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Willie Aldivote is the second biggest boy in Ralph’s school. When Freddie Sprague teams up with Johnnie Alder to beat up Ralph, Willie takes Ralph’s side. Together, they beat up Freddie and Johnnie and afterward, Willie teaches Ralph how to ride the bucking donkey. His approval helps Ralph find acceptance from the other kids in school.
Willie Aldivote Quotes in Little Britches
The Little Britches quotes below are all either spoken by Willie Aldivote or refer to Willie Aldivote . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14 Quotes
There weren’t any more fights over water that year, and when Willie Aldivote came up to the pasture to visit me a few days later, he seemed to think Father was quite a hero. I was proud because he said Father could fight like hell for a sick man, and that everybody thought he did a smart job getting the men up the ditch to agree about the water.
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Willie Aldivote Character Timeline in Little Britches
The timeline below shows where the character Willie Aldivote appears in Little Britches. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...and the other children mockingly call him “Molly.” At noon, Freddie forces Ralph to ride Willie Aldivote’s donkey, which bucks him off immediately. When he returns home, Ralph’s mother is distraught...
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Ralph describes a trick he learned one day at school. Willie Aldivote makes an “I-betcha” that he can hold his breath the longest, and Ralph turns...
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Chapter 4
...though this time Freddie is backed up by Johnnie Alder, a large fifth grader. Thankfully, Willie Aldivote, the second-largest boy in school, joins the fight, taking Ralph’s side. Together, they beat...
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...crossties (cross-sections of a railroad) from the gulch where Bill and Nig fell. After riding Willie’s donkey, he is confident he can handle the horse, but he soon realizes the job...
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Chapter 20
...or driving any horse for a month. Ralph feels bad, and he doesn’t even ride Will Aldivote ’s donkey, even though his father never explicitly named donkeys.
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