Chapter 9: The
Evil Spell
Word meaning
conspire -
plan/ plot against
porch – front portion of a house or a
building
puddle – shallow stagnant water
sporadically - now and again/ from time to time
shack – hut
suddle – group/ croud
vanquish – defeat
combat – fight or struggle
plod – walk slowly
Summary
It has been raining for a
week. In spite of rain, Jess and Leslie finally decide to go to Terabithia .
When they get there, they find the creek had swollen enormously. Jess, who has
always been somewhat afraid of the water, does not really want to go, but
Leslie persuades him. It continues to rain, and with each day the creek gets
higher, Jess's trepidation (fear) mounts. He doesn't feel that he can tell
Leslie of his fears, but each day it gets harder and harder for him to swing
across the creek.
One day as they are in
Terabithia, Leslie announces that this is no ordinary rain falling on their
kingdom, but the work of evil spirits. She suggests that they go to the grove
of the spirits and pray for deliverance. Jess is more than usually awkward and
not king-like in this scene, as if his own consciousness of his fear and
feelings of inferiority are tainting (spoil) his ability to immerse
(involve) himself in the fantasy. No
matter how high the creek gets, Leslie still wanted to swing across.
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