Weather in Literature
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Weather in Literature
The Storm at Cedar Creek
Malik hurried along the trail, clutching the paper kite she had made with her grandfather. Gray clouds crowded the sky. The first raindrops tapped her jacket like tiny fingers. “Just a little farther,” she told herself. The kite’s red tail fluttered in the rising wind. Then thunder rumbled over the hills. Malik stopped beneath a wide oak tree and watched rain blur the creek into a silver ribbon. For a moment, the storm made the woods feel enormous and lonely. Malik missed her grandfather, who was waiting at the picnic shelter. She folded the kite carefully and tucked it inside her coat. Then she noticed a small bird shivering on the wet path. Malik held out her hand, and the bird hopped onto a low branch. Its feathers shook like a tiny umbrella snapping open. Malik laughed. The storm was still loud, but the woods no longer felt quite so lonely. When the rain softened to a drizzle, Malik ran to the shelter. Her grandfather had saved her a warm apple cider. Outside, a bright patch of sky opened above the creek. Malik looked at the kite in her coat and smiled. The wind had spoiled their flying plans, but it had brought her a story to tell.
Follow the Weather
Look for clues about how the storm changes the setting and Malik’s feelings.
- A paper kite she made with her grandfather
- A basket of apples
- A raincoat for the bird
- A map of the woods
- The creek becomes a silver ribbon.
- The wind rises and thunder rumbles.
- Malik drinks warm apple cider.
- The bird hops onto a branch.
- Thunder rumbles over the hills.
- Malik misses her grandfather.
- A bright patch of sky opens.
- She feels lonely.
- The storm is powerful and loud.
- The weather is beginning to clear.
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