The Education of Little Tree

What do we learn about grandpa in chapter two

What do we learn about grandpa in chapter 2

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We learn that grandpa understands the natural world. They watch as a hawk, Tal-con, swoops down and kills a quail. Granpa explains that Tal-con is following The Way because Tal-con also helps the quails by eating the ground rats who feast on their eggs. He says that The Way means only taking what you need from nature, and you should take the smaller and slower animals. He jokes that only the bee, Ti-bi, takes more than he needs. This is why he is robbed by the bear, the coon, and the Cherokee. Granpa describes people who store and fatten themselves with more than their share. This leads to wars, land grabbing and changing the rules of The Way.