:-). He has had many … Willie T. "If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs," is a proverb used in Chapter 10. They don't know if they can trust each other to get both of them out safely, and both get the advantages of using the secret passage. One way is that Alex has to plan ahead. (which will result in more danger for Alex) For example, when Alex was thinking about carrying all those bottles of water up with him, he also could try getting water from the faucet. It doesn't have to be one method of trust or the other. So when time came, and they were looking for Jews, the worker might have needed help, and didn't want to die, so he ratted out the Gyrns to Germans, hoping for help, which does not surprise me, since what life was like in World War 2. He even had the idea for the ladder, which seems to be helping a lot. Also the looter couldn't have ratted Alex out without ratting himself too. And thinking is one of the main uses of the brain. One of these themes include gratitude. 66-67I think that the the old construction worker who helped Alex and the Gryns build the bunker ratted. ~ The gheeto is where the jews lived till the poles took it over. It is very tiring to think under stress. There are too many traitors. There is no way the Nazis could have found it. Students' Academy. were hiding. The looter could not afford for a Nazi to find out about his secret. He didn't tell the looter too much, so the looter cant rat him out, but the looter told him where his adress was, so It seemed that the looter was trust worthy anyway. It's very true about what you said--it will cause you to do more work than necessary if you don't use your brain.-Abigail D. It means that if you don’t make a smart decision (don’t use your head), that wrong chose can make you do more work (use your legs).p. Also Bolek doesn’t know if Alex is a person sent by the Germans, and Alex doesn’t know if Bolek was sent by the Germans. It is possible that the Germans could have been looking for that bunker and they had heard a rumor that that man had helped make the bunker so they hunted him down and made him tell them where the bunker was.-Dylan Judge. Also in this time period people thought rating might help them survive the death camps and might even give them their freedom. Really great points Tina!! explain how this is the very best ebook i actually have read during my own existence and may be he best pdf for actually.-- Prof. Elody D'Amore TERMS | DMCA. "Using your mind can be just as tiring as using your body." The Island on Bird Street Uri Orlev No preview available - 2008. Also, some people get “too tired to think”. During World War II, twelve year old Alex, his father Stefan, their Uncle Boruch and Alex's pet mouse Snow live in Warsaw in the Jewish ghetto, around which the Nazis have erected a fence so that no one can get out. I think it is less about survival, but more about doing more work. Using the this, you can interpret the proverb as if you do not think about a situation, you will have to go through more physical labor. My mom gives me extra math at home and after I finish I am very tired. It grows stronger as you become friends. If you give a lot at it the other person will too.~ John M. I agree that trust is a give and go thing. We already know how mean the Gryns are so he might not wanted to ask them so he stole it away from them.Tammy Y. CChapter 9 of The Island on Bird Street the place Alex lived in was cleared. In times like those, no one wanted to make the Germans angry, so the man could have easily ratted on the Gryns to obey the Germans and not get in trouble. He should only trust himself, at least for now.~Morgan B-W. He gotta think about what he should be using and what order. Willie T. I like how you added other possibilities besides ratting them out, but since we have seen other times where Germans have missed hideouts, I don't agree that they found the bunker on their own.-Abigail D. Question 3:The looter is getting at that in the ghetto, at this moment, it is every man for himself. Possibility 1: The most obvious one, the man ratted him out. It’s exactly the same thing--hard mental work can be just as tiring as anything else, because you are using your brain consistently, so you could get sleepy. ~ If he had checked and the water had been good he could have not had to carry up those bottles of water.Cammi M. If you don't use your head you will need to use your legs.This is because if you don't find a easy solution to something,which can be hard on your brain then you will need to do everything the hard way which is physically straining.In Alex’s example she didn’t think about using running water so she carried water bottles to her apartment. The proverb "If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs." ~ Poles are polish people. If only he thought a little bit, it would have saved him a lot of energy and time.~Amy K. To get 4 points, you must reply to your classmates respectfully and continue the discussion online. I think this is also relating to Alex because he in up high in a room and if the Germans come in the first entrance don’t try to hide from them but climb out the window instead and run away. He obviously can't trust Alex either because he is a kid, who knows what he could do...