What conflict or situation is happening now?
Hirst day we of settled, my daddy chose to take a look at
The horses available and to show off our horses 100. Name
day a man from Missouri proposed a wager against one of
my daddy's horses, and my daddy took it
"Well, who's going to be your rider?" asked the man of my
What background knowledge does the reader have
about the character or the situation?
What will a reader most likely predict will happen
next?
My daddy looked at me, "This boy Paul here."
The man gave me a look over and said, "He seems a bit
mite to me."
My daddy nodded, as if he hadn't considered that, "Could
be you're right. He sits a horse well, though."
"Well, it's your money," said the Missourian
"That it is," agreed my daddy. He and the man shook
handi and we prepared to race right then
The Land,
Mildred D, Taylor