Read lines 23 and 24 of the poem. “You are so big my boy!” And I laugh and stand on my toes to be even bigger. These lines are i
ncluded to suggest that the speaker — wishes he could be taller than he is,
is embarrassed by the name Abuelita calls him,
thinks Abuelita is very amusing, or
enjoys making Abuelita feel proud of him
I think it’s enjoys making Abuelita feel proud of him because he’s happy when he does it and he’s laughing because he likes being called tall because his Abuelita is proud of him when she says it so I say enjoys making Abuelita feel proud of him.
Some instinct took over his actions and without saying anything he turned away from ... You ll be all whacked for a few days, but then you ll get used to this place.