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why did winnie not drink the water???????????????????????????//
Giuseppe De Chiara She gave the water in the bottle to the toad to protect it. She probably reasoned that she could go back to the spring any time she wanted to so there…moreShe gave the water in the bottle to the toad to protect it. She probably reasoned that she could go back to the spring any time she wanted to so there was no hurry. As the years passed she either forgot all about it or decided it was just a silly story.
If there was a part of her that believed the water would bestow immortality on her the talk with Pa Tuck helped her understand just what she would be sacrificing if she drank the water
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Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
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