Stanza Three

• " we avoided each other's eyes"
• even though they're both
being discriminated against,
neither one stands up for
each other

• Awkwardness between the two
girls experiencing similar
feelings of exclusion

Stanza Four

• As the kids argue over the girls, Tich
and Tubby (narrator) divert their
attention to a bird in flight.

• Birds are free and can fly away,
unlike the two girls.