~Cal M. I definitely agree with this, Cal. Love for his father and the promise of his return are the sources of strength the 11-year old boy clings to in order to survive. Home; vocabulary; Questions; Webquest; Questions and answers . The 11-year-old boy is entrusted by his father and uncle with a gun, which he eventually uses to kill a German soldier, who happens to be alone in the ghetto at the time. Alex can trust the man first, but doesn't need to tell him the truth yet. Either could be a snitch. It is tiring to think about many possible solutions and having to figure out what will work in your head. This relates to Alex when he brings water up to his new ‘house’ because he “used his legs” instead of thinking first. Anyone that you see, even your best friend, could be a rat. Bolek said that he couldn’t trust Alex more than Alex trusts him. twisting my neck to look at the front gate, and partly from straining my mind In this case, Alex can either tell the man the truth, or lie. I agree with all of your reasoning. 31 for Alex’s parents’ advice about trust), pp. So I can relate with Alex on this. In some ways, mental work is even more harsh on you. Two maybe to save his own life since he was probably going away to concentration camp he ratted them out in order to live. The same thing goes for physical work. But instead he used his wit and is now doing quite well. I think it is certainly a possibility that the person who helped to build the bunker ratted them out. From my own experience, I have done homework nonstop for a hour and I have played sports nonstop for a hour. This applies to Alex because, when he carried up heavy bottles of water before checking if the faucet would work for drinking water. In conclusion, hard mental work can be just as, if not more, tiring as any other kind of work.-Becca L. The proverb “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs” can mean allot of things. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes. I think that he has a similar way of thinking as Father, (I agree with Becca too) -Iman S. I think Alex should listen to both his parents. For physical work all you need is to have some strength, even if you're not very strong you can usually accomplish physical tasks. Another example of something that might happen is Alex trying to get some food and loot. ~Jack LeBlanc. Also, he was transported. My suspicions lead to the construction builder that helped Alex’s father and Gryns build the hideouts ratted them out to the Nazis. There are many things Bolek could be getting at. When you do something think about it first so you don’t make yourself do more work.Angela Liu, The meaning of, “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs” means that you should think before you act. 0:32. Upon completion of this lesson on The Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev, students will be able to: Answer questions about the text. So that is why I believe he was listening to his mother. Lying is good in this situation because 1) He could rat you out. He “carried all those full bottles up for nothing”. -Richie, I think the looter is trying to teach Alex to trust people. The proverb means that if you use your brain than you will do less physical work but if you don't think first then you will end up doing more work than you need to.Eleasah W. I agree with you Eleasah W. The proverb is defining exactly what is happening.~Hayley c. Thats a really good way to put it Eleasah!-Becca L. The meaning of the proverb, “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs.” Is that if you don't use your head to survive, you must run from those who endanger your life. I believe this because when Bolek was being very kind to him Alex acted kind back. people when he was interacting with Bolek, the looter? to use your legs.”, p. Students' Academy. This relates to Alex because Alex when Alex was bringing the bottles up to his shelter he didn’t stop and think that there was running water in hideout. -Iman S. I think that the guy who helped the Gryns build the bunker ratted them to the Germans. The looter is saying that it doesn’t matter because it’s every man for himself. German set up the ghettos because they were trying to kill people without anyone noticing. that will suck in there situation. I like how you added that since Alex shouldn't always trust people, the man knows this as well, so he points it out.-Abigail D. I think that the bunker that the bunker that the Gryn's and "Father" built was found by the soldiers because someone had "ratted" or spilled the beans." If you don’t trust someone first they are not going to trust you back (some case they will not trust you at all) The looter is trying to convince Alex that for him to tell the secret passage Alex must trust him first. One reason is that Alex could give Bolek away. It may be the construction builder or a person who searched in good places.~Vanessa Y. John B, I think that what the looter was getting at when he said, "I’d even tell you about it [the secret passageway], except that I can’t trust you any more than you can trust me." It relates to Alex because while he was in his haste to bring bottled water up to his hideout he did not bother to think about the running water that was already there. The reason I think this is because back in those bad times if you did something that helped the Germans you would get rewarded with something such as food which everyone was running low on. I like how you used a bit of a different perspective than others. This man had obviously quit being a construction worker -- maybe he had been fired since maybe if he was Jewish. Basically what he said to Alex was "I can't trust you, you can't trust me". This shows that mental work is tiring. Yo can wait until you are positive that you fully trust them. That's a cool way to look at it.