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1. Describe Sissie, the narrator, as she is first introduced.

Sissie begins as a young child who holds admiration for both of her parents. She fears her brothers and feels suspicious of the adults around her that she does not quite understand yet.

2. Describe Sissie's mother in the beginning of the story.

In the beginning of the story, Sissie's mother is described as being pretty with long hair. Sissie looks up to her mother's beauty and her demeanor. It is obvious that at this point, Sissie's role model is her mother.

3. Why is Sissie horrified when she sees the bird stuck in the scum on the water?

Sissie is horrified when she sees the bird stuck because she is a young child and sees the other children being cruel to the bird. She feels that something is inherently wrong about the children being cruel to the dying bird.

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