Précis on The Moose and the Sparrow

This story takes place in a lumberjack camp where Cecil, a 19 years old man, works for the summer. In his working group, there is Moose Maddon, a big and angry-looking man who takes great pleasure in threatening Cecil all the time. One day, Cecil tells Moose that he works as a lumberjack to have money for University. From then on, Moose stars to pick harder on the poor Cecil who finally believes Moose want to kill him. Instead of running away like the Indian chief, who plays a minor role in the story, suggested, Cecil decides to stay to finish his work at the camp. Moreover, Cecil wants to stay to finish Mr. Anderson's wrist watch strap which was made out of wire. As the summer goes on, the verbal jokes become physical assaults notices by the other characters. After being concerned by Moose's meaness, the other campers started to get along with Cecil. A week before going back to the city, Moose is found dead, caused by a fall in a ravine. Campers are not that sad, but this unexpected situation shocks them. Surprisingly, Cecil who works on Mr. Anderson's watch strap during the accident happened, showed no relief or emotion when seeing Moose's dead body. One day in the fall, Mr. Anderson noticed, between two trees near the ravine, a thin wire that could have made anyone fall, even someone as nimble as Moose Maddon. He looked at his wrist, saw Cecil's watch strap and said to himself that he was maybe wearing the proof of a murder.