-Becca L. The meaning of this proverb is pretty simple.The meaning of the proverb "If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs." To do this you have to do mental work which can be much harder to work through than physical. Does it relate to you in any way?-Maya W. I agree with mother. 0:32. Island on Bird Street is available to watch free on Tubi TV. The Island on Bird Street (1997) Part 1 of 18. He “should have realized that there would be water here.” Next, when Alex was collecting stuff in chapter six he wasn’t thinking how he was gonna carry it and get it in the hideout. View all » Common terms and phrases. Jane A.Section 3. In those times you had to pick whom you trust carefully. For instance, on page 76, when Alex ends up carrying heavy water bottles up to his hideout then notices that he should have used his head and checked to see if the floor had running tap water (which it did), BEFORE he laboriously hoisted the bottles onto his floor...Ben W. I Agree Ben that that is what the proverb means-Dylan J. For example the man might have ratted because of promise to be given food.-John S. I think that it was good that Alex was kind, and that he didn’t tell Bolek the truth. Also, Alex's family and the Gryns were smart enough not to tell anyone about the bunker so he was probably the only "outsider" who knew. I don't agree with father because even though he's a man you have to look at people's soft side and they get tired too that way. I learned from MCAS that thinking thoughtfully for a long time is just as tiring and hard as working hard for a long time. That proves you can’t trust anyone but yourself.-- N N >-- ( that was Izzy sideways-Izzo the Dino/ Ingleman, I think Bolek could be getting at a couple different things when he said, “I’d even tell you about it, except that I can’t trust you any more than you can trust me.” The first thing he could be getting at is that you can never fully trust anyone. One thing I think he is getting at is that in times like this you must chose who you trust carefully. The looter could not trust a little kid in this time of war. Even in the war time trusting people is a little hard but there is still some cases that you really need to rely on someone and trust them. If he planned ahead and said I will come back every day and get a little by little that would have been smarter. It is another way of saying that you can either do the smart way, in a short amount of time, or you can do the dumb way that is inefficient and time consuming. Another reason is that if you were to strain your mind it would be hard to control. It wouldn't have been obvious except for the fact that the emergency food supply had been broken into. This relates to Alex to some sense. Island on Bird Street is a 1997 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 48 minutes. He talked to Alex and was friendly to him. Even if Alex was not a spy or a rat, a Nazi could over hear them talking. It only makes sense that someone had told them, and the only possible rat was the construction man. If you don’t think it through at first, like Alex didn’t, you will end up having to use your legs. He could be kind at heart, so he wants to warn Alex that he is dangerous before it is too late. The Island on Bird Street on IMDb Bolek is kind to Alex he offers him help “‘But if you ever need help, come and see me and i'll see what i can do’” Though Bolek cannot tell Alex his most valuable information, how to escape because he might rat him out. Therefore the average soldier would not be able to locate it without a rat... \Ben W. I think that the man who helped the Gryns and father did tell the Germans where the bunker was. This is because he barely knew the Gryns and Alex’s father and didn’t get anything in return for helping build it. THE ISLAND ON BIRD STREET (Ha-I bi-rehov hatsiporim) Children's Novel by Uri Orlev, 1981. I think using your mind can be just as tiring as using you body. I agree because when you overwork your brain, you get tired, The proverb If you dont use you head you will have to use you're feet is simple. He could even be getting at the fact that he could be a rat himself. He could have been rewarded for it, so of course anyone who was starving would do it to get food! The Island on Bird Street PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama , War | 11 April 1997 (Denmark) During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. First, he suspects that Alex doesn't trust him a lot, so he isn't sure if Alex will tell someone else about it. Bolek chose not to tell Alex about the secret passage. For example, in the book, Alex can't even leave the ghetto or go wherever we wants to. I think this because in times of war people are desperate and do anything to survive. The proverb, "If you don'y use your head, you will have to use your legs," means that if you dont think before you act then you will end up doing work that never had to be done. That proverb is important, and now I will be thinking about it. DOWNLOAD PDF Uri Orlev . up and down with all those heavy things partly from being so tense that I kept Q: What’s the name of the pet the alex has and, how did he get it. Trust is like friendship. He has to do this in order to accomplish his task and to stay alive day by day. 0:29. In a time like this, you need to pick who you trust carefully. The Island on Bird Street (1997) Part 1 of 18. The way I interpreted it it that head is in reference to your mind (duh) and feet is in reference to physical labor. He has much more difficulty with the mental tasks, which proves that mental work can be just as hard as physical work and sometimes harder.