https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc This is a story map of The Talking Eggs, written by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. en-us 2019-02-21 14:38:20 UTC 2023-02-19 20:43:58 UTC hello@padlet.com briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333647703 Here we can see the deeply detailed style that is awaiting us inside the book. The wooded background and mysterious woman gives us a magical/mythical vibe.]]> 2019-02-21 14:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333647703 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333649406 Here we meet the majority of the characters in the story; The widowed Mother, and her two daughters Rosie and Blanche. Blanche is our main character, she is sweet and hard-working, and her sister is lazy, mean, and favored by her Mother. And the time is set "back in the old days" in the southern part of America. ]]> 2019-02-21 14:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333649406 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333651299 Blanche is ordered by her Mother to fetch some water from the well, and when she gets there she helps an old woman who is dying of thirst. Later we learn this is the witch-woman. ]]> 2019-02-21 14:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333651299 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333653803 Blanche takes a little long to get the water because she helped the poor old woman, and when she returns she is scolded and hit for being late. Blanche is crying and runs back into the woods scared because she doesn't know where to go. ]]> 2019-02-21 14:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333653803 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333655387 After Blanche runs into the woods crying, she bumps into the witch-woman again. The witch-woman tells Blanche she'll bring her to her home but she has to promise not to laugh. She promises, and when they get to her house Blanche discovers she is a witch for her farm animals have two heads, or two legs, or they're very colorful. The witch-woman even takes off her head! (Not gonna lie, that part kinda creeped me out) ]]> 2019-02-21 14:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333655387 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333657383 After Blanche proves herself to be a sweet little girl and has a fun night with the witch-woman, the next morning after she helps her with some chores the witch-woman tells Blanche she must return home. But before doing so, she tells Blanche to go in the chicken coop and pick out the eggs that say "pick me" and not the ones that say "don't pick me!" ]]> 2019-02-21 14:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333657383 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333658949 Blanche picks the plain eggs that say "pick me" instead of the pretty jeweled eggs that say "don't pick me!" Blanche then follows the witch-woman's instructions and tosses the eggs over her shoulder as she's walking and the eggs turn into riches and nice things. She returns home with them and falls asleep thinking her Mother and sister have changed. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333658949 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333661003 The Mother tells Rosie she must go find the witch and get eggs like her sister so they can steal Blanche's things too and they can run off to the city. Rosie finds the witch and goes to her home, and she laughs at her animals and proves herself to be a spoiled girl. She tricks the witch and takes the eggs that say "don't pick me!" And as she throws them over her shoulder, they turn into snacks, wolves, and other animals that chase her and the Mother away. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333661003 briah42 https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333662511 Blanche takes her nice new belongings and takes off for the city alone, where she will live happily ever after and remain a nice and compassionate person. The Mother and Rosie spend the rest of their days at their poor cabin, and they never see the witch-woman again. ]]> 2019-02-21 15:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/briah42/lowbrsyowxzc/wish/333662511