Wheeler to go down to the orchard and pick cherries from the tree when she "persisted rather complainingly, saying that the cherries were too high for her to reach, and that even if she had a ladder it would hurt her back. ... Wheeler is from the beginning of this story when he reluctantly goes down to the orchard and is clearly annoyed by his wife's physical weakness. ... However, Claude soon learns that that his father had done something terrible when he and his mother were walking down to the orchard and they saw that "the beautiful, round-topped cherry tree, full of green leaves, and ...

• Word Count: 5298
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School