Poppy



=**Rhys & Dasha**=

=Section Summaries:= Pages 1-48: In the first section we meet our main character Poppy ,a deer mouse that lives in the Dimwood Region that's run by a old owl named Mr.Ocax that makes all the animals ask to go anywhere. When Poppy goes on a date with her boyfriend Ragweed to Bannock Hill without asking permission. Mr.Ocax attacks them, killing Ragweed and also tries to kill Poppy but she jumps under a piece of bark and he only scratches her and knocks her out. Then she runs home the next day and almost gets killed again by Mr.Ocax. Pages 49-83: In the second section Poppy goes with her father to ask Mr.Ocax to see if some of their family can move to New House because there's not enough food to feed the whole family at Gray House. Mr.Ocax says they can't move because of the night Poppy and Ragweed went to Bannock Hill on a date without asking permission. When they return the family hears the bad news and they get mad at Poppy for not asking permission. Poppy feels bad about what she did, so she sets out for New House to see if she was really the reason that her family couldn't move. While she's crossing a river Mr.Ocax spots her and dives to try and catch her. Right as Mr.Ocax dives to catch her Poppy slips off the rock she's on and falls into the rushing water. Mr.Ocax thinks she is dead so he flies away. Poppy climbs out of water right as Mr.Ocax flies away, and then looks where she is and falls asleep. Pages 84-128: Poppy wakes up under a daisy. On her way to New House she meets a porcupine named Ereth who says he will take her to New House if she gets him some salt. Poppy does as she was told. She goes to get some salt. At New House she discovers there is plenty of food for the family. But she still wonders why Mr.Ocax didn't let half the family move. Pages 129-end: Poppy sees a mysterious owl at New House she puts all the clues she has found out about Mr.Ocax not letting them move to New House & what she got was that Mr.Ocax was afraid of the owl. Unfortunately she was wrong about it Mr.Ocax was not afraid of the owl. So Mr.Ocax lured her out by telling her that they could have a conversation about their fears. Then with her Porcupine quill she protects herself from Mr.Ocaxs dangerous talons. Then!, With a fearful hit she kills Mr.Ocax! Now with the freedom her family moves she grows up & marries a mouse named Rye. With their 11 children they dance in the moonlight & freedom forever! =Vocabulary:=
 * ~ Round ||~ Text Section: ||~ Post Due: ||~ Person Posting: ||~ Response Post Due: ||~ Person Responding: ||~ Follow-up Post Due: ||~ Person Following-up: ||
 * = 1 || Pgs: 1-48 || Feb. 21 || Rhys || Feb. 24 || Dasha || Feb. 28 || Rhys ||
 * = 2 || Pgs: 49-83 || Feb. 28 || Dasha || Mar. 3 || Rhys || Mar. 7 || Dasha ||
 * = 3 || Pgs: 84-128 || Mar. 7 || Rhys || Mar. 10 || Dasha || Mar. 14 || Rhys ||
 * = 4 || Pgs: 129-end || Mar. 14 || Dasha || Mar. 17 || Rhys || Mar. 21 || Dasha ||