The Spider and the Fly
This was the primary "trap" or "net" the spider used to lower the fly's defenses after his offers of food and a bed failed.
What is flattery (or the appeal to her vanity)?
This was the "squeaky" nickname given to Antonio because he could not sing or play instruments as well as his friends.
What is "Squeaky Voice"?
Livingstone traveled thousands of miles into uncharted territory because of this specific "spirit" that always wanted to go "forward."
What is a "pioneer spirit" or following the Great Comission?
Colonel Castellanos used these "tools"—rather than maps or medicine—to save thousands of lives during WWII.
What are a consulate office, stamps, and blank forms (forged papers)?
According to Proverbs 29:5, this is what a man is doing to his neighbor’s feet when he uses excessive praise or flattery.
What is spreading a net?
Master Amati taught Antonio that a great violin isn't made in a day, but is the result of this daily philosophy.
What is "one small bit of work done well each day"?
This is the term Livingstone used to describe the horrific slave trade he witnessed in Africa.
What is the "open sore of the world"?
This was the "price" Castellanos charged for the life-saving citizenship papers he issued to Jewish families.
What is nothing (he offered them for free)?
The spider suggested the fly look into this object on his parlor shelf so she could admire her own "pearl and silver wings."
What is a looking-glass (mirror)?
Antonio realized that although his voice was poor, he could still "make music" by using this specific skill.
What is whittling (or carving) wood?
Livingstone believed that establishing these would help end slavery by allowing people to trade goods instead of humans.
What are new trade routes?
Castellanos is often compared to this other famous man who also secretly worked to save people during the Holocaust.
Who is Oskar Schindler?
This is how the fly’s reaction changed from the beginning of the poem to the end.
What is shifting from quoting wise warnings to becoming mesmerized by her own beauty?
According to the poet George Eliot, Stradivarius was a "partner with God" because God gives the skill, but requires these for the work to be finished.
What are man’s hands?
Upon his death, this specific organ was buried in African soil at his request, while his body was sent to England.
What is his heart?
For many years after the war, Castellanos’s heroic actions remained in this state because he believed he had simply done what was right.
What is anonymous?
The "evil counselor" mentioned in the poem's lesson refers to someone who tries to gain access to these two parts of a person.
What are the heart and the ear (and eye)?
This is the character who taunted Antonio by saying that whittling would "never turn a penny your way."
Who is Salvator?
Before he was an explorer, Livingstone spent 14 hours a day working in this type of building starting at age 10.
What is a cotton mill?
Castellanos served as the Consul General in this European country, which was considered "neutral" during the war
What is Switzerland?