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| Brave Horatius | ||
| Brave Horatius was Opal’s pet German Shepherd dog. He goes with her everywhere.
Opal named him Brave Horatius after the Roman hero of the poem "Horatius at the Bridge" by Thomas Macaulay. |
Paragraph 79: Brave Horatius thinks it is home-going time
Paragraph 105: A rescue by Brave Horatius Scene 28: Brave Hortatius is lost and found again |
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| chore boy | ||
| young man who works on a farm or ranch doing small jobs
"The chore boy is always very mean to the animals." |
Paragraph 509: Example | |
| Lars Porsena of Clusium | ||
| Lars Porsena of Clusium was the name of Opal’s pet black crow.
The name comes from a king in ancient Rome in about 580 B.C., who is mentioned in Thomas Macaulay's poem "Horatius at the Bridge" (1842). |
Paragraph 13: Finding the Mamma's thimble
Scene 80: The Death of Lars Porsena Scene 118: The Death of Lars Porsena of Clusium |
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| Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus | ||
Opal has given this name to a wood rat who is one of her favorite pets. Opal very often carries Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus whenever she goes visiting or exploring. Opal named her pet rat after the poet Thomas Chatterton, and two gods of classical mythology. |
More about: Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus
About: Jupiter About: Zeus About: the poet Thomas Chatterton |
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