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It’s
a
frosty
Mississippi
winter
in
1937,
when
CHARLES
“CHICK”
MALLISON
runs
through
the
woods.
Just
now
thirteen,
Chick
is
eager
to
prove
himself
a
man.
So
when
MR.
EDMONDS
(50s)
invites
him
to
rabbit
hun8ng,
he
jumps
at
the
chance.
Chick’s
mother
MAGGIE
(late
30s)
isn’t
so
sure.
However,
his
father
CHARLES
SR.
(40s)
and
his
uncle,
GAVIN
STEVENS
(40s)
assure
her
that
he’ll
be
fine.
Stevens
even
assures
her
that
he’ll
send
a
couple
of
boys
along
with
him
safety.
The
next
day,
Chick
sets
out
with
ALECK
SANDER
(13)
and
JOE
(16).
They
quickly
get
ahead
of
him,
as
he
has
a
big
gun
weighing
him
down.
The
dog
they
are
with
barks
loudly
in
the
direc8on
of
the
rabbits
they
are
trying
to
hunt.
Joe
and
Aleck
Sander
cross
an
iced-‐
over
creek
on
a
fallen
log.
When
Chick
tries
to
cross
right
behind
them,
he
slips
and
falls
into
the
frozen
creek.