Comparing The Talking Skull And The Reader

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The stories "The Talking Skull" by Donna L. Washington and "The Reader" by ReadWorksTM both highlight the power of words. In "The Talking Skull," a villager stumbles upon a talking skull while returning to his village from the ocean. Excited about his discovery, he rushes to his town to share the news with everyone. However, due to his reputation for lying, nobody believes him. When he holds up the skull to prove its ability to speak, it remains silent, resulting in him being kicked out of the village. The skull later reveals that talking too much was what got it into trouble, just like the protagonist.

On the other hand, "The Reader" by ReadWorksTM tells the story of Jorge, a young man who finds solace in reading books. He enjoys reading