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too", ends with the mystery of what happened to Ickle Me, Pickle Me, and Tickle Me after they flew away in their flying shoe, leaving the fate of the characters open to interpretation. The poem "Snowman" leaves the question of whether the snowman ever sees July unanswered, leaving it open to interpretation.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_470bff94	type	Eats Babies
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_470bff94	comment	Eats Babies: "Dreadful" is about how "someone ate the baby." It was the narrator.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_475a6744	type	Becoming the Genie
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_475a6744	comment	Becoming the Genie: The poem "Jimmy Jet" entails a boy watching so much TV that he turns into a TV set.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_479f9ad0	type	Characterization Marches On
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_479f9ad0	comment	Characterization Marches On: The poem "Captain Hook" presents an alternative view of the menacing pirate from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, contrasting him with a more relatable and endearing portrayal by highlighting his struggles with common social etiquette and everyday activities.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_495904cc	type	Forgetful Jones
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_495904cc	comment	Forgetful Jones: The man in "I Must Remember" forgets to pace himself with certain foods meant to be eaten on certain occasions and ends up eating them all at once, showcasing his absent-mindedness. The speaker in the poem "Flag" forgets the names of the stars on the American flag, only remembering the ones for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_4eb0815	type	The Nth Doctor
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_4eb0815	comment	The Nth Doctor: In "Upstairs", the narrator describes moving a dozen times, but the family of wrens continues to live inside his hat.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_4f4372e9	type	Early-Installment Weirdness
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_4f4372e9	comment	Early-Installment Weirdness: Where the Sidewalk Ends is not only Silverstein's first collection of poems, it's also the only one where the title poem is not the first one.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_5360c039	type	Karmic Transformation
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_5360c039	comment	Karmic Transformation: In "Jimmy Jet and His TV Set" a young boy is so obsessed with television that he watches it all day every day. Because he watches so much TV, he literally turns into one. He slowly begins to transform and by the end of the poem, he's become a television set that other people watch.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_54956f54	type	Flat World
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_54956f54	comment	Flat World: The poem "The Edge of the World" is about the narrator visiting the edge of the world, confirming that the world is flat. A modified version of the illustration for this poem is also on the cover of the collection itself.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_54fb42f0	type	Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_54fb42f0	comment	Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress: "The Acrobats" plays with the concept of defying gravity through acrobatic maneuvers, emphasizing the physical challenge and risk involved in such acts.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_57efd4c4	type	Growing Up Sucks
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_57efd4c4	comment	Growing Up Sucks: "I Won't Hatch!" is from the point of view of a baby chick who refuses to leave the safety of their egg despite the cackling of the hens and the begging of the roosters, because they've heard about all the horrible things in the world like war, pollution, shouting people, and roaring airplanes.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_58f02a89	type	Sizeshifter
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_58f02a89	comment	Sizeshifter: The poem "Alice" talks about Alice from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland changing sizes when she drank from the "DRINK ME" bottle and ate from the "TASTE ME" plate.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_5a3b8032	type	The Un-Reveal
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_5a3b8032	comment	The Unreveal: The poem "Benjamin Bunnn" doesn't explain why Benjamin is unable to change his clothes or provide a resolution to the situation, leaving it open-ended.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_5fcedca	type	Big Eater
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_5fcedca	comment	Big Eater: "Melinda Mae" is about a girl who eats an entire whale. However, she takes eighty-nine years to do it. "I Must Remember" is about a man who forgets that he should reserve certain foods for certain occasions, and ends up eating them all at once. This trope is exaggerated in "Hungry Mungry", where a child eats everything to satisfy his appetite, including his entire city, the whole world, the entire universe, and finally, himself.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_62cae28a	type	Losing Your Head
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_62cae28a	comment	Losing Your Head: In "The Loser", a boy loses his head because it wasn't on tight enough. Having no means to find it, the boy decides to sit on a rock and rest, not knowing that the "rock" really is his head!
