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Bruno Chapter 1-5 Summary

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Bruno comes home to find the maid, Maria, packing his belongings.His mother says that their family including him, his sister who her name is Gretel, his mother, and father. Bruno and his family are moving because of his dad's job. Bruno arrives at the new house and is not to impressed by the house at all. Bruno tries so hard to convince his mom in letting the family back to Berlin. Bruno goes into Gretel room and they talk how much they both hate the new house. Bruno also informed Gretel that the children that live around them don’t look to friendly. Gretel looks out of Bruno window had now knows what the heck he was talking about. Gretel leaves the room and Bruno noticed that all of them are wearing striped pajamas. Bruno also noticed that these …show more content…

Shmuel tells him Kotler brought him to the house to polish glasses for the party. Bruno and his family left Berlin, and when his grandmother dies, they go back for her funeral.Gretel screams—there are lice in her hair and in Bruno's hair.After his father shaves his head, Bruno's surprised by how much he looks like Shmuel.Bruno's mother wants to return to Berlin. But then their father asks the kids if they want to go back to Berlin; Gretel says yes and Bruno says he just wants them to be together.Father knows best (again) and decides that they'll go back Berlin within the week.Bruno is not excited, though, and dreads giving Shmuel the news.Shmuel's is extremely sad because if can’t find his dad. Bruno really wants to play with Shmuel one more time, so he crawls underneath fence and puts on the striped pajamas. When Bruno is gets under the fence he notice that everyone is sad and really skinny. They had no luck and just when Bruno was to leave a group of soldiers were circling him. Bruno takes Shmuel's hand and tells him he's his best

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