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The moment Mary first sees Dickon’s creature-friends — Soot the crow (who is really a rook) and Captain the fox-cub — waiting for Dickon in the garden. Nothing magical is happening yet, but a whole little kingdom has gathered around him, and Mary is the new visitor at the gate.
It was the caw-caw of a crow and it came from the top of the wall, and when she looked up, there sat a big glossy-plumaged blue-black bird, looking down at her very wisely indeed. She had never seen a...
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Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 15 in your own words. Start with Mary and Colin becoming friends in the house, then Mary running out to the garden very early, meeting Dickon with his fox and rook, and watching the robin build his nest.
Discussion Questions
- Mrs. Medlock says Colin has not had a tantrum or a whining fit since Mary started visiting him. What in the story shows you that having a friend is actually making Colin feel better, even when he is still in his sickroom?
- When Mary runs out to the garden at sunrise, Dickon is already there with his fox and his rook. How do you know from the way Dickon greets the garden that he loves being outside more than anything else?
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A large black bird that makes a loud ‘caw-caw’ sound
Item 2
A round, sweet fruit that grows on a tree in the garden
Item 3
Thick and full, like the fluffy tail of a little fox
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