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Part I: First Aid (12-27)

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Atwood, Margaret. Old Babes in the Wood. McClelland & Stewart, 2023.

• This short story is told from the third-person perspective of Nell; it opens with a scene from a bloody accident: a trail of blood splotches, a knife, and a bloodstained carrot.

• Nell fears her husband Tig, and her daughter have been attacked by desperados.

• When her husband returns, Nell is relieved to find out that he was not kidnapped but went to the hospital to treat a knife wound.

• The narrative jumps ahead in time to when Nell and Fig have landed their dream jobs as cruise ship nature experts and are required to take a first aid class.

• Their instructor, Mr. Foote, is an interesting character; despite his deadpan demeanour, he shares funny stories and anecdotes such as: “You can...

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