On hot days, Doodle and I went down to Horsehead Landing and I gave him swimming lessons or showed him how to row a boat. Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old W…

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On hot days, Doodle and I went down to Horsehead Landing and I gave him swimming lessons or showed him how to row a boat. Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old Woman Swamp and climbed the rope vines or boxed scientifically beneath the pine where he had learned to walk. Promise hung about us like the leaves, and wherever we looked, ferns unfurled and birds broke into song.

The Scarlet Ibis,”
James Hurst

Which phrases emphasize that Old Woman Swamp is a symbol of paradise for the boys? Check all that apply.

“went down to Horsehead Landing”
“gave him swimming lessons”
“descended into the cool greenness”
“promise hung about us like the leaves”
“birds broke into song”