Two Ears Have I
by Doug McInnes

In the mirror one early morning, after sleeping very sound, I touched my right ear with my hand, and guess what I found. Looking back I saw, that my hand now was on my left ear, my right ear on the other side, I'm sure the glass was clear. This can't be right I thought, because without a glass to see, to touch my ears I find, they're both where they should be. If I could take my ears off, to change from side to side, they would not fit my head at all, no matter how I tried. To look into the glass again, would I see back of my head? No of course, I'd see my face, and backs of ears instead. But if you want to make it right, just turn your head around, and all would be correct again, right back where they were found. The moral of this story is, "Don't tamper with your head", leave your head alone my friend, and change your mind instead.  

Have you ever read a story that seems to make little sense? Does it usually turn out to be a joke? Talk about how a mirror reflects the opposite of what it sees. What does that make you think of?

Questions

1. What did Doug find when he looked in the mirror?

2. If his ears didn't change position, what changed?

3. What's another name for mirror?

4. Why do you think Doug was looking in the mirror?

5. How does a mirror work?

6. What is a moral?

7. What does the last line in the story mean?

8. Use the word tamper in a sentence.