They get along so well for lots of reasons. How are Milo and Otis different from each other? How are they alike? Why do you think they get along so well? Talking About It - Milo is a cat and Otis is a dog. They are friends because they like playing together, care for each other, and look out for one another.Ģ.
Milo tells Otis when he meets him that “Deep down we’re all cats.” Otis responds that no, “Deep down inside I’m a dog.” Does this stop them from being friends? Talking About It - “No”. Select questions appropriate for your child.ġ. Would you like to live on a farm? What kinds of animals would you have? → Exercise memory skills by asking about the story, the characters, and the plot. → Just talking with your child fosters verbal, social and emotional learning.
#Milo and otis movie#
What kinds of places are shown in the movie that are far away from the farm? What kinds of scary things did they find? What kinds of fun things did Milo and Otis find in the world away from the farm? → Open-ended questions will help get a discussion going. → Always encourage your child to form opinions and to share them. Which character was your favorite? - If you could have any of the characters in the movie as a friend, which would you choose? - Why is that? He was running along the bank in hot pursuit. He drifted on through the darkness hoping to find the morning waiting just around the bend. In that chilly, misty night, sleep was not possible. It seemed to be trembling as much as he was. In the water Milo could see the reflection of the moon. And he heard mysterious hoots and growls and cries in the night. Now and then he saw some eyes flashing among the trees. He ran up on the river bank leading the bear away from Milo.īy the time the moon rose, the river had carried Milo deep into a forest. Otis came back to settle the score with that thing.īut the box was drifting right towards the hungry animal.Ĭlose call said Milo, sticking his head up.Īnd Otis came up with a much more sensible plan. They tried to make the mixed up chick go to her mother. Milo’s attention was focused somewhere else.
The noise attracted a group of local snoops looking to dig up some scandal. Milo wanted just one more look at that weird animal. How long do we have to stick around this hen house?īut this time someone got the best of Milo. Scratched and pecked her way to the top rung of the hen house. Milo and Otis went to see what all the commotion was about. The following day the hen house was in an uproar.
But Milo wondered whether it was really worth the trouble. Aha! He thought of a place where Otis couldn’t sniff him out. Months passed and the farm was humming with the sounds of summer. Milo, do you think you can follow me back to the shore? You must never, never go too close to the dock. This is the dock and down there is the river. As soon as he could walk he began wandering to the edge of the hayloft.
But that approach would not last very long because Milo, one of her kittens, was trouble from the very beginning. She was determined to be a good mother and never yell at her kittens. The farm cat had just given birth to her first litter. Some were pretty annoyed …īut the mood was very different up in the hayloft. It is also helpful to use the word in a different context.Įxcept for the activity up in the hayloft the farm was pretty quiet that morning.Ī lot of the other animals were awakened by all the scurrying overhead. See how many he or she can get right and give a little reward for right answers. Repeat the phrase and ask your child what the phrase means. The lessons will be repeated each time he or she sees the movie. Using these words in the context of the script of the movie will help your child to understand them. The highlighted words are those that children might not know. The following phrases have been taken from the movie. Therefore, playing with vocabulary can be made into a separate fun activity. “The Adventures of Milo and Otis” is particularly rich in sophisticated words. FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW).FILM ADAPTATIONS OF NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, OR PLAYS.
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