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The One and only ivan
by Katherine applegate

A remarkable friendship

8/7/2015

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Today I read a book called "Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship". It is the story of a baby hippo, Owen, that is caught in a tsunami and becomes stranded at sea. He loses his mother and the rest of his pod in the tsunami. He is rescued by humans and relocated to a shared domain with a giant tortoise, Mzee, who becomes his best friend. It is a true story of the most unlikely friendship.
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Watch the documentary version of the Owen and Mzee story here.

There are so many similarities between Owen and Mzee & Ivan and Ruby that go beyond the obvious (their remarkable friendship). For example, Owen was saved by humans when he became stranded and Ruby was saved by humans when she fell in the village well. According to the documentary, Owen never really trusts the humans, while Ruby seems to be very comfortable with them, even after her bad experiences in the circus. What comparisons can you make between the two stories?



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Aidan
2/15/2018 12:10:59 pm

it gives him a friend

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Annabella
11/8/2019 09:02:25 am

Friends are good to have in life

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Cool E
12/10/2019 08:46:40 am

Friends are always good when you are lonely

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Bella D.
12/10/2019 08:52:48 am

I think that friends are nice to have because when your feeling sad they can cheer you up.

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Peyton O
5/6/2020 09:18:13 am

The relationship between Owen and Mzee is similar to the relationship between Ivan and Ruby because When Ruby arrives Mzee has the same actions as Ivan so that means Owen had the same actions when Ruby arrived.

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Stella
10/6/2020 02:52:10 pm

I think that friends are always good to have in life. I think this because Mzee helped Owen, and when Stella died Ivan helped Ruby feel better.

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Aya
10/6/2020 04:20:25 pm

I think friends are great to have. Ivan helped Ruby be better.

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Guy
10/6/2020 04:31:51 pm

I think that some things that are similar in this book are that Ivan is helping Ruby learn and supporting her just like Mzee and Owen are helping each other.

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