The focus of reading this series of books is to learn how to make a detailed story outline. Therefore, I will not express my feelings too much, but record them with the intention of absorbing them.
The first series of "Boxcar Boy" is divided into four parts, with a total of 240,000 words, including: "Boxcar Boy", "Strange Island", "The Secret of the Yellow Cabin", "Mysterious Farm" 》.
Introduction: The four siblings Henry, Jesse, Willie, and Benny have been orphans since childhood. They know that they have a grandfather in Greenfield Town, but they don't like him. In order to avoid their grandfather, the children settled in a dilapidated boxcar and began to live together. They are positive, cheerful and not afraid of the setbacks in life. Not only that, they also helped each other and looked for the joy of life together. They settled in the woods, took in puppies to watch, hunted for treasures, and competed in free games... Finally, grandpa found them. It turned out that grandpa was young, kind, and loved them very much. Finally, they went home with their grandfather and lived a happy life.
This book has a total of 60,000 words and is divided into thirteen chapters.
Chapter 1? Four Hungry Children
Time: A warm evening
Location: At the door of the bakery
Background: Four orphans, their grandfather lives in Greenfield Town
< p> Characters: Baker and Wife
Henry: Big Brother
Jesse: Big Sister
Willie: the younger sister
Benny: the youngest brother
Event: Spending the night with bread shop, the baker's wife planned to leave the three eldest children to work for them, send the youngest to an orphanage, and several children ran away overnight.
Chapter 2? Walking by day and night
The four siblings ran away while taking care of their youngest brother, Benny. The baker and his wife followed, and the four brothers and sisters heard the conversation between the couple, gave up going to Greenfield Town, and stayed in the woods for the night.
Chapter 3? A new home in the woods
The children accidentally encountered a boxcar in the forest and hid in it. rain. The group decided to make their home in the boxcar and Henry went to town to buy milk. When Jesse suggested picking blueberries, there was a "crackling" sound in the forest.
Chapter 4? Henry’s two surprises
Jesse, Willy, and Benny are in the forest Found an injured puppy, Jesse bandaged it up, held the puppy, and the three of them picked blueberries. Henry bought milk and they had blueberry milk and buttered whole wheat bread for dinner and then had a good sleep.
Chapter 5? Go treasure hunting
Jesse discovered that the creek is a natural refrigerator, and she takes good care of it in her life Everyone. Henry decided to go to the town to find a job. After he went out, Jesse took his younger brothers and sisters on a treasure hunt - looking for usable scrap items in the forest. Then they started decorating their new home.
Chapter 6? Strange noises at night
Henry brought lunch back from town and told about his time in the West Wocheng cut the grass for a doctor's house, and then the doctor appreciated him and invited him to continue doing other jobs. Henry was paid one dollar and ten biscuits. He bought a tablecloth for their new home and Willy sewed new lace for it. They also decided to build a swimming pool. At night, the puppy looked around and barked, but there was no danger.
Chapter 7? Small onions, big delicacies
The next morning, Henry asked Jesse to take care of his younger siblings After that, he went to work in a small town. Henry worked for the doctor's mother, Mrs. Moore, and tidied the vegetable garden. The old lady gave Henry many vegetable seedlings, and Henry also bought a piece of meat. Jesse and the others built a stove with big rocks, set up an iron pot, and made a delicious lunch using the ingredients Henry brought back.
In the afternoon, Henry cleaned the garage for the doctor. Due to his outstanding performance, he received a hammer and some nails as a reward. Henry found wooden boards and made Benny a cart.
Chapter 8? Finally got a swimming pool
On Sunday, everyone collaborated to build the dam and swimming pool, and then swam happily water. After lunch, I went for a run in the forest and found wild eggs.
Chapter 9? Interesting facts about the cherry orchard
We discussed how to go to the cherry orchard during breakfast, and four people arrived one after another. Cherry Orchard, Doctor and Mrs. Moore treat them to cherries. Then they picked cherries and had supper with the doctor and his family in the cherry orchard - dumplings filled with cherry stuffing. Dr. Moore saw the missing persons notice in the newspaper and learned that they were Mr. Auden's grandchildren.
