Študenti môžu vytvoriť vizuálny dejový diagram diela The Wish Giver od Billa Brittaina, ktorý zvýrazní kľúčové momenty príbehu.
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Prianím darcu Bill Brittain
Thaddeus Blinn I Can Give You Whatever You Ask For Only 50 cents
EXPOZÍCIA
POLLY'S PRÍBEH
Na želanie darcu: Tri príbehy sabat Tree Bill Brittain je klasický román napísaný v roku 1983 súbor vo fiktívnom mestečku klanu strom v Novom Anglicku. Polly, Rowena a Adam sa spolu s miestnym majiteľom obchodu Stew Meatom stretnú na veľtrhu kostola s Tadeášom Blinnom. Za 50 centov sa ponúka splniť akékoľvek želanie. Nasleduje stará lekcia o opatrnosti, čo si želáš!
ROWENOV PRÍBEH
Dusené mäso rozpráva. Vlastní obchod a užíva si deň na kostolnom jarmoku spolu s miestnymi deťmi Polly, Rowenou a Adamom. Všetci štyria nájdu stan Thaddeusa Blinna so znakom vpredu sľubujúcim prianie iba za 50 centov. Zvedavo idú dovnútra. Pán Blinn dáva každému z nich bielu kartu s červenou bodkou. Skeptickí, nemôžu uveriť, že jednoduchá karta im poskytne čokoľvek, po čom túžia. Cítia sa podvedení a odchádzajú so svojimi kartami a pochybujú o fantastickom príbehu pána Blinna. Blinn sa presúva do iného mesta, už ho nikdy nebude vidieť.
ADAM PRÍBEH
Polly has trouble keeping her temper and longs to be friends with wealthy and posh Agatha. She wishes that Agatha will invite her to her house. The power of the wish causes Polly to croak like a frog whenever she complains or insults someone! The only way for her to stop croaking is to speak kindly. Polly is invited to Agatha's but only because Agatha wants to tease her. When Polly responds to Agatha's goading with politeness, she realizes that Agatha's snobbery is not something to aspire to. Polly realizes that by being kind, she can make true friends.
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Rowena has a crush on traveling salesman Henry Piper. She wishes that rather than staying in town a few of days out of the year that he would grow roots there and stay. This turns Henry into a tree! While struggling to free him, Henry's true nature is revealed. He is nasty toward her, has lied about the places he's been, and was only ever nice to her to get a sale from her father. Rowena's friend Sam could have told her this. He has admired Rowena from afar and knew Henry was nothing but a con man.
Adam Fiske has to haul huge barrels of water from the creek each day for his family's farm, which has the driest land. His father asked a relative who was an expert at finding water to work his magic to no avail. The farm had no water underground at all. Adam wishes for more than enough water for his farm. He realizes his mistake when water begins spurting from the ground until the entire farm is flooded for days and days and turns into a lake!
The three wishers rush to Stew Meat, the only one left with a wishing card. They each beg him to use his wish to save them from the unfortunate consequences of their ill conceived wishes. Rather than fixing only one person's circumstance, clever Stew wishes that all of their wishes would be undone without any negative side effects. The children are thrilled to have everything back to normal and learn to be appreciative of what they have!