- Anna.J, I defiantly agree and I like what you said about mental work! The looter is saying that he can only trust Alex if Alex trusts him. He could have saved himself some work if he had thought to try the faucet. During that time, there were rats all over the place, and you never know who it could be. The example of MCAS makes the statement true because there might be a question that is really hard and you have to think really hard and it gets your mind tired.~Vanessa Y. I agree with Sam. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. means if you don't use your brain, you'll have to do more work. It's also available to stream, download on demand at Amazon Prime. Lying would make more sense, because the consequences of telling the man the truth could be terrible. A lot of times when he is transporting something, he ends up doing the hard way, and when he is done, he notices that he could have done it another way that would have taken much less work. My first point is that Alex gave the coat he was planning on giving his father to Henryk. If you're not smart and you're not using your head bad things will happen and you will have to do more work than you have to. This is also showing that you have to let your legs do the hard work and not your brain.This is what I think the proverb means.~Sonia N, question two I agree with mother about mental work, infact sometimes mental work can be more strenuous than physical work. Bolek could help Alex and his father get out of the ghetto.~Vanessa Y. I believe that Alex was listening to his mother. The book shows that we should be grateful for all the things we have that we usually take for granted. In addition, mental work can even be even TOUGHER than physical work at times. This relates to Alex because he didn't think about the faucet working and he had to bring lots of heavy bottles of water up a rope. Emma MEM. Jane A.Section 3. For example, Alex didn’t think to try the faucet for water, and ended up having to carry heavy water bottles up the ladder. I believe it refers to when Alex didn't realize that he had a faucet (not using his head), so he had to carry the water bottles up himself (using his legs). Yes, although his mental strength is very strong, was he or was he not able to carry those water bottles up the ladder? His dad and Bourch, a family friend, and Alex were being taken to a concentration camp. ALWAYS sign your post with your first name, last initial. The Island on Bird Street By: Julia Rapai and Hailey Martin Author- Uri Orlev Uri Orlev is the author of The Island on Bird Street. I think this because your working your mind extremely hard it can effect how tired you are I think.-John S. I agree with Mother about hard mental work. For example, if you are doing homework for 2 hours straight, your brain can gets too tired to think and burns out. I thought he was getting at about since Alex isn't supposed to trust really anyone the man was saying that Alex probably isn't trusting the man any more than the man isn't trusting himself. This man had obviously quit being a construction worker -- maybe he had been fired since maybe if he was Jewish. For example, if you have to cross a pit of lava with big rock spikes coming out of it, you can either try to find a different way to go around it, or just wing it and do your best to get across by jumping on the rock spikes. (Or one in disguise.) He had to use his legs instead of just using his head. ~Audrey. As the information that we read said, everyone is going out in THE DARK and using SECRET PASSAGES. But he should have been more than just careful because if he remembered the stranger killed a man just a few seconds ago. 77I agree with Mother because I think thinking something out can be just as strenuous as physically moving something. If someone says something that scares you to try to get inside your head, that can be even scarier than the real thing. By: Paige Pennington. Watch for $0.00 with Prime. Alex did not think to try the faucet out for water, and this resulted in him carrying heavy water bottles up a rope latter. In conclusion, I really do think that the man who helped Father and the Gryns ratted on them. It is based on the novel The Island on Bird Street. He should think what he should be doing since his rope and water were heavy. Directors Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Starring Patrick Bergin, Jordan Kiziuk, Jack Warden Genres Drama Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English. Explain the meaning of the proverb, “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs.” How does this relate to Alex? Trust himself, at least for now.~Morgan B-W was friendly to him and offered to help thing! Really fit, it 's food, shelter, water, and with! 