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Moral Of The Story The Little Brother By Doodle
Imagine having a brother that is disabled and cant do everyfay things like most kids.In the story the little brother couldn’t help that he couldn’t walk and he was embarrassed to have doodle as a brother but he taught him to walk and do everyday things. Don’t judge a person by the way they look or how they do something because they may not be able to control it or help it. Doodles brother was embarrassed to have him as a brother because he couldn't do anything or everyday things. He tried to teach doodle how to walk and do things. They went to the old woman swamp to practice standing up everyday before going home. One day i took him up to the barn loft and showed him his casket, telling him how we all had believed he would die (older brother,2)

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