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_67f2c837	type	The Pig-Pen
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_67f2c837	comment	The Pig-Pen: "The Dirtiest Man In The World" is about Dirty Dan, who has never taken a shower and is covered in dirt from head to toe. He explains that he embraces his grime and filth, and while he could clean himself, he finds excuses not to.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6a49268	type	"Just So" Story
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6a49268	comment	In "The Unicorn", the unicorns are so busy playing games that they don't get on Noah's ark when the earth is flooding. They all drown, and that's why unicorns are extinct today.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6a696742	type	The Power of Love
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6a696742	comment	The Power of Love: The poem "Hug O'War" emphasizes the positive and unifying nature of love, showcasing the trope of love as a force that brings people together and promotes harmony.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6d8b4e42	type	Fantastic Flora
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6d8b4e42	comment	Fantastic Flora: "The Garden" describes a garden where jewels grow instead of ordinary plants. The vivid imagery of fruits and vegetables made of sapphires, rubies, jade, amethyst, pearls, and more adds a fantastical element to the poem.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6dbf7c8d	type	April Fools' Plot
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6dbf7c8d	comment	April Fools' Plot: In "Oh Have You Heard", the narrator engages in spreading false rumors and playing pranks on the reader. The poem captures the spirit of April Fools' Day, where people engage in practical jokes and spread false information for amusement.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6f81817b	type	Grows on Trees
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6f81817b	comment	Grows on Trees: The poem "The Garden" is about a man who grows plants that have fruits and vegetables made of gems, gold, and silver.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_6f81817b	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_71e514b5	type	Don't Try This at Home
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_71e514b5	comment	Don't Try This at Home: The poem "The Acrobats" showcases the specialized and skilled nature of acrobatics, suggesting that it should be left to trained professionals and not attempted by amateurs.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_71e514b5	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7315fd38	type	Covers Always Lie
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7315fd38	comment	Covers Always Lie: The cover has a drawing of two children and a dog peering over the edge of the earth. This is from a poem in the book called "The Edge of the World", not "Where the Sidewalk Ends". The title poem is about the grassy spot between the sidewalk and the street, and it has no illustration in the book.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_76b4b7dd	type	The Comically Serious
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_76b4b7dd	comment	The Comically Serious: In "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too", Tickle Me serving coffee and mulligan stew while Ickle Me and Pickle Me are having fun and flying higher adds a comically serious element to the poem.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_796f842b	type	Treehouse of Fun
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_796f842b	comment	Treehouse of Fun: "Tree House" talks about how wonderful a treehouse is, contrasting it against a street house where people have to be neat.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_796f842b	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7a12aabf	type	New Media Are Evil
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7a12aabf	comment	New Media Are Evil: "Jimmy Jet and His TV Set" is about a boy so obsessed with his television set that he turns into one.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7a82c3d2	type	All Love Is Unrequited
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7a82c3d2	comment	All Love Is Unrequited: In "Won't You?", the narrator expresses his interest in several girls, but each one is already involved with someone else or uninterested in him. The poem captures the theme of longing for someone who does not reciprocate the same feelings.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7ad0e492	type	Imaginary Friend
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7ad0e492	comment	Imaginary Friend: The poem "Me and My Giant" describes a girl's relationship with a giant, who may be seen as an imaginary friend due to the fantastical nature of their interactions.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7ad0e492	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7eb73553	type	Bullying a Dragon
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7eb73553	comment	In "The Crocodile's Toothache" a dentist climbs into a crocodiles mouth and proceeds to gleefully and unnecessarily pull some of its teeth.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7eb73553	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7ec8506d	type	Animal Talk
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7ec8506d	comment	Animal Talk: The poem "The Farmer and the Queen" gives the animals the ability to communicate with the farmer and provide answers to his questions.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_7ec8506d	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_848bec3d	type	Wishing for More Wishes
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_848bec3d	comment	Wishing for More Wishes: In "Lester", the eponymous character encounters a goblin that grants him one wish. The boy wishes for two wishes, which he gets, surprisingly enough. So with each wish, he wishes for two more wishes, giving him four wishes. And with each of those wishes, he wishes for two more, giving him eight. This goes on for some time, until the boy dies, presumably from old age. All that's left of him is a humongous pile of unused wishes. The narrator of the story then invites the reader to take a few, and warns the reader not to "waste your wishes on wishing."