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Alex could have been working for the germans. Plus I think he did it because he knew he was getting something for it or he was forced. So when time came, and they were looking for Jews, the worker might have needed help, and didn't want to die, so he ratted out the Gyrns to Germans, hoping for help, which does not surprise me, since what life was like in World War 2.- Jason Alpert-Wisnia >:-). At this point, nobody really knows anything for sure anymore. "Think before you do" is pretty much the same as “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs.”-Becca L. It relates to Alex, because if he does not use all the advice and his smarts and wisdom that he has in his brain, he is almost completely screwed, so all Alex would have left was his legs to use, so he can escape from the Germans, since it's his last resort.- Jason Alpert-Wisnia >:-). He has had many … Willie T. "If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs," is a proverb used in Chapter 10. They don't know if they can trust each other to get both of them out safely, and both get the advantages of using the secret passage. One way is that Alex has to plan ahead. (which will result in more danger for Alex) For example, when Alex was thinking about carrying all those bottles of water up with him, he also could try getting water from the faucet. It doesn't have to be one method of trust or the other. So when time came, and they were looking for Jews, the worker might have needed help, and didn't want to die, so he ratted out the Gyrns to Germans, hoping for help, which does not surprise me, since what life was like in World War 2. He even had the idea for the ladder, which seems to be helping a lot. Also the looter couldn't have ratted Alex out without ratting himself too. And thinking is one of the main uses of the brain. One of these themes include gratitude. 66-67I think that the the old construction worker who helped Alex and the Gryns build the bunker ratted. ~ The gheeto is where the jews lived till the poles took it over. It is very tiring to think under stress. There are too many traitors. There is no way the Nazis could have found it. Students' Academy. were hiding. The looter could not afford for a Nazi to find out about his secret. He didn't tell the looter too much, so the looter cant rat him out, but the looter told him where his adress was, so It seemed that the looter was trust worthy anyway. It's very true about what you said--it will cause you to do more work than necessary if you don't use your brain.-Abigail D. It means that if you don’t make a smart decision (don’t use your head), that wrong chose can make you do more work (use your legs).p. Also Bolek doesn’t know if Alex is a person sent by the Germans, and Alex doesn’t know if Bolek was sent by the Germans. It is possible that the Germans could have been looking for that bunker and they had heard a rumor that that man had helped make the bunker so they hunted him down and made him tell them where the bunker was.-Dylan Judge. Also in this time period people thought rating might help them survive the death camps and might even give them their freedom. Really great points Tina!! explain how this is the very best ebook i actually have read during my own existence and may be he best pdf for actually.-- Prof. Elody D'Amore TERMS | DMCA. "Using your mind can be just as tiring as using your body." The Island on Bird Street Uri Orlev No preview available - 2008. Also, some people get “too tired to think”. During World War II, twelve year old Alex, his father Stefan, their Uncle Boruch and Alex's pet mouse Snow live in Warsaw in the Jewish ghetto, around which the Nazis have erected a fence so that no one can get out. I think it is less about survival, but more about doing more work. Using the this, you can interpret the proverb as if you do not think about a situation, you will have to go through more physical labor. My mom gives me extra math at home and after I finish I am very tired. It grows stronger as you become friends. If you give a lot at it the other person will too.~ John M. I agree that trust is a give and go thing. We already know how mean the Gryns are so he might not wanted to ask them so he stole it away from them.Tammy Y. CChapter 9 of The Island on Bird Street the place Alex lived in was cleared. In times like those, no one wanted to make the Germans angry, so the man could have easily ratted on the Gryns to obey the Germans and not get in trouble. He should only trust himself, at least for now.~Morgan B-W. He gotta think about what he should be using and what order. Willie T. I like how you added other possibilities besides ratting them out, but since we have seen other times where Germans have missed hideouts, I don't agree that they found the bunker on their own.-Abigail D. Question 3:The looter is getting at that in the ghetto, at this moment, it is every man for himself. Possibility 1: The most obvious one, the man ratted him out. It’s exactly the same thing--hard mental work can be just as tiring as anything else, because you are using your brain consistently, so you could get sleepy. ~ If he had checked and the water had been good he could have not had to carry up those bottles of water.Cammi M. If you don't use your head you will need to use your legs.This is because if you don't find a easy solution to something,which can be hard on your brain then you will need to do everything the hard way which is physically straining.In Alex’s example she didn’t think about using running water so she carried water bottles to her apartment. The proverb "If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs." ~ Poles are polish people. If only he thought a little bit, it would have saved him a lot of energy and time.