After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again lends itself to practicing this comprehension skill. Humpty Dumpty undergoes a series of changes throughout the epilogue tale, giving readers many opportunities to think deeply about how and why he changes. The story concludes with a large transformation in Humpty Dumpty's character, which provokes further thinking and questioning, and leads the reader to understand what it really means to "get back up again."