story map the cricket war
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Story Map: The cricket war by Bob Thurber
Setting: A farm house, surrounded by nature, the cellar.
Where: No specified.
When: In the summer, several weeks.
Major characters: Dad, mom (Hellen), the son.
Minor characters: uncle Burt, his brothers.
Plot/problem: A house wife has freaked out by the sound of crickets in their cellar. The
husband tries to get rid of them but in the process accidentally he burns his house down.
Event 1:
The woman pushes her
husband to get rid of the
crickets.
Event 2:
The man sprays the
house, but the crickets
still come up.
Event 3:
Desperated, the man
cleans the cellar of junk,
set fire to the junk and
unfortunately the flames
got the house.
Outcome:
The house is burned almost to the ground but the crickets are still alive.