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Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter VIII (8) Chapter VIII (8)
Where the Red Fern Where the Red Fern GrowsGrows
Chapter VIII (8)Chapter VIII (8)
LanternLantern
Cleaned my boots until they Cleaned my boots until they were as soft as a were as soft as a
hummingbird’s nesthummingbird’s nest
Grinding my axGrinding my ax
These wonderful thoughts These wonderful thoughts made me feel just about made me feel just about as big as big
as our old red mule.as our old red mule.
Papa lit my Papa lit my lanternlantern. He said, . He said, “I’d like to see a big “I’d like to see a big coonskincoonskin
on the on the smokehousesmokehouse wall.” wall.”
Big Big grinninggrinning Ozark Ozark moonmoon, soft , soft yellow glow, starlit heavenyellow glow, starlit heaven
Every nerve in my body was Every nerve in my body was drawn up as tight as a drawn up as tight as a fiddlefiddle
string.string.
Tall Tall sycamoressycamores gleamed like gleamed like white streamerswhite streamers
A prowling A prowling skunkskunk
A A night hawknight hawk had found his had found his suppersupper..
They were out on an They were out on an old driftold drift, , sniffing around.sniffing around.
She came out on a She came out on a gravel gravel barbar……
He came out of He came out of the river onto the river onto a a sandbarsandbar..
He sailed over He sailed over the the log jamlog jam..
Large water oakLarge water oak
Bear LionBear Lion
Big CoonBig Coon
Sycamore (Giant of them Sycamore (Giant of them all)all)
Birch, Ash, Box Elder, and Water Birch, Ash, Box Elder, and Water OakOak
My My axax was sharp and the chips was sharp and the chips flew.flew.
My back felt like someone had My back felt like someone had pulled a plug out of one end of it pulled a plug out of one end of it
and and drained all the sap outdrained all the sap out..
Lunch BucketLunch Bucket
Her blue eyes got as big as a Her blue eyes got as big as a guinea’s eggguinea’s egg
““If that tree takes a notion to If that tree takes a notion to fall, it’ll mash you flatter fall, it’ll mash you flatter
than a than a tadpole’s tailtadpole’s tail.”.”
Chapter 8 VocabularyChapter 8 Vocabulary 1. rodent – a small animal with large 1. rodent – a small animal with large
gnawing teethgnawing teeth 2. riffle- water running over rocks2. riffle- water running over rocks
3. guinea’s egg- egg belonging to a guinea3. guinea’s egg- egg belonging to a guinea
Why did Billy decide to cut down “the big Why did Billy decide to cut down “the big sycamore tree” ?sycamore tree” ?
