A Legend Of Culture By Kellene Despain Analysis

A CERTAIN KIND OF TREASURE BY: Kellene Despain In the last half of this book Anna and the old lady have been collecting plants and animals. Anna didnt understand why they were collecting these items because it brought so much sadness to the moms of all the baby animals. She felt bad as she and the old lady took them to the old ladys house. What Anna didnt understand was were all of the animals and plants went. Every morning she would go to the old ladys house and all of the animals would mysteriously be gone. How could all of the animals dissaper that fast? she thought. As the days went on she tried spying on the old lady at night to see what she did with all the creatures. But she had no luck until one day the old lady just let her in. The old lady told Anna everything. Anna discovered that the old lady was from another planet and that she was sent to …show more content…
As Anna sat in wonder, she asked the old lady "Will me and Sassy (her younger sister) go to the planet with you?" The old women smiled and told her that they were young and innocent and the world had not turned them evil. In relief Anna smiled and contiued to help the old lady with the preperations for leaving earth. They collected many more animals and more plants to take to the new world so that world would be good and free from the evil on Annas earth. As Anna was helping the old woman she decided to help one of her friends in need. He was dirty and stinky and he lived in the " bad side of town" His mother seemed to never be there, and his father always walked so funny. Anna always found him outside side by the river behind his beaten down house. Anna had made him a treasure box for when they would " Hunt the Nile' and find all sorts of treasures. He never had a box he would just bring a beat up little soup can. Anna started to do more good. She would play with her