Vocabulary
A high-pitched sound
shrill
Full of or swarming with
teeming
What did the man in the yellow suit want from the Fosters
Their wood
Why does Miles take Winnie fishing?
To convince her to NOT drink from the spring.
A police officer in a small town
constable
A person who acts in a rough or crude way
barbarian
Why did Jesse visit Winnie during the night?
To try and convince her to wait until she was a little older to drink the spring water.
Why did the man in the yellow suit go ahead of the constable?
He wanted to talk to the Tucks before the constable arrived
What does the man in the yellow suit want to do with the spring?
He wants to sell the water to only certain people.
A criminal partnership
cahoot
Why did Mae visit Winnie during the night?
To make sure she was okay and to apologize for bringing her there.
What did Mae do to the man in the yellow suit when he came to take Winnie?
She hit him in the head with the stock of a gun
Thinned and worn out from too much use
threadbare
Why did Tuck visit Winnie during the night?
What does the man in the yellow suit do to make the Tucks so angry?
He grabbed Winnie by the arm and will have her drink from the spring.