I.

INTRODUCTION
This Story was entitled Mamas Bank Account Every family goes
though an experience that Calls for the involvement of every member. It tells
about the Story of a family, how they Live as a teamwork. It is also a Story of
searching true happiness.
As we go on to this piece of work we will be able to find out the reason
why it is entitled Mamas Bank Account and we will be able to get same
piece of lesson which we might used for daily Living.

II. DEFINITION OF TERMS

1.
2.
3.
4.

Carfare The price of a ride of a ride on a street car, bus, etc.

Clutched A nest of eggs, a brood of chicks.
Diminishing to make sansmaller in size degree, importance etc.
Eagerly Adv. Keenly desiring; wanting very much; impotent or
anxious.
5. Furtive - Done or acting in a stealthy manner; sly; shifty
6. Humdrum dull; monotonous.
7. Laboriously involving much labor; difficult, hardworking
8. Maiden a girl or young unmarried woman
9. Momentous very important
10.
Pipe a tube of wood, metal etc., for making musical sounds, a
tube with a small bowl at one end which tobacco is smoked.
11.
Placid To please, calm, quiet.
12.
Pursed A small bag carrying money, finances; money, a sum of
money given as a present or prize.
13.
Reassured To assure again, to restore to confidence.
14.
Shook To shake
15.
Stamping To crush or proud with the foot, to put a stamp on.

III. SETTING
It is happened in the small cottage in Castro Street had been home.
One Saturday night, Her mama would sit down by the scrubbed kitchen
table and with much wrinkling of usually placid draw count out the money
and her papa had brought home in the title envelope.

IV. CHARACTERIZATION
Nels who graduated from grammar school
Dagmar the littlest sister
Aunt Jenny who was the oldest and the bossiest sister of her mama
Aunt Sigrid Sister of her mama
Aunt Trina Sister of her mama
Uncle Christ The Black Norwegion
Christine her sister, closet to her in age, yet ever secret and withdrawn
The Mother who would sit-down by the scrubbed kitchen table and with
much wrinkling of usually placed brows count of the money
The father who give a tobacco

V. PLOT ANALYSIS
A. Exposition
There would be various stacks. There Mama would solemnly detach a
nickel or a dime set it aside. They would watch the diminishing pile with
breathless interest at last, there papa would ask Is all and when there
Mama nodded, and we could a little and reach for school books and
homework. For their Mama would look up them and smile Is good She
murmur. We do not have to go the bank.
B. RISING ACTION
When Nels graduated from grammar school, he wanted to on to high.
Is good Mama said, and Papa nodded approvingly. Eagerly they brought
up chairs and gathered around the table. She took down the gaily painted
box that He Aunt Sigrid had sent for them from Norway one Christmas and
laid it carefully in front of their Mama. But the little bank and not to be
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confused, you understand, with the big bank downtown, and it is use for
suddenly emergencies only.
C. CLIMAX
When Nels had it all written out nearly. So much for carfare, fro cloths,
for notebooks and supplies. Then there Mama looked at the figure for a
long time, then she counted out the money in the little Bank. There was
not enough.
D. FALLING ACTION
They all shook their heads. Nels volunteered to work in Drillons
grocery after his school then his Mama gave him a bright smile and
laboriously wrote down a sum and added and subtracted. Then their papa
did it in his head. He was very quick on arithmetic. Their Mama reached
across the table and touched Papas sleeve, her she didnt say anything.
Just wrote down another figure.
E. DENOUEMENT / RESOLUTION
They all felt good. They had passed another milestone without having
to go downtown and draw money out of Mamas Bank Account. The little
bank was Sufficient for the present.
They are all worked together so that the momentous trip downtown
could be postponed. It was almost like a game.

VI .THEME
United we Stand, divided we Fall

VII. SUMMARY
For as long as I remember, the small cottage on Casino Street had
been home. The familiar background was there. But the first awareness was
of mama. I remembered that every Saturday night Mama would sit down by
the scrubbed kitchen table and much wrinkling of usually placid brows count
out the money Papa had brought home in the title envelope.
Mama would solemnly a nickel or a dime and set it aside. They would
watch the diminishing pile with breathless interest. And when mama needed,
we would relax a little and reach for schoolbooks and homework. For mama
would look up then she smile. It was a wonderful thing, that Bank Account of
Mama. They were all so proud of it. It gave us much a warm, success feeling.
No me else we knew had laid it carefully in group of mama. Nels had it all
written our nearly. So much for carfare and other needs, Mama looked of the
figure for a long, then she counted out the money in little bank. There was
not enough.
They all felt very good. We had passed milestone who having to be
downtown and draw a money. Even when the strike came, Mama would not
her us worry unholy. They all worked together so that momentous trip
downtown could be post pound. It was almost like a game, that was twenty
years ago, and I noticed for the time how old Mama and Papa looked. Papa
seemed shorter now, and Mama wheaten braved were seemed with silver.

VIII. CONCLUSION
If a family cooperating whole heartedly on a task make steam. A father
mother - children team? Its not surprising if it does, because a family
operates in much the same way as a team in a game. In basketball for
example every player must do this part. Even just one him might mean
defers for team. Likewise, the keyword for have suffered because someone in
the group failed to do his share.

IX. RECOMMENDATION
I recommend this Book Report to our beloved teacher in English IV,
Miss Cecilia D. Ocon who gave me the instruction if how to do this and she
thought us as she can. And especially to the author because there are many
lessons we can find and learned in this story you can find on how the family
member overcomes their financial problems may consider a feat.

X. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Grandison, Alice, and others (et.al.) 2008. Webster English Dictionary with
Pronunciation Guides: India: WS Pacific Publications, Inc.
Hernandez, Dolores F., and others (et.al.) 1983. Communicating in English IV:
English for Fourth Year High School. Republic of the Philippines: National
Book Store, Inc.

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