Resumo de The Indian In The Cupboard

?The Indian in the Cupboard? is a
story that captures the imagination of children and encourages reading in even
reluctant readers.

Omri?s
birthday presents, an old Cupboard found in an alley and a small plastic Indian
whose owner had tired of him, didn?t seem like much, but Omri appreciated them. Just before going to bed that night, Omri
locked his small plastic figure into the cupboard. The next morning, he found, not his small
plastic figure, but a real, live, tiny Indian in his cupboard.

This begins
the relationship between Omri and Little Bear, the Indian. Omri comes to learn that Little Bear is not
just a toy come to life, but a real person with a real past who was brought to
Omri?s room by the cabinet. Omri must provide
food and shelter and must meet the other needs of Little Bear, who has lots of
demands.

Unable to
keep the secret any longer, Omri tells his friend, Patrick, about the Indian
and the cupboard. He tries to explain to
Patrick that Little Bear is a real Indian with a real past, but Patrick does
not understand. Against Omri?s wishes, Patrick
brings a cowboy to life. Then, they must
deal with the problems between Cowboy and Indian. Things get more difficult that either Omri or
Patrick expected.

Omri
insists on keeping the cowboy, Boone, on his first night and promises to bring
him to school the next morning. Little
Bear insists on going, too. Omri finds
that it is more difficult that he thought to keep the small people a secret and
take care of them at the same time.

After
school, Omri, Patrick, Little Bear and Boone head to the store to find a wife
for Little Bear, who has been insisting that Omri find him one. After digging through all the plastic
figures, Little Bear finally finds one that makes him happy. Omri promises to bring the woman to life that
night, but then finds that the key is missing, which results in a huge search
and much disappointment.

That night,
as they rest from their search in front of the television, Little Bear loses
his temper with Boone and shoots an arrow.
He immediately regrets his harsh actions, but Boone is terribly
hurt. Omri and Patrick can?t help him
because of their size and they cannot bring the war medic back because of the
missing key, so Little Bear is forced to tend to Boone?s wounds.

It is soon
found out that Omri?s brother?s pet rat has gotten loose and built a nest under
the floorboards in Omri?s room. Omri
suspect that the key is under the floorboards with the rat. Little Bear volunteers to go and find the
key.

Once the
key is found, Omri immediately brings the war medic to check Boone. The medic checks Boone, gives them some
directions, and is returned through the cabinet. Slowly, Boone improves with Little Bear?s
help. Little Bear and Boone create a
friendship.

The Indian
woman is brought to life through the cabinet, and Little Bear is pleased with
her. He explains about the giants, Omri
and Patrick, and takes her to the house he has built in Omri?s room.

Once Boone
has gained enough strength, it is decided that they must all return home. Omri is sorry to see his friend, Little Bear,
leave, but knows that he will be better off in his real time and place. Boone, Little Bear, and Bright Starts all go
into the cabinet and, once again, Omri has small, plastic figures. Omri and Patrick decide to keep the cabinet,
but put away in a safe place.

The author,
Lynne Reid Banks has written many books for all ages. Her most popular book has beeen the children?s
classic ?The Indian in the Cupboard.?
There is now a motion picture directed by Frank Oz, and a series of
books including ?The Return of the Indian? and ?The Secret of the Indian?.

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