The scarlet ibis

Summary of The Scarlet Ibis

Basically, yesterday we did a tableau for the sarlet ibis. (Scarlet ibis is a name of a book) In case you never read the book before, here is the summary:

The scarlet ibis opens with the narrator reminiscing about the past. He remembered his brother, doodle, as a baby, where nobody expected him  to live. Doodle was diagnosed with many health conditions, and according to the narrator's recount, his parents never really showed much affetion to him., they only tried to sheild him off from the outside world. It was the narrator who took him  out all the time after his parents kept telling him to do so. Much of their time was spent at Old Woman's swamp, where the narrator succeeds in teaching doodle how to stand up. After his first feat, the narrator believed that Doodle could be like any ordinary child who could run and swim, despite the warnings given by the mother and the doctor. One day, while they were eating lunch, a scarlet ibis landed in their yard, dead. Doodle felt sorry for the beautiful bird, an decided to bury it. later that day, they went to the swamp again, and suddenly, a storm  broke out and the narrator rushes to get home. He walks faster, and faster, soon leaving his little brother way behind. he hears his brother cry:"'Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!" The narrator, however felt a sense of cruelty in his heart and abandoned him.. Later, however, he slowed down, peering back, expecting to see Doodle amidst the rain. To he surprise, no Doodle came. He decides to go back, only to see his brother lying dead on the floor...

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Tableau- unfortunately i can't get the pictures for the tableau.

What is a Tableau?

A tableau is a group of people attractively arranged.

Theese are the important snapshots of the story: (acted out) 

• Doodle as a baby - Narrator feels that doodle was not all ther and found him a burden.
• Doodle at two - The narrator feels doodle is a part of the family. Doodle begins to crawl and talk constantly.
• Doodle and the go-cart - The narrator feels that doodle is a nuinsance and drags him roughly.
• Doodle at five - The narrator is embarrased at having a brother of that age who couldn't walk.
• Doodle's six birthday - The narrator was very proud to show his family that he taught his brother how to stand.
• Doodle during the storm  - The narrator was having a feeling of cruelt and abandoned doodle.