Split Cherry Tree By Jesse Stewart
Brennen T. Wright
Shannon Dillman
English II
11 July 2016 “Split Cherry Tree”: By Jesse Stewart
In the story of “Split Cherry Tree” By Jesse Stewart. In this short story a young boy (Dave) from the hills, is the first one out of his family to go to high school. One day his biology class took a field trip to search for animals, and the six boys from his class found a lizard in a cherry tree and they all ran to grab it and as they were climbing the tree and it broke. The professor made the six boys pay one dollar a piece to pay for the tree, But the boy from the hills could not pay the one dollar so the professor made him work for the janitors for two hours a day after school for the next two days. When the boy got home a conflict arose. (1.) “I have to punish you for climbing up in that cherry tree. You boys knew better than that! The other five boys have paid their dollar each. You have been the only one who has not helped pay for the tree”. Dave arrived home two hours late, his pa was outside doing chores when he arrived. His pa asked him why he was two hours late and he explained what happed to the tree and that they had to pay one dollar and the other boys paid it of right then and there, so the boys pa thought he was making …show more content…
Then the professor showed Dave’s pa around the school and the got along. At the end of the day his pa and him stayed after school together and swept the floors. (4.) “Professor Herbert went home. Pa and I stayed and swept one hour. It looked funny to see Pa use a broom. He never used one at home. Mom used the broom. Pa used the plow. Pa did hard work. Pa says, “I can’t sweep. Durned if I can. Look at th’ streaks o’ dirt I leave on th’ floor! Seems like no work a-tall fer me. Brooms is too light ‘r somethin’. I’ll jist do th’ best I can, Dave. I’ve been wrong about th’
Shannon Dillman
English II
11 July 2016 “Split Cherry Tree”: By Jesse Stewart
In the story of “Split Cherry Tree” By Jesse Stewart. In this short story a young boy (Dave) from the hills, is the first one out of his family to go to high school. One day his biology class took a field trip to search for animals, and the six boys from his class found a lizard in a cherry tree and they all ran to grab it and as they were climbing the tree and it broke. The professor made the six boys pay one dollar a piece to pay for the tree, But the boy from the hills could not pay the one dollar so the professor made him work for the janitors for two hours a day after school for the next two days. When the boy got home a conflict arose. (1.) “I have to punish you for climbing up in that cherry tree. You boys knew better than that! The other five boys have paid their dollar each. You have been the only one who has not helped pay for the tree”. Dave arrived home two hours late, his pa was outside doing chores when he arrived. His pa asked him why he was two hours late and he explained what happed to the tree and that they had to pay one dollar and the other boys paid it of right then and there, so the boys pa thought he was making …show more content…
Then the professor showed Dave’s pa around the school and the got along. At the end of the day his pa and him stayed after school together and swept the floors. (4.) “Professor Herbert went home. Pa and I stayed and swept one hour. It looked funny to see Pa use a broom. He never used one at home. Mom used the broom. Pa used the plow. Pa did hard work. Pa says, “I can’t sweep. Durned if I can. Look at th’ streaks o’ dirt I leave on th’ floor! Seems like no work a-tall fer me. Brooms is too light ‘r somethin’. I’ll jist do th’ best I can, Dave. I’ve been wrong about th’