Chapter 10? Henry and Freedom
Dr. Moore takes Henry to the track and field competition, and Henry gets a team Server, joined the competition, and won the championship. He gave the $25 bonus to Jesse, and Jesse and Willy taught Benny how to read. When Henry came home from work, they had dinner while showing Benny's new words.
Chapter 11? The doctor comes to help
Henry goes to Dr. Moore’s place to work every day, and Jesse is responsible for taking care of him. The brothers and sisters picked up a lot of treasures in the garbage. Jesse and Willie made Benny a toy bear and named it "Stocking Bear". Benny found scissors and "cut" the puppy Wangwang's hair.
After Henry returned home, he found that Willy had a fever. He rushed to the town to ask for Dr. Moore. Dr. Moore took Willy home in a car and gave her a fever. During the treatment, a mysterious guest came to the house - the children's grandfather.
Chapter 12? James Henry and Henry James
Dr. Moore refuses Mr. Auden’s five thousand A reward of US dollars, saying that he just wanted to make the children happy. The children had supper with the kind Mr. Auden. A few days later, the children learned that Mr. Oden turned out to be their grandfather. The children recognized their grandfather and took him to the forest to visit their home.
It turns out that the person making the strange rabbit noise in the forest is Dr. Moore. He has been secretly paying attention to the situation of the four brothers and sisters. The children made an agreement with their grandfather to visit his house.
Chapter 13? The boxcar’s new home
Grandpa took the children to visit their new home. Each room has its own unique style. Not the same. A few days later, Grandpa moved the boxcar they lived in in the forest to their new home. The family reunited and began a happy life.
Introduction: The four brothers and sisters Henry, Jesse, Willie and Benny spent a happy summer vacation on their grandfather's strange island. They were left to their own devices, cooking, making their own beds, and taking care of each other; they had a great time weeding and picking vegetables in their own vegetable gardens; they picked clams, collected seaweed and plant specimens, and built an "Oden Museum"; they also They explore and study shells with Da Qiao, the "helper" on the island; Da Qiao gives Willie a violin and teaches her to play music... At the end of the story, the children discover that Da Qiao is actually an uncle they have never met. He is the nephew of Mr. Auden, and all the coincidences make the four brothers and sisters excited!
This book is also 60,000 words, with ***15 chapters.
Chapter 1? The first surprise
School is out for summer vacation, and grandpa plans to take the children to his father’s house The children were very happy to buy the island for vacation. Grandpa suggested that they could pick up Dr. Moore and his mother to go with them.
There was a yellow hut and stables on the island, and they began to pack up and decorate their new home. Captain Daniel said that besides him, there was also a young man living on the island. Then, they left the island to go to the store to buy something.
Chapter 2? Home Alone
Dr. Moore accompanied Captain Daniel to visit a young man named Big Joe. Da Qiao told Moore his story. He said that he fell from a cliff and lost his memory, but was rescued by an old man. After returning, Dr. Moore reassured Grandpa Auden that the stranger was safe.
After the children settled in, they planned to return to the island for adventure. Grandpa stayed at home and did not go with the children. After Captain Daniel dropped them off on the island, everyone had dinner together.
Chapter 3? Vegetable Garden
The next morning, Henry met Da Qiao. He said that there were two animals on the island. There are vegetable plots, one of which belongs to the four siblings. Grandpa asked Captain Daniel to plant it in advance.
The children picked peas in the garden. The two girls peeled the peas while Henry repaired the cupboard door. They were going to explore in the afternoon.
Chapter 4? Picking up clams
The children walked through the grass on the shore and found clams in the sand pit. , put the dug clams in a pot. At the beach, they discovered the swimming pool built by their grandfather. They played in the swimming pool and caught seaweed. Da Qiao came and told the children a lot about seaweed.
Chapter 5? Summer Plan
In the early morning, the children continued to explore and hunt for treasure. So, everyone came to the beach together. Henry suggested that everyone build a museum to collect precious treasures on the island, such as shells and flowers... They agreed on specific methods, and Willie recorded them in a small notebook.
