◼︎ Chapter 2 / Old Tallow / pages 17 - 28

  1. Tell three (3) things about Old Tallow. (p. 17)

  2. Which of Old Tallow’s dogs is Omakakiins afraid of?

    • Describe it. (p. 18)

  3. Describe what the scissors are kept in. (p. 20)

  4. What did Old Tallow give Omakakiins, in addition to the scissors? (p. 21)

  5. There are two (2) reasons Omakakiins walks slowly home.

    • What are they? (p. 22)

  6. What happened as Omakakiins was eating the ode’iminam, the little read berries? (p. 23)

  7. It’s said, “Never get between a mama bear and her cubs.”

    • Why not?

      What happened to Omakakiins? (p. 25)

  8. Bears have an excellent sense of smell.

    • They smell more than humans, more than dogs.
      Note at least three (3) things Omakakiins thinks the mama bear might smell. (p. 26)

  9. What is “Please forgive me” in Ojibwe? (p. 27)

  10. How does the bear encounter end? (p. 28)

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