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Chapter 1 – Before Breakfast

What is this chapter mostly about?

What two reasons does Fern's mother give for defending the father's decision to do away with the baby pig?

Fern says that her father's decision to kill the baby pig is a "terrible case of injustice."

What other word in this chapter means the same as "injustice"?

Why does the author say that the hound's "old red feet would keep jogging along, on and on, mile after mile"?

How does Fern's brother feel when he sees the baby pig?

Mr. Arable says "I only distribute pigs to early risers."

What does the word "distribute" mean in this sentence?

What does Fern name the baby pig?