Question

language practice

1. who’s the storyteller?

can you believe it? there is no rest these days. first, the two of them scramble about measuring and planning in excited voices. then there is the tedious sound of the saw cutting the planks, punctuated with more shrill exclamations. those two kids are actually pounding nails into my trunk.
i will never tell! they can threaten to torture me with scorpions, but i will never divulge the location of our secret hideout. divulge means _________.

Explanation:

The story is told from the perspective of a tree. It describes the activities of two kids building something on it, like measuring, saw - cutting, and nailing. The tree expresses its annoyance at the lack of rest and the intrusion on its body.

Answer:

The tree is the storyteller.