~Amy K. To get 4 points, you must reply to your classmates respectfully and continue the discussion online. I think this is also relating to Alex because he in up high in a room and if the Germans come in the first entrance don’t try to hide from them but climb out the window instead and run away. He obviously can't trust Alex either because he is a kid, who knows what he could do...~Cal M. I definitely agree with this, Cal. Love for his father and the promise of his return are the sources of strength the 11-year old boy clings to in order to survive. Home; vocabulary; Questions; Webquest; Questions and answers . The 11-year-old boy is entrusted by his father and uncle with a gun, which he eventually uses to kill a German soldier, who happens to be alone in the ghetto at the time. Alex can trust the man first, but doesn't need to tell him the truth yet. Either could be a snitch. It is tiring to think about many possible solutions and having to figure out what will work in your head. This relates to Alex when he brings water up to his new ‘house’ because he “used his legs” instead of thinking first. Anyone that you see, even your best friend, could be a rat. Bolek said that he couldn’t trust Alex more than Alex trusts him. twisting my neck to look at the front gate, and partly from straining my mind In this case, Alex can either tell the man the truth, or lie. I agree with all of your reasoning. 31 for Alex’s parents’ advice about trust), pp. So I can relate with Alex on this. In some ways, mental work is even more harsh on you. Two maybe to save his own life since he was probably going away to concentration camp he ratted them out in order to live. The same thing goes for physical work. But instead he used his wit and is now doing quite well. I think it is certainly a possibility that the person who helped to build the bunker ratted them out. From my own experience, I have done homework nonstop for a hour and I have played sports nonstop for a hour. This applies to Alex because, when he carried up heavy bottles of water before checking if the faucet would work for drinking water. In conclusion, hard mental work can be just as, if not more, tiring as any other kind of work.-Becca L. The proverb “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs” can mean allot of things. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes. I think that he has a similar way of thinking as Father, (I agree with Becca too) -Iman S. I think Alex should listen to both his parents. For physical work all you need is to have some strength, even if you're not very strong you can usually accomplish physical tasks. Another example of something that might happen is Alex trying to get some food and loot. ~Jack LeBlanc. Also, he was transported. My suspicions lead to the construction builder that helped Alex’s father and Gryns build the hideouts ratted them out to the Nazis. There are many things Bolek could be getting at. When you do something think about it first so you don’t make yourself do more work.Angela Liu, The meaning of, “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs” means that you should think before you act. 0:32. Upon completion of this lesson on The Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev, students will be able to: Answer questions about the text. So that is why I believe he was listening to his mother. Lying is good in this situation because 1) He could rat you out. He “carried all those full bottles up for nothing”. -Richie, I think the looter is trying to teach Alex to trust people. The proverb means that if you use your brain than you will do less physical work but if you don't think first then you will end up doing more work than you need to.Eleasah W. I agree with you Eleasah W. The proverb is defining exactly what is happening.~Hayley c. Thats a really good way to put it Eleasah!-Becca L. The meaning of the proverb, “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs.” Is that if you don't use your head to survive, you must run from those who endanger your life. I believe this because when Bolek was being very kind to him Alex acted kind back. people when he was interacting with Bolek, the looter? to use your legs.”, p. Students' Academy. This relates to Alex because Alex when Alex was bringing the bottles up to his shelter he didn’t stop and think that there was running water in hideout. -Iman S. I think that the guy who helped the Gryns build the bunker ratted them to the Germans. The looter is saying that it doesn’t matter because it’s every man for himself. German set up the ghettos because they were trying to kill people without anyone noticing. that will suck in there situation. I like how you added that since Alex shouldn't always trust people, the man knows this as well, so he points it out.