The Big Wave

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The Big Wave

• By Pearl S. Buck

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The Volcano Erupted

• Jiya and his family lived in a small fishing
  village in Japan
• A volcano erupted and made the ocean move a lot
  of water into a tidal wave
• Jiyas father made him climb the mountain to go
  to his friends Kinos house
• The tidal wave hit the shore with such force that
  Jiyas house and family were swept away with the
  sea

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The beach was swept clean

• Jiya climbed to his friends house and looked
  back to see the giant wave wash everything he
  ever knew away
• Jiya was suddenly weak, sad and he cried. He
  fainted from shock
• Kino cried too, and Kinos father took them both
  inside
• Kinos mother made some soup for the boys

4
Jiya was very pale

• Jiya was pale and asleep. Kinos sister, Setsu,
  wanted to know if he, too, was dead
• Kino just cried for his friend
• Mother brought rice soup in and Kino drank it. It
  made him feel a little better.
• Kinos father said he would be Jiyas new father
  and that his family would be Jiyas new family

5
Life is stronger than Death

• Kinos father knew that Jiya would be sad for
  many, many days
• But he knew soon that he would be happy again
  sometime soon, as life is stronger than death
• We must allow him to be sad, said Kinos
  father.
• Kino was afraid that Jiya would forget his own
  mother and father and his brother

6
The Sea was calm and the Sun shining

• The big wave was long gone, the sea was peaceful.
  The sky was very blue and the birds sang
• Kino wanted to know who made the terrible storm
  that caused the death of Jiyas family
• His father said he didnt know, but because of
  death, we appreciate life even more

7
Jiya finally awoke

• When Jiya finally awoke, he sobbed
• He realized he was in Kinos house, but thought
  maybe the wave was just a dream
• Kinos mother said she would be his mother now,
  and Kino his brother, and he would also have a
  new father
• Jiya understood and looked out at the sea
• Jiya finally ate some soup, but he didnt feel
  the soup going down. He felt as he was still
  asleep.

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Sleep was his friend

• Jiya slept and healed from his heartache
• He was always tired. Sleep strengthened him to
  face life.
• Kino felt that they must be very unlucky to live
  between the raging volcano and swirling sea
• Kinos father said it was
• because of those
• dangerous things they
• knew how good life could be

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Why do you think so? Asked Kinos father

• We love life because we live in danger, said
  Kinos father
• We do not fear death because we understand life
  and death are necessary for each other.
• The people of Japan always live in danger, so
  they must be brave and strong