PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012On the next slide, you have to use inference.The author mentions something about themother but does not fully explain.Why do you think the mother always cries?We went in the house and the discussion continued during lunch."It is not a hen," Kiko said."It is a hen," I said."Is not.""Is.""That's enough!" Mother interrupted. "How many times mustfather tell you not to argue during lunch. What's this argumentabout this time?"We told mother and she went out to look at the chicken."The chicken," she said, "is a binabaye. It is a rooster that lookslike a hen.""No Mother, you are wrong," said Father."It is a binalake, a henwhich looks like a rooster.""Have you been drinking again?" asked Mother. "Have you everseen a hen with feathers like that?""Listen. I have handled fighting roosters since I was a boy andyou cannot tell me that thing is a rooster."Before Kiko and I realized what was happening, Father andMother were arguing all by themselves. Soon mother was crying.She always cried when she argued with Father.Good readers think while they read. They try toguess what will happen next. Try it. Guess whatwill happen next.Will Teniente say it is a rooster or a hen?"I know who can settle this question," my brother said. "TenientengTasio."Tenienteng Tasio was the head of the village. I did not think he couldsolve our problem. He was a man who explained his strange views witheven stranger reasons. For example, the chief disapproved ofcockfighting. Now, many people object to cockfighting, their reasonbeing either that they think cockfighting is cruel or that gambling isbad. The chief, however, disapproved because he said cockfighting wasa waste of time. It was already proven, he would say, that one cock canbeat another. So why have cocks fight?"Tenienteng Tasio, is this chicken male or female?" Kiko asked."That is a question that could concern only another chicken," the chiefreplied.Look, teniente," my brother said, a little frustrated with this firstresponse. "My brother and I happen to have a special interest in thisparticular chicken. Please give us an answer. Just say yes or no. Is this arooster?""It does not look like any rooster I've seen," said the teniente."So it's a hen!" I said triumphantly."It does not look like any hen I've seen," said the teniente. "Have youever seen an animal like this?" he asked us.Kiko and I had to admit we hadn't."Then how do you know it is a chicken?""What else could it be?" said Kiko."It could be another kind of bird.""Oh God!" said Kiko. Let's go to town and see Mr. Cruz. "He'll know."We’re almost at the end. After reading the nextslide, summarize, in your own words, what hashappened so far in the story.2