Setting
Characters
The Magic Water
The Stranger
Vocabulary
100
In what month does the story take place?
August
100
How old is Winnie?
10 years old
100
Who doesn't drink from the magic spring?
The cat
100
What color is his suit?
yellow
100
the base of a tree that has been cut down
stump
200
What's the name of the village?
Treegap
200
How old is Jesse really?
104 years old
200
How many years has it been since the Tucks drank from the magic spring?
Eighty seven years
200
Is he tall or short?
Tall
200
worn out or beat up
battered
300
What is at the center of the wood?
Great big tree with a magic spring
300
How many children did Miles have?
2
300
Did the horse drink from the magic spring?
Yes
300
What is Winnie doing when the stranger shows up at her gate?
catching fireflies
300
to beg
plead
400
Describe the Foster's house:
It is a "touch-me-not" cottage with an iron fence around it
400
Describe the stranger:
He is tall and thin with gray hair and a beard. He wears a jaunty yellow suit.
400
What was Jesse doing when Winnie saw him for the first time?
Drinking from the magic spring
400
Who follows the Tucks after they kidnap Winnie?
The Stranger
400
unpleasant or hard to get along with
disagreeable
500
Describe the Tucks' house:
It is small and cluttered with a lot of cobwebs and a mouse
500
Describe Jesse
He looks like he is seventeen. He has brown, curly hair and is very handsome.
500
Why did Winnie wander into the wood?
She wanted to find out who was making the music.
500
What does the stranger ask Winnie when he meets her?
He asks about a family who used to live in the area
500
discouraged or depressed
disheartened
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