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Plot Summary of Ereth's Birthday
"Ereth's Birthday is about a mouse named Poppy who has a porcupine friend named Ereth. It is Ereth's birthday and his favorite thing in the world is salt. But salt is so hard to get! Ereth thinks that Poppy has forgotten about the salt and his birthday because she never mentioned it. But Poppy didn't forget. Poppy goes far away without telling Ereth so she could get salt. But Ereth thinks that she is avoiding her. So Ereth runs away. Will he ever come back?"
alisa, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - mouse/rat
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Prairie? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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