Daily puzzle

Put The Shawl back in order

Seven beats from our edition of The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. The road Rosa, Stella, and the baby Magda move in a column through bitter cold, with Magda concealed and quieted inside the shawl.
  2. The hidden child Inside the camp, Rosa keeps Magda secret, and the shawl sustains the child with an almost miraculous, life-preserving power.
  3. Stella's hunger Stella, starving and freezing, eyes the shawl and the child with an envy that signals the coming catastrophe.
  4. The shawl is taken Stella seizes the shawl for warmth, leaving Magda exposed to the cold and to view for the first time.
  5. Into the yard Uncovered and seeking the shawl, Magda toddles into the open camp ground and cries aloud, breaking the silence that protected her.
  6. The fence A guard lifts the child and hurls her against the electrified fence, ending her life in an instant.
  7. Swallowed scream Rosa stifles her own scream with the shawl, choosing the unbearable silence that keeps her alive.