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Questions and Answers
What color are the lilies described?
What color are the lilies described?
- White
- Yellow (correct)
- Red
- Blue
What do the spring beauties taste like?
What do the spring beauties taste like?
- String beans
- Green beans
- Lima beans (correct)
- Kidney beans
What kind of greens are mentioned as being good to eat?
What kind of greens are mentioned as being good to eat?
- Spring Beauties
- Aspens
- Dandelions (correct)
- Lilies
What kind of nest was found in a scrabbly pine?
What kind of nest was found in a scrabbly pine?
What type of eggs were eaten for lunch?
What type of eggs were eaten for lunch?
Why did the narrator want to build a house that could not be seen?
Why did the narrator want to build a house that could not be seen?
What part of the tree did the narrator discover was rotting away?
What part of the tree did the narrator discover was rotting away?
What tool did the narrator use to help remove the rotten wood from the tree?
What tool did the narrator use to help remove the rotten wood from the tree?
How did the narrator feel inside the hollowed-out tree?
How did the narrator feel inside the hollowed-out tree?
What discouraged the narrator while working on the tree?
What discouraged the narrator while working on the tree?
What did the narrator discover while looking for food?
What did the narrator discover while looking for food?
What did the narrator do after discovering the pool?
What did the narrator do after discovering the pool?
What type of flower did the narrator recognize after slipping near the pool?
What type of flower did the narrator recognize after slipping near the pool?
Flashcards
Trout Lilies
Trout Lilies
Small, yellow, lily-like plants with tasty bulbs and oval leaves.
Dandelions
Dandelions
Edible plants with greens and roots that have a slightly strong, milky taste.
Spring Beauties
Spring Beauties
Edible bulbs that taste a little like lima beans.
Stick Nest
Stick Nest
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Crow Eggs
Crow Eggs
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Hidden House Desire
Hidden House Desire
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Tree Home Plan
Tree Home Plan
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Excavating the Tree
Excavating the Tree
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Turtle Shell Feeling
Turtle Shell Feeling
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Primitive Man's Dilemma
Primitive Man's Dilemma
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Gorge and Cascade
Gorge and Cascade
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Icy Plunge
Icy Plunge
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Dogtooth Violets
Dogtooth Violets
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Study Notes
- The narrator wants an unseen house in the Catskill Mountains due to the area's popularity in the summer.
- The narrator finds a potential home in an old tree, unsure of its suitability at first.
- A cavity is discovered in the tree's trunk due to rotting, which the narrator begins to clear out.
- The narrator removed old, rotten, insect-ridden dust from the tree.
- The narrator uses an axe to expand the cavity, eventually being able to sit inside.
- The narrator finds the tree interior cozy, like "a turtle in its shell"
- The narrator is concerned December will come before finishing the tree cavity.
- Early days were difficult due to lack of food and exhaustion from working on the tree.
- The narrator felt like they were going in circles trying to find food and rest.
- The narrator discovers a gorge with a white cascade.
- The narrator bathes in the cold pool below the cascade.
- After bathing, the narrator feels invigorated.
- Dogtooth violets, recognized from botanical gardens, have tasty bulbs, which the narrator eats.
- Spring beauties, also edible, taste like lima beans.
- Dandelion greens and roots are also consumed after the narrator noticed them blooming.
- A crow's unusual silence leads the narrator to investigate.
- The narrator attempts to noose the crow, reflecting a less efficient use of time.
- The narrator finds a nest in a pine tree and decides to climb it.
- The narrator secures crow eggs for lunch.
- The narrator has crow eggs with wild salad for lunch.
- At lunch also solved the problem of carving out their tree.
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Description
A narrator seeks an unseen house in the Catskill Mountains and finds a home inside an old tree. They clear out a cavity in the tree's trunk. Early days were difficult due to lack of food, but the narrator discovers a gorge with a white cascade where they bathe and feel invigorated.
