Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Red Pony pg. 27-47

Summary: Jody is excited but also very nervous to ride Gabilan. Billy spends hours with him teaching him the tecnique of riding. He leaves for school and leaves Gabilan outside in the coral because Billy says that it will not rain. But it rains and nobody is home to put the pony inside and Jody is scared he will get sick. Gabilan is very sick and Jody is extremely worried. Billy continues to take care of the pony and he is doing everything in his power to keep him alive. One night as Jody is staying with Gabilan he falls asleep and the wind blows the door open and Gabilan walks away. When Jody realizes he is gone he goes and looks for him and finds him dead in the pasture not far from their farm house. Jody then kills a buzzard that is trying to eat Gabilan.

Response: I think it is very sad that Gabilan died. It really made Jody upset and it is sad that he grew so close to him and then he dies.

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