Let the night sky cover him as he dies.

let the weaver girl cross the bridge of heaven

and take up his cold hands.

–"the legend,"
garrett hongo

the weaver girl is a reference to an old legend told in some asian and american indian cultures. it refers to the annual festival called tanabata, which means "evening of the seventh.” the legend states that the milky way crosses the sky and separates two people in love. they are allowed to meet only once a year to be together for one day. it is on this night that tanabata is celebrated.

read the excerpt from the poem and the information about the allusion to the weaver girl. then, write two to three sentences that draw a conclusion about how this allusion develop a theme of the poem.

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.