The Snapping Turtle Analysis

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Just finished reading The Snapping Turtle! To summarize this story, a respectful ten-year-old boy was feeling courageous one day so after he went fishing, he crawled into a culvert under Route 9N. The boy wanted to explore and find another route home. After traveling through the tunnel and through a bit of brush, he carefully wandered over to The Rez, an aged Greenfield Resveriour. He hid behind a bush so he could hear his tiny tormentors talk about a snapping turtle and how much it would sell for. After that, he went investigating, hoping to find a big enough snapping turtle. The boy found one that seemed enormous to him. So, he grabbed it by the tail and adventured home. But, when he got to the place to sell it, the turtle ended up being

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