On the way, they met Da Qiao who was going to the store, and Jesse asked him to help bring some books back. Da Qiao named a long list of books in the library. In the evening, Da Qiao came to deliver books, and Jesse asked Da Qiao to stay as a guest. They ate clam soup together. After the meal, Da Qiao washed the dishes.
Chapter 6? Museum
Da Qiao read a book with the children. His erudition attracted Henry’s attention. Da Qiao left with the excuse of going back to work.
After Da Qiao left, the children went upstairs to look for materials. They found chairs and wooden boards, and asked Captain Daniel for newspapers to start making dried flowers.
Rain began to leak in the stables at night, and the rain continued the next day. Fortunately, Grandpa asked Captain Daniel to send clothes last night. The children changed their clothes and started making chowder. After lunch, they started making seaweed again, and the museum became more and more rich.
Chapter 7? Adventure
The next day, the rain finally stopped, and Henry suggested going to the end of the island to take a look. look. There they found a cave. After they climbed for a while, seawater began to pour into the cave. Fortunately, Wangwang noticed it in time and they quickly climbed out.
However, they made great discoveries in the cave. They suspected that it was an Indian cave. When they came back, they told Da Qiao about it, and Da Qiao brought it back through Benny. axe, urgently asking them to take him over.
Chapter 8? Indian Point
After taking a nap, the children took Da Qiao to the cave and found that Got shell coins. Da Qiao suggested going back to get tools and dig again. Benny wanted to stay where he was with Wangwang and wait, and Weili also stayed.
When Da Qiao and the others came back, they not only brought tools but also cameras. They took pictures and records while digging. As the excavation progressed, fish hooks, plates, and even human bones were unearthed. Da Qiao asked the children to bury all the human bones and take everything else back to their museum.
Henry named the cave "Indian Point".
Chapter 9? A new violin
A few days later, the child had dinner and was resting, listening to Here comes the sound of the violin. It turned out that Da Qiao was playing the violin, and Willie was fascinated by the sound of the violin.
After returning to the stables, Willie cried because she was afraid that her idea of ??learning the violin was too selfish. Through everyone's comfort, Willie decided to let her grandfather buy her a violin.
Grandpa gave Willy his treasured violin, and Da Qiao taught him how to play the violin. Henry and others went fishing, and then everyone cooked grilled fish and ate it together.
Chapter 10? Grandpa is visiting!
Grandpa came to the island, and the children showed him the museum they built. Grandpa also played the violin for the children, who thought he was omnipotent. After dinner, grandpa took them to a real museum-the Auden Museum. Among them, there are items collected by my grandfather when he was fifteen years old, which were also obtained from treasure hunting on the island.
Chapter 11? Apple Pie
On this day, the weather was very cold, and Jesse was going to paint. Draw and then cut out the birds they see. She was going to make apple pie for lunch, and she picked a lot of small green apples from the two apple trees next to the yellow cabin.
After the apple pie was cooked, a guest named Browning came to the cabin. He said he was looking for a missing expedition member. The children treated him to apple pie, and during the chat, Browning learned that Da Qiao might be the person he was looking for.
Chapter 12? Picnic
The children organized a picnic and they all invited their friends. After lunch, the two little guys Benny and Mike ran away somewhere. Everyone found them behind the rocks on the beach, and they found a bottle with a note in it. Based on the content, Henry guessed it was Grandpa. Left over from childhood.
Based on the clues left on the note, the children dug out a black box under the beach. At this time, someone fell into the water, and Da Qiao rescued him.
Chapter 13? It’s Da Qiao again
On Benny’s birthday, the children made a birthday cake together. Then Willie played the violin for everyone. Browning finally met Da Qiao, and Da Qiao's life experience was finally revealed. It turned out that he was the children's uncle.
Chapter 14? Everyone’s birthday
Grandpa brought Dr. Moore, mother and son, to the island. Celebrating Benny’s birthday. The children told their grandfather about the mystery of the island, and Henry suggested naming the island "Strange Island".
Grandpa and Da Qiao met, and everyone celebrated Benny’s birthday together. Because everyone was happy, Mr. Oden felt that this should be everyone’s birthday.
Chapter 15? Goodbye, Summer
Before the end of summer vacation, the children spent the last time on the island One night. After that, people will come here to dig, and they will be reluctant to part with it. Captain Daniel came to take everyone to catch lobsters, making the children happy again.
