Characters
This chocolate-brown animal was the first character in the story.
Burton the beaver
This caused the river to flood
the heavy rain
The animals worked together for this many days to dig the outlet.
six days (and one more to finish)
This word means a lot of water covering the land.
flood
This is how Torquil felt after Burton saved him.
grateful (or thankful)
This animal had a shell and nearly drowned
Torquil the tortoise
Burton held on tight to this after being tossed by the water.
boulder
This is what all the animals felt when they saw the river was safe.
happy (or they celebrated)
Burton swam by moving this body part back and forth.
his tail
This is how Lindsey felt about her wings compared to Rose’s feathers.
proud (or thought she was the most beautiful)
This red-breasted bird was rescued after falling from a tree
Rose the robin
Rose was sitting in this when the water knocked her out
an elm tre
Burton reminded the group to think about when they were tired of digging
helping all the other animals
This word means soft, purple flowers that smell good.
lilacs
This is how the animals felt when the river stopped flooding and everyone was safe.
happy or excited (they celebrated)
This insect was found inside lilac flowers
Bonnie the butterfly
After the flood, Burton suggested they dig this to keep animals safe.
an outlet for the rive
The story teaches us that working together can help everyone be this.
safe or successful
This word means “thankful.”
grateful
In the story they volunteered to do something that would help the animals in their community without being paid to do it.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
With community service people volunteer their time and efforts for a cause that will
better the people within a community.
What they did is called community service. Community service is when individuals or groups
People work together for a common cause that helps someone else.
Do you think it was easy for them to complete their project? Why not?
No, it was not easy for them to complete their project.
They had to work hard for many days, and some of the animals got tired and wanted to stop. But they kept going because they wanted to help all the other animals stay safe.
How did they work together to overcome the issue?
teamwork (or helping others)
What was the major issue or problem in the story?
river flooding