The Stranger

By: Chris van AllsburgRetold By: Amy

In the fall a farmer named Mr. Bailey was in his car. He felt a cold breeze coming out of his window. Then here was a loud Thump. Farmer Bailey thought he hit a deer. It wasn't a deer it was a man. So Mr. Bailey helped him up and carried him into his truck.

Mr. Bailey drove home. He helped the stranger inside the house. Mrs. and Mr. Bailey let the stranger sit on the sofa. Meanwhile the daughter was looking through the door and thought that the stranger looked odd and looked like he lived in the woods. Mrs. Bailey said the stranger couldn't talk.

Mr. Bailey called the doctor. The doctor came and checked the stranger. The doctor said that he had a big bump behind the stranger's head and he will not remember much. The doctor was about to leave but Mrs. Bailey wanted to give back his thermometer but the doctor said throw it away it is broken.

When the stranger got clean clothes and he was confused of the buttonholes and buttons. In the evening the stranger joined the Baileys for dinner. When Mrs. Bailey blows the soup the stranger wanted to do it to, so he got his soup he blows it ,it comes out cold air out of his breath. Brrr said Mrs. Bailey said “is there a draft in here?”

The next morning Mrs. Bailey looked out the window and saw the stranger almost talking to the rabbits. The rabbits are turning there ears in one direction and they hopped away. Mrs. Bailey thought he was part of some kind of nature like mother nature. Then the stranger took a little stroll.

That evening Katy the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey sat down with the stranger to watch the setting sun. Then a flock of geese was passing by. Then the stranger looked puzzled the geese were flying in a perfect V formation. The stranger could not take his eyes off of them like he was hypnotized.

Another week had passed and the stranger was climbing the high hill that was in the farm. He noticed that the other side of the farm was fall colors and there side was green. Then he realized that he was someone important. Then he blew the leaf.

The next day the stranger decided to leave. So then he packed and he went outside and left. The Baileys went to say goodbye but he was gone and all the leafs of the trees were not green anymore now it is colorful. Mrs. Bailey whispered see you next fall.