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About This Passage
Bean says these words at the end of the chapter. This is the farmers' new plan — instead of digging, they will wait. Scouts can read the passage aloud slowly and listen for how short Bean's sentences are. Short sentences make a plan sound certain.
'We starve him out. We camp here day and night watching the hole. He'll come out in the end. He'll have to.'
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Chapter 7 to a grown-up. Start with Bean climbing down from his tractor and end with the farmers sending for tents and supper. Remember to say what Boggis, Bunce, and Bean decide to do next.
Discussion Questions
- Bean tells Mr Fox, 'We're not going home till we've strung you up dead as a dingbat!' How do you know the three farmers are very, very angry? What in the story shows you they are angrier than they were before?
- Bean says to Bunce, 'Down you go, you miserable midget!' How can you tell Bean is not being a kind leader to Bunce? What makes you think Bean treats Bunce more like a servant than a friend?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
To suffer or die from not having enough food for a long time.
Item 2
To stay outdoors overnight, usually in a tent with sleeping-bags.
Item 3
An opening or hollow space dug into the ground, like the one the foxes live in.
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