“Two Adventurous Stories”

By Parker Olenick

I am going to write about two great stories I read.  I will compare and contrast, “Sheila Rae, The Brave” by Kevin Henkes and “ Brave Irene” by William Steig.

There are some similarities in these two adventurous stories.  Both of these stories show bravery and courage.  The main characters in both stories are both very brave girls.  For example in “Sheila Rae, The Brave,” Sheila is not afraid of the dark.  In “Brave Irene,” Irene is not afraid to go out in the snowy weather by herself.  In both stories the girls become afraid.  In “Sheila Rae, The Brave,” Sheila decided to take a new path home and gets lost and is afraid.  In “Brave Irene,” the storm gets worse and Irene is scared when she hears the wind tell her to go home.  In both stories the girls love their family.  In “Sheila Rae, The Brave,” Sheila loves her little sister that helps her when she is lost.  In “Brave Irene,” Irene loves her Mom so much she braves the storm.

Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences.  First of all, in “Sheila Rae, The Great,“ Sheila is a mouse and in “Brave Irene,” Irene is a little girl.  The main characters are also going to different places.  In “Sheila Rae, The Brave,” Sheila was walking home from school.  In “Brave Irene,” Irene was walking to the Duchess’ Palace.  The characters in both stories also face different obstacles.  For example, in “Sheila Rae, The Brave,” Sheila got lost on her way home.  In “Brave Irene,” Irene loses the Duchess’s dress.

In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read.  I enjoyed the bravery and courage of the characters in both stories.  I did not like that Sheila Rae was being a show off.  I liked how both stories had a happy ending.  The story I liked the best, is “Brave Irene,” because she was helping her mother.