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About This Passage
These two sentences put Master Cherry’s blow and the wood’s first clear cry of pain right next to each other. The short verbs (took, gave, cried) and the exclamation teach young writers how punctuation carries feeling on the page.
He took up the ax and again gave the piece of wood a hard blow. “Oh! you have hurt me!” cried the little voice, as if in pain.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Close the book and retell Chapter 1 in your own words. Be sure to say who Master Cherry is, what he found, and what happened each time he tried to chop or plane the wood.
Discussion Questions
- Master Cherry was overjoyed when he found the piece of wood. Why do you think he felt that way — what in the story helps you decide?
- When the tiny voice first said, “Do not strike so hard!” Master Cherry froze with his arm in the air. How do you know he was surprised — what in the story shows his feelings?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The hard material that comes from the trunk of a tree and is used to build things or make a fire.
Item 2
One part of something larger.
Item 3
Plain and easy, not fancy or hard.
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