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I chose this quote because I believe it showed the theme of the stories in the book thus far, curiosity. With each of the four stories within the book they have all dealt with curiosity. My quote is referring to the curiosity that Snork and Moomintroll just couldn’t seem to ignore when they realized that the hat did magical things like turn you into other creatures. They decided they had to test their theory but on an enemy of course, “And now I think we’ll pour him into the hat,” said Snork. “So that he will be changed like I was,” said Moomintroll. However, as the quote I chose foreshadows, curiosity can get the best of us. Snork and Moomintroll quickly second guess this decision, “They stood in terrified silence looking at the pot”. A few

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