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_848bec3d	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_859ec5d8	type	The Fair Folk
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_859ec5d8	comment	The Fair Folk: The poem "Magic" references encounters with magical beings such as leprechauns, elves, and mermaids.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_859ec5d8	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_868409c	type	Broken Pedestal
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_868409c	comment	Broken Pedestal: The poem "The Little Blue Engine", which is a humorous take on the classic story The Little Engine That Could, subverts the expectation that the little blue engine will succeed, as he ultimately crashes and fails. The poem implies that believing in oneself is not always enough to overcome challenges, highlighting the importance of practical preparation and action.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_868409c	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_89f623b4	type	Green Gators
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_89f623b4	comment	Green Gators: In "The Unicorn", the refrain is a list of different kinds of animals, including "green alligators".
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8a9eb844	type	Perspective Flip
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8a9eb844	comment	Perspective Flip: "One Inch Tall" imagines the world from the perspective of someone who is only one inch tall. The poem explores the different experiences and challenges that would arise from being so tiny. "The One Who Stayed" is a take on The Pied Piper of Hamelin from the perspective of one of the children of Hamelin. They recall all the other children following the piper over the hills, never to return. The narrator is the only one who did not follow the piper — they heard his music, but were too afraid to follow. "Point of View" presents a shift in perspective from the human viewpoint of enjoying holiday dinners to imagining the viewpoint of the animals being consumed. The change in perspective challenges the reader's assumptions and encourages them to see things from a different angle.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8c6fff90	type	I Am Big Boned
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8c6fff90	comment	I Am Big Boned: In "Who", the narrator exaggerates their physical prowess and invincibility. They claim to possess extraordinary strength, courage, and abilities that set them apart from others.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8e20ae0d	type	Child Prodigy
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8e20ae0d	comment	Child Prodigy: The poem "What a Day" describes the narrator as an eight-year-old who plays the tuba, but his tuba cannot play because, as the illustration shows, his baby brother has somehow gotten inside it.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8f7e610d	type	Autocannibalism
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8f7e610d	comment	Autocannibalism: "Hungry Mungry" ends with Hungry Mungry eating his body, after having already eaten all of the world and the universe. "Me-Stew" is all about a chef who doesn't have any ingredients to put in his stew, so he puts himself in.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8f7e610d	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8f842f45	type	Multiple Head Case
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8f842f45	comment	Multiple Head Case: The narrator of "Us" has a second face on the back of his head, and the two of them can never agree on anything, which symbolizes the internal conflict between the narrator's old self and who he is now. In "Chester", the title character grows a second head.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_8f842f45	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_903f65bf	type	The Hat Makes the Man
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_903f65bf	comment	The Hat Makes the Man: In "Upstairs", a family of wrens mistake the narrator's hat for a nest and make it their home. The hat serves as a defining characteristic or identifier for the narrator, and the presence of the wrens adds an unexpected dimension to the narrator's identity.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_903f65bf	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_914d2308	type	Why We Need Garbagemen
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_914d2308	comment	Why We Need Garbagemen: "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" is a humorous poem about a girl who absolutely refuses to take the garbage out, no matter how much her father nags her. It piles up so high that it fills the entire house and reaches up to the sky, and only then does she decide to take it out, but by then it's much too late.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_91cecc1e	type	Exaggerated Trope
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_91cecc1e	comment	This trope is exaggerated in "Hungry Mungry", where a child eats everything to satisfy his appetite, including his entire city, the whole world, the entire universe, and finally, himself.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_91cecc1e	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_91e894b4	type	Apocalypse How
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_91e894b4	comment	Apocalypse How: In "Hungry Mungry", when Mungry starts out by eating his parents, and then proceeds to go all the way up to Class X-4 by eating up his hometown, then the world, the entire universe, and finally himself!
