TUCK EVERLASTING

By Natalie Babbitt

PowerPoint by Cameron, Ashley, and Ben

PROLOGUE

Three things happened with no common connection. At dawn, Mae Tuck rode her horse to the woods of Treegap. At noon, Winnie Foster thought about running away. At sunset, a stranger appeared at the Fosters’ gate.

CHAPTER ONE

There was a little house with a “touch-me-not” appearance.

The house had quick cut grass. The Fosters owned the Treegap wood. There was an Ash tree in the middle of the

wood.

CHAPTER TWO

Mae Tuck claims that her two sons, Jesse and Miles, will be home tomorrow.

Tuck had a good dream again about being in heaven.

Tuck knew how Mae looked when she was getting dressed.

They have looked the same for eighty-seven years.

Mae brings her music box wherever she goes.

CHAPTER THREE

Winnie talks to the toad. Winnie throws a pebble at a swarm of gnats. She talks to the toad about running away. She thinks about having a pet toad.

CHAPTER FOUR

A stranger in a yellow suit came to the Fosters’ gate.

“Elf” music from the wood of Treegap. Winnie Foster is outside catching fireflies. Winnie’s grandmother comes outside to get

Winnie.

CHAPTER FIVE Winnie goes into the wood. She meets Jesse Tuck. She meets Mae and Miles after meeting

Jesse. Mae sees Winnie knows their secret.

CHAPTER SIX

Winnie was kidnapped. Mae, Jesse and Miles try to convince her that

they are friends, not enemies. The “elf” music was Mae’s music box. Winnie is calmed by the music box.

CHAPTER SEVEN

The Tucks told Winnie their story. Miles got married and had two children. The Tucks talked to Winnie about how they

did things to hurt themselves but didn’t feel a thing.

They said they were going to live forever.

CHAPTER EIGHT

Winnie is the only person who knows the Tucks’ story.

Jesse swings from tree branches to impress Winnie.

Winnie goes home with the Tucks. She had found friendship with the Tucks.

CHAPTER NINE

Winnie goes to the Tuck’s house. Miles and Jesse leaped into the pond in front

of the Tucks house with their clothes on. Angus Tuck meets Winnie Foster. He is delighted to see a real child!

CHAPTER TEN

Winnie was surprised at how dirty the Tucks’ house was.

The Tucks ancient furniture. Mae tells Winnie what the boys are good at. Winnie gets a tour of the house.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Winnie talked at dinner time to break the silence.

Miles and Jesse fight over who is going to take Winnie on the boat ride.

They talk about T.M.I.T.Y.S. Winnie goes on the boat ride with Tuck.

CHAPTER TWELVE

Winnie and Tuck are out on the boat in the pond.

They talk about the life cycle. Winnie said she doesn’t want to die. Miles runs out of the house yelling that the

horse is gone!

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

T.M.I.T.Y.S. stole the horse. Winnie’s grandmother opens the door for

TMITYS.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The Tucks have nothing to do but go to bed. Winnie sleeps on the couch. Mae talks to Winnie. Jesse talks to Winnie about marrying when

she was seventeen.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

T.M.I.T.Y.S. persuades Winnie’s parents to sell the wood to him for Winnie.

T.M.I.T.Y.S. told them that he and Winnie are already “friends.”

T.M.I.T.Y.S. tells the Fosters that he will get Winnie.

T.M.I.T.Y.S. says he is the only person in the world that knows where Winnie is.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The man in the yellow suit goes to get the constable

T.M.I.T.Y.S. is riding the Tucks’ horse Treegap has never had a kidnapper before The man in the yellow suit went ahead of the

constable to the Tucks’ house

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Winnie woke early for the second day in a row

Miles asked Winnie if she wanted to go fishing

Miles talked about his old life with a wife and two children

Winnie yells at Miles to put the fish back

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

The Tucks, and Winnie, had flapjacks for breakfast again

Miles and Winnie lied about catching fish Someone knocks on the door T.M.I.T.Y.S. is at the door of the Tucks cottage

CHAPTER NINETEEN

The man in the yellow suit grabs Winnie’s arm

The man in the yellow suitgrandma’s friend is Miles’ ex-wife

T.M.I.T.Y.S.’ grandma had heard the music box before and knew it by heart

The man in the yellow suit talks about his plan to sell the magic water from the magic spring

Mae hits T.M.I.T.Y.S. with a shotgun

CHAPTER TWENTY

T.M.I.T.Y.S. was lying on the ground unconscious

Winnie went with them because she wanted to

The constable said they would go to the gallows if T.M.I.T.Y.S. dies

The constable takes Winnie home and Mae to jail

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Winnie’s family pampers her. T.M.I.T.Y.S. dies. Winnie sits in her rocking chair for comfort. Winnie decides to help save Mae from the

gallows.

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Winnie went outside directly after breakfast. She saw her toad across the road and said

hello. She tries to give water to the toad. Winnie receives magic water from Jesse in a

bottle.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Winnie is waiting for something to happen. Everyone went to bed early. Winnie fell asleep but she woke just in time

to leave. Winnie was thinking about going away with

Jesse when she was seventeen.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Leaving the house was so easy that Winnie was shocked.

Winnie met Jesse outside. Winnie was spending time with Jesse. Winnie was reciting a poem in her head.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

There was no trace of the Tucks. A dog tried to eat Winnies toad. Winnie poured Jesse’s magic water on her

toad so it would live in peace forever. Winnie’s bottle lay empty in the grass beside

her shoes while she gazed at the toad.

EPILOGUE

It seemed like a long time since the Tucks had ridden their horse in Treegap. The wood had burned to the ground in a fire. The Tucks went to a breakfast diner and got some black coffee. The Tucks left and they rode down back to their home but stopped at a cemetery. Angus trudged into it and stood peering at a gravestone that was marked, R.I.P Winifred Foster Jackson, Loving Mother, Loving Wife.

THANKS FOR WATCHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Special thanks to

Natalie Babbitt for giving our class this great novel.

Ben Griffin, Ashley Sellers, &Cameron Gravely

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