Highlight the details that show actions. "Whoa there, Wind," I said softly as I tried to get near the stallion. "It's me, boy. It's Paul. " I extended my hand slowly. "Let me take a look at you now. It's all right. It's all right. " The stallion pulled back at first. I kept talking, and he finally allowed me to touch him. He whinnied just a bit, and I patted him gingerly, trying to make him know me; then, when he was still, I took a closer look at his leg. —The Land, Mildred D. Taylor What does this passage tell you about Paul’s character? Paul is afraid of horses, so he spends as much time as he can trying to befriend them. Paul is a showoff who will most likely end up hurting himself on a horse. Paul is very skilled with horses and understands how to calm them down.