Maya closed her eyes and listened to the story of The Ugly Duckling, retold. She used word picture imagery to imagine what was happening. We stopped and discussed the plot, and Maya was right on. She didn't want it to end, and displayed such a compassionate heart as the plot unfolded. We watched a non-fiction clip of swan eggs hatching, and Maya was so enthusiastic about what was occurring. She was making connections to the story we read, and was so pleased to get to see them in real life. She was confused as to why the eggs hatching were all swans and there weren't any ducks like in the fairy tale. We stopped and discussed the difference of a fantasy fiction story and non fiction. As an extension, Maya painted her swan neck gourd to resemble the swan we saw on the footage.