8th Grade Inference“The Turtle” by Jim Bishop There had been toys around the house before.
Oscar was the first live thing that Dennis had ever owned.
It didn’t help.
The crying continued and no promise on her part could slow the sobs.
“Coming home, I kept saying to myself, ‘Well now that Oscar is dead we should be asking ourselves what we can do to show him how much we love him.’ Crying isn’t the answer.
He will be the only turtle in the world buried in solid silver.”
The eyes of Dennis glistened.
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