the drover's wife
Henry Lawson
(1867-1922)
I. Summary of the story
The drover was away with sheep, so his wife, four children and a dog, Alligator, were left at their isolated wooden house in the bush, alone. One day, one of the children saw a snake while playing around the house. He shouted and called out to his mother. Both mother and the eldest son, Tommy, tried to hit the snake. The dog too tried to catch it. However, it was not successful. The snake disappeared into the cracks in the floor. While the children were waiting outside, the drover’s wife tried to lure the snake out with milk. Later on, thunderstorm and darkness approached and she took the children to the kitchen. She fed the children and let them sleep on the kitchen table. Then she sat beside the table to watch for the snake while the children were sleeping. While waiting with the dog, she sewed, read and reminisced. As dawn approached, the snake slowly came out. After the second try, the dog finally snapped the snake’s tail and pulled it out!!! The woman bashed the snake to death and threw it into the fire!!! She succeeded in protecting her children.
II. Plot of the story • Setting:
It was set in the vast bush land of Australia, late 19th century with hot and dry season. The house was located far apart from the nearest neighbors, nineteen miles away from city. • Plot:
Inciting incident: The story unfolded with the description of the land and Drover’s family. Drover’s wife was responsible for affording the whole family because of the absence of her husband. She was taking care of four children, and they were very young. The children, usually they played around the house.
Complication: One of the children yelled when a snake was seen in the house, the cheerful atmosphere changed and fear happened to drover’s wife unexpectedly. Alligator, the snake dog tried to get the snake but it disappeared into the crack in the slabs, and she knew exactly that it was very dangerous.
Crisis: The
(1867-1922)
I. Summary of the story
The drover was away with sheep, so his wife, four children and a dog, Alligator, were left at their isolated wooden house in the bush, alone. One day, one of the children saw a snake while playing around the house. He shouted and called out to his mother. Both mother and the eldest son, Tommy, tried to hit the snake. The dog too tried to catch it. However, it was not successful. The snake disappeared into the cracks in the floor. While the children were waiting outside, the drover’s wife tried to lure the snake out with milk. Later on, thunderstorm and darkness approached and she took the children to the kitchen. She fed the children and let them sleep on the kitchen table. Then she sat beside the table to watch for the snake while the children were sleeping. While waiting with the dog, she sewed, read and reminisced. As dawn approached, the snake slowly came out. After the second try, the dog finally snapped the snake’s tail and pulled it out!!! The woman bashed the snake to death and threw it into the fire!!! She succeeded in protecting her children.
II. Plot of the story • Setting:
It was set in the vast bush land of Australia, late 19th century with hot and dry season. The house was located far apart from the nearest neighbors, nineteen miles away from city. • Plot:
Inciting incident: The story unfolded with the description of the land and Drover’s family. Drover’s wife was responsible for affording the whole family because of the absence of her husband. She was taking care of four children, and they were very young. The children, usually they played around the house.
Complication: One of the children yelled when a snake was seen in the house, the cheerful atmosphere changed and fear happened to drover’s wife unexpectedly. Alligator, the snake dog tried to get the snake but it disappeared into the crack in the slabs, and she knew exactly that it was very dangerous.
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