-Abigail D. I think that the bunker that the bunker that the Gryn's and "Father" built was found by the soldiers because someone had "ratted" or spilled the beans." If you don’t trust someone first they are not going to trust you back (some case they will not trust you at all) The looter is trying to convince Alex that for him to tell the secret passage Alex must trust him first. One reason is that Alex could give Bolek away. It may be the construction builder or a person who searched in good places.~Vanessa Y. John B, I think that what the looter was getting at when he said, "I’d even tell you about it [the secret passageway], except that I can’t trust you any more than you can trust me." It relates to Alex because while he was in his haste to bring bottled water up to his hideout he did not bother to think about the running water that was already there. The reason I think this is because back in those bad times if you did something that helped the Germans you would get rewarded with something such as food which everyone was running low on. I like how you used a bit of a different perspective than others. This man had obviously quit being a construction worker -- maybe he had been fired since maybe if he was Jewish. Basically what he said to Alex was "I can't trust you, you can't trust me". This shows that mental work is tiring. Yo can wait until you are positive that you fully trust them. That's a cool way to look at it.-Becca L. The meaning of this proverb is pretty simple.The meaning of the proverb "If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your legs." To do this you have to do mental work which can be much harder to work through than physical. Does it relate to you in any way?-Maya W. I agree with mother. 0:32. Island on Bird Street is available to watch free on Tubi TV. The Island on Bird Street (1997) Part 1 of 18. He “should have realized that there would be water here.” Next, when Alex was collecting stuff in chapter six he wasn’t thinking how he was gonna carry it and get it in the hideout. View all » Common terms and phrases. Jane A.Section 3. In those times you had to pick whom you trust carefully. For instance, on page 76, when Alex ends up carrying heavy water bottles up to his hideout then notices that he should have used his head and checked to see if the floor had running tap water (which it did), BEFORE he laboriously hoisted the bottles onto his floor...Ben W. I Agree Ben that that is what the proverb means-Dylan J. For example the man might have ratted because of promise to be given food.-John S. I think that it was good that Alex was kind, and that he didn’t tell Bolek the truth. Also, Alex's family and the Gryns were smart enough not to tell anyone about the bunker so he was probably the only "outsider" who knew. I don't agree with father because even though he's a man you have to look at people's soft side and they get tired too that way. I learned from MCAS that thinking thoughtfully for a long time is just as tiring and hard as working hard for a long time. That proves you can’t trust anyone but yourself.-- N N >-- ( that was Izzy sideways-Izzo the Dino/ Ingleman, I think Bolek could be getting at a couple different things when he said, “I’d even tell you about it, except that I can’t trust you any more than you can trust me.” The first thing he could be getting at is that you can never fully trust anyone. One thing I think he is getting at is that in times like this you must chose who you trust carefully. The looter could not trust a little kid in this time of war. Even in the war time trusting people is a little hard but there is still some cases that you really need to rely on someone and trust them. If he planned ahead and said I will come back every day and get a little by little that would have been smarter. It is another way of saying that you can either do the smart way, in a short amount of time, or you can do the dumb way that is inefficient and time consuming. Another reason is that if you were to strain your mind it would be hard to control. It wouldn't have been obvious except for the fact that the emergency food supply had been broken into. This relates to Alex to some sense. Island on Bird Street is a 1997 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 48 minutes. He talked to Alex and was friendly to him. Even if Alex was not a spy or a rat, a Nazi could over hear them talking. It only makes sense that someone had told them, and the only possible rat was the construction man. If you don’t think it through at first, like Alex didn’t, you will end up having to use your legs. He could be kind at heart, so he wants to warn Alex that he is dangerous before it is too late. The Island on Bird Street on IMDb Bolek is kind to Alex he offers him help “‘But if you ever need help, come and see me and i'll see what i can do’” Though Bolek cannot tell Alex his most valuable information, how to escape because he might rat him out. Therefore the average soldier would not be able to locate it without a rat... \Ben W. I think that the man who helped the Gryns and father did tell the Germans where the bunker was. This is because he barely knew the Gryns and Alex’s father and didn’t get anything in return for helping build it. THE ISLAND ON BIRD STREET (Ha-I bi-rehov hatsiporim) Children's Novel by Uri Orlev, 1981. I think using your mind can be just as tiring as using you body. I agree because when you overwork your brain, you get tired, The proverb If you dont use you head you will have to use you're feet is simple. He could even be getting at