# Woof-Woof Turns Up Her Nose explained — Green Forest Stories

> Chapter companion for Green Forest Stories by Thornton W. Burgess.

## What happens

Mother Bear and Woof-Woof search for the missing Boxer, eventually finding him by following the smell left from his encounter with Jimmy Skunk. Woof-Woof, tired and cross from the long search, turns up her nose at Boxer, while Mother Bear scolds him but allows him to follow them home.

## Themes in this chapter

### Fear and Survival

Boxer's fear and loneliness as he faces the night alone, and Mother Bear's urgent search to protect her cub.

### Innocence and Vulnerability

Boxer's vulnerability as a small cub lost in the Green Forest, and Woof-Woof's childish resentment.

## Character check-ins

### Mother Bear

Worried mother who searches tirelessly for Boxer, using the scent of Jimmy Skunk's punishment to track him down.

### Boxer

The runaway cub, lonely and frightened, is found by his mother and sister but is scolded and kept at a distance.

### Woof Woof

Boxer's twin sister, initially sad but becomes cross and tired from the search, ultimately turning up her nose at Boxer.

### Jimmy Skunk

Mentioned as the one who punished Boxer, leaving a strong scent that guides Mother Bear.

## Key lines

> I don't care if I never see him again. I don't care what happens to him. Whatever happens will serve him right.

Woof-Woof, tired and sore from the search, angrily claims she no longer cares about Boxer's fate.

_Reflects Woof-Woof's frustration and resentment after the long, exhausting search._

> Don't you come near us. You can follow us, but don't you dare come a step nearer than you are now.

Mother Bear orders Boxer to keep his distance, though she allows him to follow them home.

_Shows Mother Bear's stern discipline mixed with reluctant care for her wayward cub._

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