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The Scarlet Ibis Compare And Contrast
“The Scarlet Ibis” is about a kid named Doodle and his brother. “The Scarlet Ibis” is about a normal family that had a kid who was born and at the age of five he still wasn't able to walk. The older brother always takes care of him. The older brother calls his little brother Doodle because he crawled like a doodlebug. The older brother went through many troubles to help his little brother Doodle. They are different in many ways and are similar at the same time. Doodle is very different from his brother. One way he is different is because he is a frail little boy. Doodle is a boy who can’t walk and loves to spend time with his brother. Doodle is almost always with his brother because his dependent of doing stuff by himself. While Doodle was
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