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About This Passage
This is the moment Fern names what is happening to the runt pig: injustice. She is still holding the ax while she says it, so her brave words and her brave hands match. Copying this line also gives practice with quotation marks, which hold a speaker's exact words.
"I see no difference," replied Fern, still hanging on to the ax. "This is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of."
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter in your own words. Start with Fern's question about the ax at breakfast. End with the special name Fern picks for her pig.
Discussion Questions
- At breakfast, Mama tells Fern that Papa is going to do away with the little pig. Mama stays calm and keeps setting the table. Fern shrieks and runs outside so fast her sneakers get soaked. Why is this terrible news to Fern but not to Mama? Use the words each of them says at the table.
- Papa tells Fern to control herself. Fern answers, 'This is a matter of life and death.' Then she grabs the ax and tries to pull it away. Why does Fern think this is too big for staying calm? What do her words and her hands tell us about what matters most to her right now?
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Vocabulary
Item 1
The smallest, weakest newborn animal in a litter of babies.
Item 2
Not right or not equal, like being blamed for something you could not help.
Item 3
A serious wrong done to someone who did nothing to deserve it.
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