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Questions and Answers
What did Miss Turner suggest Sam needed?
What did Miss Turner suggest Sam needed?
- New shoes
- A haircut (correct)
- A bath
- New books
Where did Miss Turner cut Sam's hair?
Where did Miss Turner cut Sam's hair?
- By the stream
- On the back steps (correct)
- In the woods
- In the library
What fruit did Sam eat while walking through the woods?
What fruit did Sam eat while walking through the woods?
- Grapes
- Apples
- Berries
- May apples (correct)
What does Sam use to catch a trout?
What does Sam use to catch a trout?
Why was it a good time to fish that evening?
Why was it a good time to fish that evening?
What did Sam cook over the fire?
What did Sam cook over the fire?
What kind of bird was Sam hoping to see again?
What kind of bird was Sam hoping to see again?
Where did Sam build his lean-to?
Where did Sam build his lean-to?
What indicated to the narrator that there were young birds nearby?
What indicated to the narrator that there were young birds nearby?
Why was the narrator determined to climb the cliff?
Why was the narrator determined to climb the cliff?
What did the narrator find when he reached into the nest?
What did the narrator find when he reached into the nest?
How did the adult female falcon react to the narrator's presence near her nest?
How did the adult female falcon react to the narrator's presence near her nest?
How did the narrator protect himself from the falcon’s attacks?
How did the narrator protect himself from the falcon’s attacks?
What did the narrator name the falcon chick?
What did the narrator name the falcon chick?
Where did the narrator place Frightful after climbing down the cliff?
Where did the narrator place Frightful after climbing down the cliff?
How did Frightful travel against the narrator's body to the ground?
How did Frightful travel against the narrator's body to the ground?
What did the narrator do after placing Frightful in the buttercups?
What did the narrator do after placing Frightful in the buttercups?
What did the narrator do after washing his bleeding shoulder?
What did the narrator do after washing his bleeding shoulder?
Flashcards
May Apples
May Apples
Edible wild fruit, tastes like sweet banana, earthy, and a little slippery.
Catching Trout
Catching Trout
Often easier to catch than other fish due to their feeding habits.
Swirling Creek
Swirling Creek
A sign that fish, including trout, are actively feeding.
Duck Hawk (Falcon)
Duck Hawk (Falcon)
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Tubers of Arrow-leaf
Tubers of Arrow-leaf
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Mussels
Mussels
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Lean-to
Lean-to
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Provider
Provider
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Nestling
Nestling
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Sheer Cliff
Sheer Cliff
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Shinny
Shinny
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Exertion
Exertion
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Bird Droppings
Bird Droppings
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Wormed
Wormed
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Gathering speed
Gathering speed
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Talons
Talons
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Pinfeathers
Pinfeathers
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Down
Down
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Study Notes
- Miss Turner assisted in getting books about hawks and falcons.
- Miss Turner cut Sam's hair, which improved his appearance to look like any other boy.
- May apples taste like sweet bananas but are earthy and slippery.
Trout Fishing
- Trout are easy to catch because they have big mouths and swallow anything whole when they're hungry.
- Trout are best caught when the creek is swirling, because they are hungry.
- Sam caught a trout, cooked it over a fire, and used the head to bait for a snapping turtle.
Observing the Falcon
- Sam observed a falcon swooping down to catch food.
- Sam made a lean-to near the cliffs where he thought the falcon disappeared.
- Duck hawks prefer to nest on cliffs.
- Sam watched the cliff after eating baked arrow-leaf tubers and boiled mussels.
- The hawks circled the stream and returned with food for their young, indicating a nearby nest.
- Sam located where one of them landed and disappeared into the cliff.
Climbing the Cliff
- Sam wanted a falcon and started to climb despite the difficulty.
- The climb was steep, but managed to find ledges to climb on.
- Bird droppings led him to three fuzzy, whitish-grey birds with wide-open mouths.
- The birds watched Sam's hand with opened mouths.
Encounter with the Mother Falcon
- The big female falcon bit Sam's shoulder.
- The female falcon made another strike.
- Sam picked up the biggest nestling (female) and tucked her in his sweater.
- The falcon attacked again but Sam threw out his foot so the sole of his tennis shoe took the blow.
- Realizing the danger, Sam retreated down the cliff.
- The falcon didn't realize that he had taken on of the nestlings.
Frightful
- Sam called the falcon Frightful because of the difficulties in getting together.
- Frightful dug her talons into Sam's skin during the descent. when he had her tucked into his sweater
- Sam placed Frightful in a nest of buttercups.
- Frightful has grey eyes, small pinfeathers, a blue beak.
- Her feathers smelled dusty and sweet.
- Sam liked the bird from that smelly minute.
- The legs pushed out between his fingers, he gathered them up, together with the thrashing wings, and tucked the bird in one piece under his chin before rocking her.
- Sam washed his bleeding shoulder and headed back to his tree with Frightful.
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Description
Sam learns about local wildlife, including trout, hawks, and falcons. He observes a falcon's hunting habits and discovers its nesting location in the cliffs. He also catches a trout and uses the head to bait for a snapping turtle.
