The main purpose of the “Cheeks” story is to get the children to learn something about the behavior of shadows cast by objects in sunlight. Although the story takes liberties with the “thoughts and projections” of Cheeks, one can take it as merely a motivational story. Some may be concerned with anthropomorphism but children read stories every day about animals that talk and have emotions. To leave these aspects out of the story would remove the “hook” that connects the students to the story characters. The authors believe that the teacher can make sure that children do not use these liberties to further misconceptions about the animals involved.