This is part of a verse that is from a tale within the tale. Healing is on the horizon, but a fire comes first. He thought less of how he worked to serve … and more about what he accomplished.” This is from an older rabbit speaking to a family member who is questioning why another family member turned out to be a traitor and is followed up with this: “He began to think less about the grand cause and more about his place in it. Sometimes I think we’re all bad, when we focus on our own place. That third rabbit was certainly a liar but happened to be speaking the truth this time, which, if anything, made him all the more dangerous. This is a more experienced and knowledgeable, though not really older, rabbit speaking to a more sheltered, ignorant one trying to convince him to not trust a liar. I love this quote, but it’s interesting going back and reading the context to discover that the speaker was somewhat wrong in this instance. You can choose what you believe, Shuffler, but you can’t change what’s true. This quote is from the target of that anger to the first rabbit and is preceded by this: “‘Picket,’ he said quietly, ‘stay angry. One rabbit was angry, probably rightfully so, but angry at the wrong rabbit. If you aren’t angry about the wicked things happening in the world all around, then you don’t have a soul. “I regret many things that I’ve done, … but most of all I regret those moments when I said to Fear, ‘You are my master.'” This was from a father speaking to his nearly grown children and is a follow-up to another great quote that I did not, for whatever reason, copy down in my commonplace book. It’s only that, when you’re older, you hand out wisdom to your children like you know everything, but it is sometimes hard to follow your own advice. Here are those five quotes with a brief explanation of their original context. I don’t think this new context perverts their original meaning, but it’s worth noting that it is not the context in which the words were originally written (or read by me). I don’t know about the one-year-old, but the rest of us, from six to forty years old, are thoroughly enjoying it.)įive months later, I went back and re-read those quotes out of the original context and in the context of the current events of 2020 and was impacted again by those words. We’ve started reading it together as a family after I finished it on my own. ( The Green Ember series is a children’s fantasy story about rabbits. Smith’s The Green Ember series and transcribed five quotes from them in my commonplace book. Back in January of this year (2020), I read the first two books of S.D. If something I encounter causes me to pause for whatever reason, I try to record it in that notebook. C.S.I keep a commonplace book of sorts where I write quotes from things I’m reading, watching, or listening to.John Ronald’s Dragons – perfect for the kids to learn about Tolkein.You can even let your youngest students color the template if that works better for them or let them try out the chalk pastel lesson we have included below.īecause we are so passionate about the power of story AND such big Green Ember fans, we decided to have a fun giveaway to go with our 5 Days of The Green Ember series!Įnter in the Rafflecopter form below for a chance to win:The giveaway has ended, but you can get your own copies of the books through the links below! THE GREEN EMBER SERIES 2 PDFThis is a pretty advanced watercolor lesson as far as the sketching goes, but to help simplify it we have included an optional printable PDF template if you’d rather do it that way instead of drawing out the picture yourself. Our friend Miss Rachel, who does all the art lessons for The Homeschool Garden, has created a beautiful art lesson based on the descriptions of Lighthall from The Green Ember. Leave us a comment or shoot us an email with your suggestions for another 5 Days of series! Is there another series you’d like for us to tackle? We love our rich literature based lessons and enjoy adding fun twists to them with beloved tales. We are so sad for this series to be done, but we are thrilled to be sharing with you this art incredible lesson. Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 5 of our 5 Days of The Green Ember series.
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