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_91e894b4	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_96709930	type	Posthumous Narration
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_96709930	comment	Posthumous Narration: The poem "True Story", played for laughs.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_97994086	type	Language of Love
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_97994086	comment	Language of Love: The poem "Me and My Giant" introduces the "scratch-tap code," a unique communication method between the girl and the giant.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_97994086	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_9bca83eb	type	Death by Irony
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_9bca83eb	comment	Death by Irony: In the poem "Lester", the title character gets Three Wishes. He turns out to have some levels of smartassery, as he starts spending his wishes on more wishes. He keeps doing this his entire life, but never actually uses his wishes for anything else, so by the time he dies he has millions.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_9bca83eb	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_a98abeda	type	Roguish Romani
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_a98abeda	comment	Roguish Romani: "The Gypsies Are Coming" is all about how the titular people are coming to "buy little children and take them away". Later editions censor it to replace "gypsies" with the nonsense word "googies". The poem's illustration, which depicts a stereotypical "gypsy" carrying off children in a sack, was kept, however.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_a98abeda	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_aa36bec1	type	Hair Wings
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_aa36bec1	comment	Hair Wings: The poem "The Long-Haired Boy" is about a boy with ridiculously long hair who was mercilessly teased about it until his weeping caused it to flap like wings, carrying him into the air.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_aa36bec1	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ad22fa80	type	Apocalyptic Log
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ad22fa80	comment	Apocalyptic Log: In "Boa Constrictor", the narrator describes how they are being Swallowed Whole by a boa constrictor, right up until the snake swallows their head. Also "True Story" where the last line says they died.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ad22fa80	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ad641426	type	Trademark Favorite Food
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ad641426	comment	Trademark Favorite Food: Peanut butter sandwiches for the king in "Peanut Butter Sandwich", practically to the point of addiction. It's all he eats, and he passes a decree that all anyone can learn in school is how to make peanut butter sandwiches.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ad641426	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ae3c0b6	type	Bath Suicide
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ae3c0b6	comment	Bath Suicide: The poem "Skinny" humorously presents the scenario of Skinny McGuinn being washed down the drain while taking a bath, suggesting an accidental "bath suicide" due to his extreme thinness.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ae3c0b6	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b4e143c7	type	Modesty Shorts
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b4e143c7	comment	Modesty Shorts: The girl on the cover illustration reveals hers as she bends over to view the edge of the world.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b4eff8a8	type	Epic Fail
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b4eff8a8	comment	Epic Fail: The poem "Spaghetti" describes a situation where a party goes awry due to the guests misunderstanding the instructions and throwing spaghetti instead of confetti.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b4eff8a8	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b538d607	type	"What's Inside?" Plot
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b538d607	comment	"What's Inside?" Plot: "What's in the Sack?" is about how everyone the narrator meets asks him what's in the giant sack he carries.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b58b4e3c	type	Too Dumb to Live
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b58b4e3c	comment	Too Dumb to Live: In "The Unicorn", the unicorns are so busy playing games that they don't get on Noah's ark when the earth is flooding. They all drown, and that's why unicorns are extinct today. In "The Crocodile's Toothache" a dentist climbs into a crocodiles mouth and proceeds to gleefully and unnecessarily pull some of its teeth.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b58b4e3c	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b77eb3b2	type	Revenge by Proxy
