This is Jody's Fawn Flashcards
(12 cards)
What happens to Jody’s father? And what did Jody do?
Jody’s father has been bitten by a rattle snake. He quickly kills a doe, uses its heart and liver to draw out the poison.
How did Penny feel when he got up in the early morning?
Penny was feeling good in the morning. As he said that “Just fine, son. Old Death has gone thieving . elsewhere”.
Why fawn might me hungry?
Fawn was a baby dear whose mother sa.ves the life of penny. As fawn was too small to feed himself he , light is hungry and scared as well.
With whom Jody went to bring Fawn?
Jody went with Mill-wheel to bring fawn. They went through riding on a horse.
Why was Jody unwilling to have Mill-wheel with him?
Jody was unwilling to have Mill-wheel with him. Because if the fawn was dead, or could not be found, he could not have his disappointment seen. And if the fawn was there, the meeting would be so secret that he could not share it.
Why did not Penny want to leave fawn alone?
They used doe’s liver to draw out the poison. So it would be ungrateful to leave it to starve. So he. didn’t want to leave fawn alone.
Why was Jody afraid of carrying the fawn through the clearing?
Jody was afraid that the fawn might see or smell the carcass of the doe & begin to bleat & get out of his control.
Why did Ma Baxter not want to bring fawn at home?
Ma Baxter didn’t want to bring fawn because she was worried about how they would feed him. As they had no milk for him.
How did the doe save Penny’s life?
The doe’s liver and heart were used to draw out the poison from Penny.
What had happened to Jody’s father?
Jody’s father had been bitten by a rattlesnake.
Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?
The fawn become an orphan because its mother was killed by Jody. He wants to bring the fawn to return the obligation because he was the one who made the fawn an orphan.
How does Jody know that the fawn is a male?
Jody’s father told him that in a male fawn the spots are all in a line and in females they are randomly arranged. This knowledge helped him recognize it being a male fawn.
