The Stranger. Vocabulary Terror Parlor Fascinated Draft Timid Etched Frost.

The StrangerThe Stranger

VocabularyVocabularyTerrorParlorFascinatedDraftTimidEtchedFrost

TerrorTerrorFear

ParlorParlorSitting Room

FascinatedFascinatedAmazed

Draft – current of airDraft – current of air

TimidTimidFearful; shy

EtchedEtchedCarved; engraved in something

Frost Frost Frozen moisture

What does mercury in a What does mercury in a thermometer usually do?thermometer usually do?

Rise

Change Color

How was the stranger How was the stranger different from other people?different from other people?

He did not like hot soup.

Rabbits came up to him and were not afraid of him.

Why did the author tell us Why did the author tell us that the stranger never that the stranger never tired?tired?

To show how special the stranger is

To show how well trained the stranger was

What was the first clue that What was the first clue that the weather might have the weather might have been changing?been changing?

The trees stayed green.

A flock of geese flew south.

Which showed that the Which showed that the stranger was harmless?stranger was harmless?

He seemed to have lost his memory.

He watched the sun set with Katy.

What would the stranger What would the stranger have done if he really were a have done if he really were a hermit?hermit?

He would have asked the Bailey’s for help.

He would have been uncomfortable around the Baileys.

Why did the pumpkins on the Why did the pumpkins on the Bailey farm grow so big?Bailey farm grow so big?

The weather was warmer than usual.

There was more rainfall than usual.

What was different about the What was different about the trees around the Bailey trees around the Bailey farm?farm?

They had all lost their leaves.

They had red and orange leaves.

Which happened first?Which happened first?

The stranger realized that something was wrong.

The stranger became a member of the Bailey family.

Which could not really Which could not really happen in real life?happen in real life?

Mr. Bailey hit the stranger with a truck.

The leaves on the trees changed color in one day.

What do you think would What do you think would have happened if the have happened if the stranger had stayed on the stranger had stayed on the Bailey farm?Bailey farm?

The weather would not have changed. It would have stayed warm.

Things to Remember…….Things to Remember…….

The most important effect the stranger’s visit had on the Bailey farm was that summer would not change to fall.

Things to Remember……Things to Remember……We know that the stranger

continued to care about the Bailey family after he left their farm because he visits the Baileys every fall and makes the trees stay green and extra week and leaves them a message on the farmhouse window.

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