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b77eb3b2	comment	Revenge by Proxy: In "Magical Eraser", the boy, unable to prove the magical eraser's power, decides to use it on the girl who doubted him. By erasing her, he gets back at her for calling him a liar and doubting his claims.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b77eb3b2	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b7e0c5ff	type	Love Triangle
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_b7e0c5ff	comment	Love Triangle: "Just Me, Just Me" portrays Marie's affection towards multiple individuals, including the narrator, Maurice McGhee, Louise Dupree, and even a willow tree. The presence of multiple love interests creates a sense of competition and conflicting emotions within the poem.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_bc74ef27	type	Berserk Button
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_bc74ef27	comment	Berserk Button: In "What's in the Sack?", the narrator is repeatedly asked by other people about the contents in his sack, and becomes increasingly annoyed by the constant questioning.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_bc74ef27	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_c70aa6d	type	Animal Sweet on Object
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_c70aa6d	comment	Animal Sweet on Object: Played for Drama in "The Bagpipe Who Didn't Say No". The poem tells how a tired turtle found a bagpipe on the beach and fell in love with it. Of course, the bagpipe can't speak, so the "relationship" progresses through a long string of requests from the turtle until he tries cuddling the bagpipe and it says "aaooga". Taking this as a sign he's offended his "love", the turtle begs "her" to tell him that it's not over and "she" doesn't want him to leave, but of course the bagpipe can't speak.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_c70aa6d	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_c97c198d	type	Happiness Is Mandatory
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_c97c198d	comment	Happiness Is Mandatory: The poem "The Land of Happy" presents the titular Land of Happy as a place where everyone is expected to be happy all the time, implying a societal pressure to conform to a specific emotional state.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_c97c198d	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_cd3703a2	type	Genre Mashup
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_cd3703a2	comment	Genre Mashup: "True Story" combines elements from different genres, including Western (outlaws and horses), pirate tales, fantasy (mermaids and eagles), and adventure stories. The poem blends these genres to create a whimsical and unpredictable narrative.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_cd3703a2	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_cdfe12c3	type	Nothing Is Scarier
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_cdfe12c3	comment	Nothing Is Scarier: Sarah's demise at the end of "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" is not elaborated on, letting the reader's imagination run wild.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_cdfe12c3	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d148b019	type	Mundane Made Awesome
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d148b019	comment	Mundane Made Awesome: The poem "Magic" emphasizes that the narrator's experiences of magic are self-created, contrasting with the fantastical encounters of others. The poem "Warning" elevates the act of sticking a finger up one's nose into an amusing and exaggerated situation involving a sharp-toothed snail. The poem "Ourchestra" elevates body parts into musical instruments, showcasing the trope of transforming ordinary things into extraordinary tools. The poem "If The World Was Crazy" humorously presents absurd and unconventional food combinations, such as a lemonade sandwich and roasted ice cream, as well as unconventional clothing choices like a chocolate suit and licorice shoes.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d148b019	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d72b162f	type	Technicolor Eyes
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d72b162f	comment	Technicolor Eyes: In "Colors", the narrator describes their eyes as grayish-blueish-green but mentions that they look orange in the night. This portrayal highlights the uniqueness and variability of their eye color, adding a sense of intrigue and wonder.
