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What idea did the narrator have involving the sleeping pills and a pheasant?
What idea did the narrator have involving the sleeping pills and a pheasant?
To use the sleeping pills to put the pheasant to sleep by hiding the powder in a raisin.
Why did the narrator's father shake his head sadly when the narrator mentioned using the sleeping pills on a pheasant?
Why did the narrator's father shake his head sadly when the narrator mentioned using the sleeping pills on a pheasant?
Because he thought no pheasant would swallow the red capsules.
How did the narrator plan to ensure the pheasant ingested the sleeping-pill powder?
How did the narrator plan to ensure the pheasant ingested the sleeping-pill powder?
By sewing up the slit in the raisin after filling it with the powder.
What was the purpose of soaking the raisin and making a slit in it?
What was the purpose of soaking the raisin and making a slit in it?
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What was the narrator's conclusion about using the raisin with the sleeping-pill powder on the pheasant?
What was the narrator's conclusion about using the raisin with the sleeping-pill powder on the pheasant?
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What method did the father and son come up with to poach pheasants?
What method did the father and son come up with to poach pheasants?
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How did the father plan to collect the unconscious pheasants?
How did the father plan to collect the unconscious pheasants?
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What was the father's reaction when he realized they needed more pills for the plan?
What was the father's reaction when he realized they needed more pills for the plan?
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How did the son express his desire to be involved in the poaching plan?
How did the son express his desire to be involved in the poaching plan?
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What did the father think would happen if their method of poaching worked?
What did the father think would happen if their method of poaching worked?
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Study Notes
The Story Begins
- The narrator is lying on their bunk in pajamas, and their father comes in to light the oil lamp.
- The narrator asks their father to wait and has an idea to share.
The Raisin Plan
- The narrator suggests using sleeping pills to knock out pheasants by filling raisins with the powder.
- The plan involves soaking a raisin, making a slit, hollowing it out, filling it with powder, and sewing it up.
- The father is amazed and excited by the idea, thinking it could revolutionize poaching.
The Plan Unfolds
- The narrator and their father plan to prepare 200 raisins, scatter them in the feeding grounds, and collect the pheasants after they fall unconscious.
- They would be able to pick up the pheasants without being caught.
The Preparation
- The father retrieves the bottle of red capsules (sleeping pills) from the sink.
- They count the capsules and find there are only 50, which is not enough.
- The father solves the problem by suggesting dividing the powder from one capsule among four raisins, quartering the dose.
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Description
Read an excerpt from a story where a child asks their father about sleeping pills and shares an idea. Discover what happens next in this intriguing tale.
