The Scarlet Ibis

the scarlet ibis

When does the narrator teach doodle to walk, and why does he cry when his family congratulates him for his effort ?

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I think he teaches Doodle when they go to the swamp. Everyone wants to hug the narrator for teaching him, but the narrator begins to cry because he realizes he did not do this for Doodle's sake; he did it for his own pride. He only taught him because he was ashamed at having a crippled brother.

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