Vocabulary
Dutch candy
What is a wineball?
the little girl who made an essay about storks
Who is Lina?
Said, "Look for a wheel where one couldn't possibly be."
What did the teacher say?
The village where the story takes place.
What is Shora?
The children each have their own adventure looking for a wheel.
What is the rising action?
cargo thrown overboard into the sea
What is jetsam?
The twins who tried to sneak into Janus' yard.
Who are Dirk and Pier?
Said, "I laid my ear against the side of the boat...I thought I heard a faint tapping...And I yelled 'Dad! Dad!'".
What did Douwa say?
The capitol of the Netherlands.
What is Amsterdam?
Introduces the characters and the setting.
What is exposition?
A hymnal of psalms.
What is a psalter?
The boy who met the tin man and found him a new wheel.
Who is Auka?
"It wasn't a shark. My legs were bitten off by a mosquito."
What did Janus say?
The country that sits below sea level and holds back the sea with dikes.
What is the Netherlands?
The most exciting part, like when everyone meets up with Douwa and Lina to pull up a wheel from the bottom of the sea.
What is the climax?
a joke
What is a sally?
The big boy who helped Janus row out to rescue the storks.
Who is Jella?
"Oh, years and years ago, when I was the only little girl in Shora, there were trees in Shora, and there were storks!"
What did Grandmother Sibble III say?
The name of the sea that borders the Netherlands.
Linda and Jan see live storks stuck in the water and people work fast to rescue the storks.
What is the falling action?
sea foam
What is spume?
The boy who tried to get a wheel out of a loft but ended up dropping it into many pieces.
Who is Eelka?
"Is that my Janus? Did I hear Janus' voice?"
What did Jana say?
The two countries that border the Netherlands?
What are Belgium and Germany?
The characters, the setting, and the problem of the story are introduced.
What is the exposition?