Split Cherry Tree

Series: LCA Short Story Library

Duration: 25 min.

Year Published: 1982

Creator: LCA

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A father learns the importance of education and gains an understanding of his son and an insight into his dreams and ambitions. Based on the short story by Jesse Stuart., While attempting to catch a lizard on a class biology outing, David, along with two other boys, unintentionally breaks a limb off a cherry tree. The son of a poor farming couple, David must stay after school to work off his debt. This angers his father who sets off, with pistol in hand, to teach David's teacher a lesson. Instead, he learns the importance of education.

Complete Record: , While attempting to catch a lizard on a class biology outing, David, along with two other boys, unintentionally breaks a limb off a cherry tree. The son of a poor farming couple, David must stay after school to work off his debt. This angers his father who sets off, with pistol in hand, to teach David's teacher a lesson. Instead, he learns the importance of education. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.