Margaret And The Moth Tree Analysis

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Margaret And The Moth Tree Summary Week Three Margaret And The Moth Tree by Brit and Kari Trogen. I think this portion of the story is written to explain to kids and adults to always be kind, honest and have a big heart even if the other person is rude, selfish and is and a liar!!! The first main idea of this portion is that as Margaret spended more and more time with Ms.Switch she felt more and more sad because of all the people she ever lived with and how they died even her mom and dad when she barely lived with them.Why she thought about it was because when the people who wanted to make the orphanage company came they kept on talking about their children. Margaret

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