A Worn Path

Story board by: Ma. Alexandra Pelayo

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Phoenix Jackson, an elderly woman, is She walked through the woods and
walked through the countryside. passed up and down a hill.

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She went through oak trees her clothing She came upon a creek that has a log laid
got hooked on a thorny bush. She across it and used it as a bridge.
managed to get away without ripping her
clothes.
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After crossing the creek, Phoenix settled She crawled beneath a barbed-wire fence
down for a rest, and then imagined a small as she resumed her journey.
kid bringing her a piece of cake.
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She was walking across a field of dead

She walked through a cotton field that had
corn and mistook a scarecrow for a ghost.
shriveled throughout the winter.
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She was walking across a swampy field
when a large black dog sprang out of the
weeds and knocked Phoenix over.
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Phoenix noticed a nickel on the ground and
took it.
She couldn't get up on her own, but a hunter
came by and helped her up. The hunter asked
about Phoenix's age, where she was from, and
where she was headed.
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Phoenix was unfazed as the hunter leveled his
gun at her. He told her to go home, but she
persisted.
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Phoenix asked a female shopper to tie her shoes

Phoenix finally arrived in the city of
as she couldn't lace them herself. She thought
Natchez. loosened laces were unacceptable for entering a
city building.

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She continued her journey towards the Phoenix finally arrived at the hospital and went
hospital building. inside to accomplish her task.