Da Qiao grilled lobsters with his nephews and nieces and talked about the cave. Afterwards, they left the island by boat and returned to their grandfather's house. One story ended, and they began to make new plans.
Content introduction: Uncle Da Qiao and his wife Alice held a perfect wedding. After their honeymoon, they took Henry, Jesse, Willy, and Benny to Strange Island again with the purpose of unraveling the secret of the Yellow Cabin - the children's great-grandfather built it on Strange Island for his precious racehorse. There was a stable, and Bill, the man who fed his horses, built a yellow cabin. Bill and his wife Margaret live there.
But one day, Bill disappeared, and no one, including the police, could find any clues about Bill... They found an iron box in the bricks of the chimney and followed this clue. Along the way, they were helped by Hill, a guide from Maine, and left unforgettable memories there.
Finally, they discovered in the old village that Hermit Dave was the Bill they were looking for. Bill sold two racehorses, and before he could hand the money over to great-grandfather Auden, his brother Sam used it to bet on horses for his friends, and something happened. They went to the yellow hut again to look for the money Bill had hidden, but couldn't find it. Because Bill had lost the money and had no face to see Auden's great-grandfather, he went to the old village and remained anonymous for forty years. And Bill's wife Margaret, who he thought was dead, did not die, but was taken back by Auden's great-grandfather to be a housekeeper, Mrs. McGregor, the children's affectionate one. In the end, the family was reunited, and Bill planned to continue working as a groom. And Mr. Auden plans to repaint the yellow cabin on the island, and everything will be beautiful.
***Sixty thousand words, sixteen chapters.
Chapter 1? The Cave
Henry has grown to 16 years old and is in high school, so is Jesse, Willie is 12 years old and very beautiful, Benny Also 7 years old.
One day in spring, Da Qiao called and invited the children to visit the workers who blew up the roof of the cave. After they told their grandfather, Captain Daniel sent them to the island. There, the children met Da Qiao's friend, Aunt Alice.
Benny is responsible for pressing the joystick to detonate. During dinner, Benny predicted that Big Joe would marry Alice, and Grandpa agreed.
Chapter 2? The Wedding
Henry proposed to take a look inside the yellow cabin. Da Qiao said that every time he mentioned it, Mr. Auden will be sad, but one day he will go in with Alice and the children guess they are going to get married. Everyone began to discuss the specific details of the wedding. The wedding day soon came. After Da Qiao and his wife went on their honeymoon, Willy found that the housekeeper, Mrs. McGregor, seemed a little sad.
Chapter 3? Secret
Henry asked Grandpa about the Yellow House, and Grandpa told them the origin of the Yellow House, It was built by his father for the horse feeder Bill. Then something bad happened. Bill suddenly disappeared and his wife was the housekeeper Mrs. McGregor.
The children all wanted to visit the yellow hut. They discussed that they would go together when Da Qiao and his wife came back in two days.
Chapter 4? Iron Box
Da Qiao and Alice came back in their newly bought station wagon, and the children Telling them the story about the yellow cabin, they decided to head out after lunch.
They observed carefully in the hut, looking for useful clues. Benny found a strange noise in the chimney, and they found a letter hidden in the wall. An iron box is mentioned.
Chapter 5? Next Step
Based on the content of the letter and his recollection of past events, Mr. Auden felt that Bill He probably took the money away. He took out the map and began to analyze clues such as the Maine cabin and the black bear trail mentioned in the letter with the children. Finally, everyone decided to prepare their luggage and go out for adventure.
Chapter 6? Heading to camp
On the way to Maine, they asked a store owner about Bill. things and got some useful information.
They kayaked in the lake, saw a moose, and Big Joe said they would have a guest at dinner.
Chapter 7? Friends in the Forest
When they arrived at the camp, everyone began to divide the work to prepare dinner. It turned out that the guest was A white-haired man named Hill also joined the team making preparations. After eating and resting, their camp entered a black behemoth.
Chapter 8? Logging Camp
That's a big black bear, it's Hill's friend, kids Watching it eat is exciting and fun.
