Author: Dorthy RhoadsLibary: Puffin newberry
Illustrator: Jean Charlot
I have finally read this new book called "The Corn Grows Ripe". This book is about a boy that grows corn all by himself. In the beggining, the story takes place in a house with a boy named Tigre who lives with his mom, dad, and his great-grandmother. His father takes him for hunting. Tigre has a slingshot but wishes to have a gun. One day when he came home, he saw two strangers in the house. They said that a tree fell on his father's leg and they brought him home. His grandmother told him to go to a medicine man to get a medicine. When Tigre had reached the village, the medicine man gave Tigre the medicine. Then Tigre went back home, but when he arrived, everyone was already asleep. The next morning a new thing happened: some of the chickens were dead because of a vampire bat. After a few days, Tigre went out to burn the milpa. The smoke covered his clothes, hair, and face. But luckily, the rain gods came and cleared the fire. After he came home, his uncle was supposed to be home but he wasn't. Then another day, Tigre began to plant the corn seeds and grandma prepared the fire for the dead chickens. When Tigre's uncle came, he saw that he has a new gun. But a draught started to come. His father's leg was not yet healed and Tigre didn't have time to do his homework. The draugh became worse and Tigre and the medicine man went out for a hunt. The medicine man told him to kill two deers. But on the end, they came back with one baby deer. After they came back to the village, the medicine man began to pray to summon the rain gods, and it worked! The rain covered all the fields and the land became green again, and Tigre's corn grew ripe.
Illustrator: Jean Charlot
I have finally read this new book called "The Corn Grows Ripe". This book is about a boy that grows corn all by himself. In the beggining, the story takes place in a house with a boy named Tigre who lives with his mom, dad, and his great-grandmother. His father takes him for hunting. Tigre has a slingshot but wishes to have a gun. One day when he came home, he saw two strangers in the house. They said that a tree fell on his father's leg and they brought him home. His grandmother told him to go to a medicine man to get a medicine. When Tigre had reached the village, the medicine man gave Tigre the medicine. Then Tigre went back home, but when he arrived, everyone was already asleep. The next morning a new thing happened: some of the chickens were dead because of a vampire bat. After a few days, Tigre went out to burn the milpa. The smoke covered his clothes, hair, and face. But luckily, the rain gods came and cleared the fire. After he came home, his uncle was supposed to be home but he wasn't. Then another day, Tigre began to plant the corn seeds and grandma prepared the fire for the dead chickens. When Tigre's uncle came, he saw that he has a new gun. But a draught started to come. His father's leg was not yet healed and Tigre didn't have time to do his homework. The draugh became worse and Tigre and the medicine man went out for a hunt. The medicine man told him to kill two deers. But on the end, they came back with one baby deer. After they came back to the village, the medicine man began to pray to summon the rain gods, and it worked! The rain covered all the fields and the land became green again, and Tigre's corn grew ripe.
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