"The Erne From The Coast" by T. O. Beachcroft

         The story is about a boy named Harry who is thirteen years old. One day while watching the sheep one is carried off by an eagle. He then waits for the eagle to come back to take another sheep so he could attack the eagle. He brings the eagle back to his house and his brother then says that it is not an eagle but an erne.


         The main character, Harry, is transformed majorly by the end of the story. When he decides to attack the bird he becomes very courageous. He does this because he wants to show his father that he is strong. What Harry did is something that most people can relate to in some way. I can relate to that. When I was little I tried to catch a lizard to show to my sister. When I finally caught it I put it into a container and handed it to my sister. She shook the lizard for a while and then she wanted to touch it. She then opened the container and the lizard scratched her and ran away. I then learned never to give my sister a little animal.