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Charlie was a shepherd. He had
a cozy house, a big hat, a crook,
and a flock of fat sheep.
But everyone said,
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CHARLIE NEEDS A CLOAK''
story and pictures by
Tomie dePaola
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"Charlie Needs a Cloak
Summary A Shepherd
: shears his sheep, cards and
spins the wool, weaves and d\es the cloth, and sews
a beautiful new red cloak.
1. Woolen and worsted manufacture-Juvenile literature.
2 Tailoring-Juvenile literature. [l.Wool 2. Clothing
and dress] I. Title.
TS1626.D4 o4o4 5 73-1(365
ISBN 0-671-66467-0 (pbk)
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Charlie wanted a red cloak, so he
picked some pokeweed berries
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boiled them over a fire.
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Then Charlie dyed the yarn red
in the berry juice.
After the yarn was dry, Charlie
put the strands on the loom.
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And every fall evening, he wove
the yarn into cloth.
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Charlie put the cloth on the table
and cut it into pieces.
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And then, when winter came,
Charlie had a beautiful new red
cloak.
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shear-To clip the wool from
a sheep.
card-To untangle wool with a
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spin-To twist wool into yarn.
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cloak-A coat without sleeves.
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