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Worksheet
The last character, the Bull, uses physical in mida on to get what he wants. This type of manipula on becomes more sophis cated as we get older and becomes threats to our security (job), family (divorce) or friendships.
As adults, we are not threaten physically as o en as are children (we will tend not to associate with someone who physically threatens us) but we s ll can experience threats of being ostracized by our peer work group or family. If we don’t go along with something because is not in our best self-interest (foolish, childish or hur ul), the use of this type of in mida on by others is fairly common. We use the physical threat in this story because of the age and lack of “sophis ca on” of our audience but the message is just as appropriate for adults.
Again, when the children iden fy what the Bull might say, the more intense the image and irra onal the self messages the more nega ve the emo ons. You will expect that fear is the primary emo on in this situa on.
As with the other types of manipula on, the Young Girl did not change her garden and was even more debilitated by this emo onal reac on than to the others. Fear, if not challenged becomes more intense and tends to generalize to similar situa ons (any type of change or any unfamiliar situa on may becomes irra onally fear provoking). She is unable to even contemplate what to do a er the confronta on with the Bull (fear) and in response, she just sits and stares at the garden.
1. What did the Bull say to the Young Girl?
If you try and change anything you are going to be in big trouble
2. What did the Young Girl think a er the Bull threatened her?
That something terrible would happen if she disobeyed the Bull
3. What emo ons did the Young Girl feel a er what she told herself about the Bull?
She was very afraid
4. What did she do about changing her garden?
She did not change her garden
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