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About This Passage
This sentence shows how Stanley and Zero rest and heal at Big Thumb after the hard climb. Three simple things help them: sleep, onions, and a little water. The shade from Big Thumb is a gift. Copying these words teaches a child how Louis Sachar writes a quiet healing sentence with plain, everyday nouns.
Stanley and Zero slept off and on for the next two days, ate onions, all they wanted, and splashed dirty water into their mouths. In the late afternoon Big Thumb gave them shade.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell what happens to Stanley and Zero in this chapter: how they rest, what they eat, and what Stanley finds when he walks back down the mountain.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Stanley is becoming strong again after the climb up Big Thumb?
- What in the story tells you why Stanley does not want to leave Zero alone to go look for the shovel?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
round vegetables with strong flavor that grow under the ground
Item 2
threw or spilled water so it scattered in drops
Item 3
a cool area out of the sun
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