the fact that he could be a rat himself. He could have been rewarded for it, so of course anyone who was starving would do it to get food! The Island on Bird Street PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama , War | 11 April 1997 (Denmark) During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. First, he suspects that Alex doesn't trust him a lot, so he isn't sure if Alex will tell someone else about it. Bolek chose not to tell Alex about the secret passage. For example, in the book, Alex can't even leave the ghetto or go wherever we wants to. I think this because in times of war people are desperate and do anything to survive. The proverb, "If you don'y use your head, you will have to use your legs," means that if you dont think before you act then you will end up doing work that never had to be done. That proverb is important, and now I will be thinking about it. DOWNLOAD PDF Uri Orlev . up and down with all those heavy things partly from being so tense that I kept Q: What’s the name of the pet the alex has and, how did he get it. Trust is like friendship. He has to do this in order to accomplish his task and to stay alive day by day. 0:29. In a time like this, you need to pick who you trust carefully. The Island on Bird Street (1997) Part 1 of 18. The way I interpreted it it that head is in reference to your mind (duh) and feet is in reference to physical labor. He has much more difficulty with the mental tasks, which proves that mental work can be just as hard as physical work and sometimes harder.- Anna.J, I defiantly agree and I like what you said about mental work! The looter is saying that he can only trust Alex if Alex trusts him. He could have saved himself some work if he had thought to try the faucet. During that time, there were rats all over the place, and you never know who it could be. The example of MCAS makes the statement true because there might be a question that is really hard and you have to think really hard and it gets your mind tired.~Vanessa Y. I agree with Sam. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. means if you don't use your brain, you'll have to do more work. It's also available to stream, download on demand at Amazon Prime. Lying would make more sense, because the consequences of telling the man the truth could be terrible. A lot of times when he is transporting something, he ends up doing the hard way, and when he is done, he notices that he could have done it another way that would have taken much less work. My first point is that Alex gave the coat he was planning on giving his father to Henryk. If you're not smart and you're not using your head bad things will happen and you will have to do more work than you have to. This is also showing that you have to let your legs do the hard work and not your brain.This is what I think the proverb means.~Sonia N, question two I agree with mother about mental work, infact sometimes mental work can be more strenuous than physical work. Bolek could help Alex and his father get out of the ghetto.~Vanessa Y. I believe that Alex was listening to his mother. The book shows that we should be grateful for all the things we have that we usually take for granted. In addition, mental work can even be even TOUGHER than physical work at times. This relates to Alex because he didn't think about the faucet working and he had to bring lots of heavy bottles of water up a rope. Emma MEM. Jane A.Section 3. For example, Alex didn’t think to try the faucet for water, and ended up having to carry heavy water bottles up the ladder. I believe it refers to when Alex didn't realize that he had a faucet (not using his head), so he had to carry the water bottles up himself (using his legs). Yes, although his mental strength is very strong, was he or was he not able to carry those water bottles up the ladder? His dad and Bourch, a family friend, and Alex were being taken to a concentration camp. ALWAYS sign your post with your first name, last initial. The Island on Bird Street By: Julia Rapai and Hailey Martin Author- Uri Orlev Uri Orlev is the author of The Island on Bird Street. I think this because your working your mind extremely hard it can effect how tired you are I think.-John S. I agree with Mother about hard mental work. For example, if you are doing homework for 2 hours straight, your brain can gets too tired to think and burns out. I thought he was getting at about since Alex isn't supposed to trust really anyone the man was saying that Alex probably isn't trusting the man any more than the man isn't trusting himself. This man had obviously quit being a construction worker -- maybe he had been fired since maybe if he was Jewish. For example, if you have to cross a pit of lava with big rock spikes coming out of it, you can either try to find a different way to go around it, or just wing it and do your best to get across by jumping on the rock spikes. (Or one in disguise.) He had to use his legs instead of just using his head. ~Audrey. As the information that we read said, everyone is going out in THE DARK and using SECRET PASSAGES. But he should have been more than just careful because if he remembered the stranger killed a man just a few seconds ago. 77I agree with Mother because I think thinking something out can be just as strenuous as physically moving something. 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