As thrilled as Cedric had been at returning to school, his first discouragement has come. What is it that has him ready to quit? Abner listens to his progress on writing a composition about riding a horse. All he has written is one sentence.
Abner tries to urge Cedric to describe the instance in more detail. Is there anything that can be added to the sentence? Isn’t there anything else in the experience that will lengthen the composition? The simple statement is elegant, and stands alone pretty well.
Maybe they could add fictional elements to it, just to make it sound better. Indian chases, and made up names of the braves in the tribe. Why doesn’t the ordeal make sense to Cedric anymore?