After breakfast the next day, they started fishing in their canoes. They gave the fish they caught to the lumberjacks and cooks, and everyone had lunch together.
Chapter 9? Half-starved
They asked the lumberjacks at the camp about Bill, but they didn’t hear anything either. . After breakfast, they went boating again, but encountered heavy rain. They found an open place, set up a tent, set up a stove, and made lunch with the only materials they had.
Chapter 10? Potato Camp
After eating baked potatoes, everyone discussed how to go next. Benny suggested calling the camping place this time "Potato Camp".
Chapter 11? Old Village
The next day, it was a sunny day, everyone was packing their luggage, only Da Qiao was not very happy. It turned out that he was worried that he would not be able to solve the secret of the yellow cabin and would disappoint the children.
They paddled a canoe and fished while walking. On a beach, they met Jim and were invited to Jim's shop. Jim told everyone that there was a reclusive Indian in the forest, and then Henry discovered that Benny was dead.
Chapter 12? Looking for Benny
Everyone found Benny next to the cabin in the forest, and he and he There was an old man with a white beard who was with him. After taking Benny back, everything seemed to be back to normal, but everyone had a premonition that something was going to happen.
Chapter Thirteen? Another Iron Box
The children found Rita, thanked her again, and asked her After asking about the Indian old man Dave, they suspected that Dave was Bill. Henry discovered that the hut built by Dave in the forest was very similar to the yellow hut on the island. From this, everyone thought that maybe Bill's brother Sam had hidden the money in the hut where they lived, so everyone started looking around. Benny once again found an iron box in the wooden box in the basement. Everyone found four thousand dollars inside.
Chapter 14? The Hermit
The children went to the forest with Rita to find Dave, when Benny shouted When he said "Bill", he covered his face and cried. Everyone explained his purpose and wanted to take him home. The old man was very happy.
Chapter 15? Getting ready to go home
After breakfast the next day, Mr. Long came in a station wagon After taking everyone home, Jim helped Bill cut off his beard, and Bill gave away the canoe and two houses. The truth of the matter also surfaced. It turns out that Bill came to the old village and remained anonymous for forty years because he lost the money and was too embarrassed to meet Auden's great-grandfather.
Chapter 16? A happy family
On the way, several girls took care of the weak Bill. Joe suggested sending a telegram to Mr. Auden to tell him the good news - going home today! When filling in the sender, Jesse said he could fill in "Boxcar Boy."
After returning home, everyone had a sumptuous dinner. While chatting, Bill also answered some questions for Henry. Bill is obsessed with his grandfather and hopes that he can raise horses. Grandpa says that he will repaint the yellow cabin on the island to give it a brand new look.
Content introduction: The story begins with Auden's sister Jane, an old woman with a very weird temper. No one can get along well with Jane. Neighbors who couldn't stand Jane's bad temper moved away one after another. No one would be at ease if she continued to stay alone in that huge and ancient family farm. Auden was very worried about this matter.
The considerate Willy and Jesse put forward their own ideas to take care of Aunt Jane. When they met, Aunt Jane was cold as expected, with no smile on her face. When Jesse mentioned her brother Auden, she said "bah", expressing her disgust in her heart. But when I heard these two beautiful and lovely little girls call me "Aunt Jane", I still felt a little warm in my heart. When Willie and Jesse made egg liquid orange juice by themselves, Aunt Jane drank it obediently. You must know that no one could make Aunt Jane eat or drink anything before.
Henry and Benny also came with their cute dog Wangwang. Aunt Jane fell in love with the big boy Henry as soon as they met, and also fell in love with the little boy Benny. . Of course, Aunt Jane's favorite dog watch. The long-frozen heart of an isolated, paranoid, cold and unreasonable old woman was slowly melted by the warmth brought by these four cheerful and lively children.
When Aunt Jane wrote a letter to her brother Oden, saying: "The uranium mine now belongs to your grandchildren. Are you willing to take over the uranium mine business?" The awkward and stiff situation of the past no longer exists, and the story has a heartwarming ending.
***Sixty thousand words, fifteen chapters.
Chapter 1? Breaking into the door
One day during the summer vacation, Mr. Auden was not very happy after returning home. He closed the door forcefully. The children decided to talk to Grandpa and find out why he was upset.
