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Chapter 10 General Alison and Dorcas
In chapter 10, General Alison and Dorcas is talking to each other. The Dorcas think General Alison has too many company for her. Because she need to surgeon, she was not welling to do that. Therefore, Cathy outraged and indignant, and was very severe on doctor, and accused him of insubordination. Although she lie down in bed, she still get report from other animals. The General didn’t believe that she can talk with animals and think that is superstition, but Dorcas really believe that and take some example. One of the example is about Shekels. Dorcas say that Shekels will report every thing that happens in the officers’ quarters; and if he’s short of facts, he invents them. At that moment, Shekels grovel. The second part, General Alison want to punish doctor because the doctor don’t salute, but that is not Cathy really want. She just want General Alison talk to the doctor about that faintly.At the end of the chapter, Dorcas tell General Alison about what Cathy want. She want him to preside a court-martial for her. and shake hands with Soldier Boy.

In this chapter, the behavior of Cathy make me feel that she just a normal girl. She also assert some unreasonable thing. From the point of General Alison’s view, those events are superstition. Moreover, i don’t know why Cathy have that kind of power to preside a court-martial. That part is incomprehensibility to me.

kunchi tsai
3/30/2007

Chapter 8 THE SCOUT-START. BB AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ALISON
Chapter 9 SOLDIER BOY AND SHEKELS AGAIN

In chapter 8, the chapter just introduction the beginning of the scout. BB have a duty to go to some place. There is four miles on the trail to Fort Clayton. This chapter just a foreword for chapter 9.
In chapter 9, the story is beginning interesting. The first paragraph described the duty to escort. In the mission, BB has been ambushed and badly shot. Therefore, BB can not travel. Another soldier, Thorndike, bring the news back. Cathey got on the Soldier Boy’s back and shouts to him. Go. She roded quickly. between the travel, they meet a group of wolves. They are snarl and snap. The little girl is so tired because the four hours travel, but she still put up her bugle and blew it. Those wolves got bolder and bolder. Soldier Boy defensed for little girl. Finally those wolves retreated, and they arrived the BB’s place.

In those two chapter, the story described the accrual event for little girl. From there, it perform the situation what she meet and how she handle it. From there, we can know that. The brick of little girl is not child’s courage but really courage. Even the Shekels also compliment her as a reptile. (That still freakish.)

kunchi tsai
3/24/2007

In chapter 7, there is a short conversation between soldier boy and shekels. They talk about the Mexican Plug. At the beginning of this chapter, SHEKELS is troubled by Mexican Plug, because Mexican Plug tell him for a reptile. That is very strange. But Mexican Plug look ignorant. So SHEKELS can’t say anything. After SOLDIER BOY tell him that reptile mean a plantigrade circumflex vertebrate bacterium that hasn’t any wings and is uncertain. He accept that. The second part, the chapter talk about the some thief want to steal horse.
This chapter is very short, i believe the mean idea of this chapter is to introduce the SHEKELS. Therefore, there are nor much to say.

Kunchi Tsai

Chapter 6 described the communication between SOLDIER BOY and MEXICAN PLUG. What is Plug? It is not defined in this chapter, but I think PLUG is a kind of donkey or horse. Anyway, in this chapter, the SOLDIER BOY and MEXICAN PLUG cheat to each other. There are some points in this chapter. First of all, the MEXICAN PLUG praises the Soldier Boy’s name. After that, SOLDIER BOY talked about the Cathy. Cathy taught SOLDIER BOY how to salute. Moreover, in the racing competition situation, Cathy didn’t want to accept any favor and unfair situation. At that paragraph, Cathy disclosed her chastity and lovely. The Second part, they talk about the Shekels, his father was a coyote and his mother was a wild-cat. They try to define what kind of animal it is. From dog through poultry to reptile, they discussed a lot about each kind of characteristics.
Horse is back from this chapter. With their conversation, the Mexican plug can be say a lowest level in the society and Soldier boy is the aristocrat, but Mexican still full of different knowledge. Although every one will give soldier boy the better valuation, the Mexican plug still has his advantage. Of course, some advantage is by birth. We can not help them or change them. A nice natural although can help us to success. We still need to learn. Just like Soldier Boy, he still need to learn salute and polite. Because of his will perform, he got the praise. The praise does not just depend on the birth, but also on the performance. Therefore, we must know that we should cultivate the correct behaviors for esteem from others.

kunchi tsai