DEAR DAD ,
DEAR FATHER ,
DEAR FATHER ,
THE SPOILT TROUT WALKER
DEAR DAD ,
Rana KAYNAR
Zeynap Gizem ÇOBANOĞLU
Erdoğan Efe ERDEM
Derin ÖĞÜTÇÜ
I dig a hole every day in Camp Green Lake . I have seriously sun burned my neck . My hands are blistered and bleeding . All of my body hurts . X-Ray said that the second hole was the hardest one and he was right about it . At least I found something in my hole ! I actually found a fish fossil in my second hole ! I showed it to Mr . Pendanski after I had drunk some water . He said that it was interesting but when I asked him “ So do I get the rest of the day off ?” he said “ What for ?” First I didn ’ t understand what he meant . He explained that the Warden wasn ’ t interested in fossils . That ’ s why I didn ’ t get the rest of the day off . I ’ m so sad about that . Also can you send me some candy to share with my tent friends ? It would make them very happy I think . Perhaps they would like me better too if I gave them something sweet . Tell mom I miss her . I miss you , too .
Love , Stanley
DEAR FATHER ,
As you know , I am spending my time here at Camp Green Lake . I sleep in a grey tent with six other campers . They all have nicknames . I have a nickname now too . I ’ m Caveman . I have to dig holes every day . I dig very deep and big holes . That ’ s my punishment . I have a hard time . My whole body hurts and I have lots of blisters in my hands . Our bosses Mr . Sir and Mr . Pendanski said that if we found something interesting in our holes we had to give it to them and if the important person , the Warden liked it we would get the day off . Yesterday I found a really cool fish fossil in my second hole . I gave it to Mr . Pendanski , but he said it ’ s wouldn ’ t be interesting to the Warden . Sadly , I didn ’ t get the day off . As I said before I live with six other boys in a tent . I want to give them something , some candy . Can you send me some candy ? I really want to share some candy with my friends . I hope you can send me some quickly .
Love , Stanley
DEAR FATHER ,
How are you ? Are you working on recycling the sneakers ? Well , I feel bad . I dig a hole every day and my hands are full of blisters . I have to use a heavy shovel . If you ask me why are you sad to dig one hole then let me tell you , it ’ s not that easy to dig a 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep hole every day ! The hole thing is not the only thing that makes me sad . Today , when I was digging a hole , I found a fish fossil . Mr Pendanski said “ If you find something interesting , tell me and if the Warden likes it you can rest all day .” So I went to Mr Pendanski and showed him the fossil but unfortunately he didn ’ t accept it . He said that the Warden wasn ’ t interested in fossils ! However , I have made some friends here . They call me the “ Caveman ”. I like my nickname because it makes me feel like I belong . Can you send me some candy so I can share it with the other boys in the tent please ? I miss you .
Love , Stanley
THE SPOILT TROUT WALKER
I really enjoy reading the novel Holes by Louis Sachar in my Language Arts lessons . However , the character in the book that I like the least is Trout Walker . Trout Walker is a spoiled and mean person whose feet smell very bad ! Trout is a murderer . He kills Sam in the story because he is jealous of him for kissing Miss Katherine . Then he marries a woman called Linda who was once a student of Katherine Barlow ’ s . After many years they find Katherine Barlow who has robbed banks and stolen money and together they torture her to try to learn where she has buried her money . So , Trout is also a mean torturer . In the end Katherine Barlow gets bitten by a lizard and she dies . Linda and Trout Walker ’ s greatgranddaughter becomes The Warden . The Warden treats people in a mean way to get what she wants . She is just like her grandfather ! These are some of the reasons why I don ’ t like Trout Walker and his behavior in the book .
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