When he goes to the park, Mustafa meets the girl-with-the-cat, Maria. She speaks to him several times before he relaxes and becomes friends with her. As a class, review the scenes where these characters interact. In each one, Mustafa leaves. Why does he do that? How must it make Maria feel? How does she respond? Ask students to put themselves in Maria’s place. How would they have responded? What did they learn from Maria’s approach to Mustafa?
