The Bean Trees By: Barbara Kingsolver
(pg. 215-230)
One night before the first summer's storm Mattie took Taylor, Estevan and Esperanza to the top of the mountain to watch the storm. She explained that the first summer storm was the start of the Native American New Year. they waited and Watched as the rain gave new life to everything. They danced in the rain and enjoyed the smell in the air. On the way back to the truck they heard small toads croak as loud as the could and then they ran into a rattle snake in a tree. They went around the other way and made their way home.
When Taylor got home something terrible had happened to Turtle while Edna and Mrs. Virgie were watching her. Someone laid hands on Turtle. Taylor was devastated after she had worked so hard to make Turtle feel safe and then this happens. Taylor couldn't eat.
Nothing is what it seems and bad things can happen at anytime and you never know what to expect. Turtle was safe and loved but someone bad messed that up in an instant. No matter how hard Taylor tried to protect Turtle she couldn't sheild her from the world.
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