It turned out that grandpa was worried about her sister, the children's great-aunt.
Chapter 2? Letter from Maggie
Auden received a letter from her nanny Maggie, telling her to resign. In order to share Grandpa's worries, Jesse and Willy decided to take care of Aunt Jane. Grandpa agreed and they were looking forward to this trip.
Chapter 3? A cold welcome
On the train, the sisters met a young man who liked reading. He helped them carry their bags. Maggie came to the station to pick them up. They met the skinny Aunt Jane, but she treated them coldly.
Chapter 4? Aunt Tong’s first meal
Jesse and Willie prepared dinner for Aunt Tong, While they were taking care of Aunt Jane to eat, they told her interesting stories about Benny and Henry, but Aunt Jane didn't talk to them much.
Chapter 5? A day on the farm
In the early morning, Jesse prepared Aunt Jane’s breakfast while talking to Victoria Li was discussing buying something, and they mentioned the "mysterious man" on the train yesterday, the good-looking young man.
They went to the town to send a telegram to Grandpa. After shopping and returning to the farm, Aunt Jane got angry because someone wanted to buy the farm.
Chapter 6? The Golden Chimney
After obtaining the consent of their aunt, the two sisters began to visit the house, and they finally What they like most is the chimney in the house, which is made of yellow stones. Aunt Jian told them that they were stones she picked up in the mountains when she was a child.
Chapter 7? The brothers came to the farm
In the morning, when Jesse and Willy were having breakfast with their aunt, They said they missed their elder brother and younger brother, and hoped that their aunt would agree to let them come and live there too. My aunt agreed. Two days later, the brothers arrived at the farm. Aunt Jane thought Benny was a cute girl, and said the brothers looked pretty much like their grandfather.
Chapter 8? Aunt Jane’s caregiver
Aunt Jane started to lose her temper, and the attentive Willie discovered the reason , transforming into a warm nurse, cleaning Aunt Jane’s hair.
Chapter 9? Yellow Stone
Aunt Jane decided to give the farm to her four children, and the children became familiar with it. On the farm, they found a hut and many small stones made of yellow sand.
Chapter 10? A big gift
The next day, Sam came to deliver milk, and the children told the news Told Sam and said Mr. Pound would help. From Sam, the children learned that the farm could grow five hundred hectares of wheat. On the same day, Mr. Pound went through the procedures for changing the farm. The children promised their great aunt that they would take care of the farm.
Chapter 11? Strange buyer’s bid
In the evening, Henry told Jesse about the three strange bids The thing about buyers, they can't figure out why they want to buy a barren farm. They decided to ask Mr. Pound.
Several people came to the strange hut together. They saw more strange yellow rocks, and everyone decided to tell the patrolman Mr. Bates about it.
Chapter 12? Meeting the mysterious man again
The next day, Pang De took the children to Stony Brook When they met Mr. Bates in the town, they told him their doubts. It turned out that there were uranium mines in this area, and the yellow stones on the farm were probably uranium. Bates suggested that the children need a rich man to help mine, and the children thought of their grandfather.
Chapter 13? Violent and resolute
After returning, the children told Aunt Jian all about it. Agree to send a telegram to their grandfather. The next day, they received a reply, and grandpa expressed his willingness to help. Mr. Auden quickly sprang into action.
Chapter 14? The manager is here
On this day, a guest came to visit. He was in charge of the uranium mine. Gardner, the person in charge of the mining work, later took the children to see the mining work. After dinner, Aunt Jane told the children about the past of the farm. She suggested having a big party to celebrate her birthday together. The day before the party, Mr. Auden chatted with Aunt Jane and he told her that the mysterious man was coming.
Chapter 15? Birthday Party
The mysterious man is the young man Jesse and Willie met on the train. Chatted happily. Auden told Aunt Jane that the yellow stones they picked up to build the chimney when they were children were all uranium, but they did not expect that the children eventually discovered it.
Benny thinks the chimney is the biggest secret in the house, and he suggests naming the farm "Mystery Farm."
At the party, Aunt Jane and her brother Mr. Auden finally opened up and got back together.