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d72b162f	featureApplicability	1.0
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d7d8e447	type	Depraved Dentist
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d7d8e447	comment	Depraved Dentist: One receives his comeuppance in "The Crocodile's Toothache" when he sadistically pulls a crocodile's teeth.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d839c530	type	The Unfettered
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_d839c530	comment	The Unfettered: "The Dirtiest Man in the World" portrays Dirty Dan's disregard for societal norms and expectations regarding personal hygiene. He chooses to live in dirt and filth, defying conventional cleanliness standards.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_dd46397e	type	Just Desserts
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_dd46397e	comment	Subverted in "The Crocodile's Toothache". True, the crocodile ate the dentist, but that was only after the dentist had caused the crocodile a lot of pain.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_df41acb	type	Casual Danger Dialogue
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_df41acb	comment	Casual Danger Dialogue: In "Boa Constrictor", the narrator is talking about the titular snake as it eats them, under-reacting to the danger until it is too late.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e062bcc4	type	Sink or Swim Mentor
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e062bcc4	comment	Sink or Swim Mentor: The poem "Pirate Captain Jim" depicts Captain Jim as a mentor figure, pushing a young boy to face challenges and learn new skills.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e1fcb183	type	Loony Laws
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e1fcb183	comment	Loony Laws: In "Peanut Butter Sandwich", all of the king's subjects are very stupid because he passed a law that the only thing they're allowed to learn in school is how to make a peanut butter sandwich.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e24d2d5c	type	Reptiles Are Abhorrent
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e24d2d5c	comment	Reptiles Are Abhorrent: "Boa Constrictor" is about the narrator being eaten by a boa constrictor. Subverted in "The Crocodile's Toothache". True, the crocodile ate the dentist, but that was only after the dentist had caused the crocodile a lot of pain.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e2a41c3b	type	Literal-Minded
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e2a41c3b	comment	Literal-Minded: In "With His Mouth Full of Food", Milford Dupree's parents use exaggerated comparisons involving animals and consequences to highlight the rudeness of talking with one's mouth full of food. Their statements are taken literally, leading to humorous and exaggerated responses.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e49686	type	The Hero
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e49686	comment	The Hero: The poem "The Long-Haired Boy" explores the townspeople's reaction to the long-haired boy's newfound ability to fly. They cheer, chase after him, and consider him a hero, showcasing the trope of characters who are admired and celebrated for their extraordinary actions or abilities.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e567510d	type	Determinator
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e567510d	comment	Determinator: In "Melinda Mae", Melinda persists in her goal of eating an entire whale despite being told she is too small. She demonstrates determination and perseverance by taking small bites and chewing slowly over the course of eighty-nine years.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e9e35e8f	type	Exact Words
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_e9e35e8f	comment	Exact Words: In "Ridiculous Rose", Rose's mother tells her not to eat with her fingers. Rose says "Okay" and eats with her toes instead.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_edfb8d92	type	The Generation Gap
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_edfb8d92	comment	The Generation Gap: The poem "Ma and God" explores the contrasting perspectives of a mother and her child, highlighting the differences in their beliefs and values.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_eea96e78	type	Swallowed Whole
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_eea96e78	comment	Swallowed Whole: In "It's Dark in Here", the narrator describes being inside a lion after getting too close to its cage. This situation involves the literal act of being swallowed by a predator, creating a sense of danger, darkness, and confinement.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_f4aeb714	type	Human Aliens
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_f4aeb714	comment	Human Aliens: Downplayed. The poem "The Planet of Mars" describes the aliens on Mars as very human-like, except for the fact that they have heads on their bottoms.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_f4c4000b	type	Home Sweet Home
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_f4c4000b	comment	Home Sweet Home: In "Upstairs", a family of wrens has made the narrator's hat their home, despite the narrator's desire to get away from them.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_fbd285b7	type	Comically Missing the Point
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_fbd285b7	comment	Comically Missing the Point: In "Peanut Butter Sandwich", the king's mouth is glued shut after eating an extra-sticky peanut butter sandwich. After twenty years of constant toil, he finally opens his mouth again... and his first words are "How about a peanut butter sandwich?"
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_fccd06b6	type	Beware the Nice Ones
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_fccd06b6	comment	Beware the Nice Ones: "The Yipiyuk" is about a small creature called a yipiyuk, who bites on a man's toe without any apparent reason and refuses to let go, despite the man's attempts to free himself. This showcases that even seemingly harmless creatures can have unexpected aggression.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ff17ccf1	type	Innocently Insensitive
Where the Sidewalk Ends / int_ff17ccf1	comment	Innocently Insensitive: In "Minnow Minnie", the narrator asks their friend about their missing pet minnow, unaware of the potential distress caused by their innocent question. The friend's act of drinking Ovaltine without realizing the minnow was in it adds a touch of innocence and unintentional insensitivity to the situation.
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