The Silver Sword is the story of the Balicki family, Joseph and his Swiss wife Margrit and his daughter Ruth, 13, and Bronia, 3, and son, Edek, 11. include: the lieutenant in chapter 9; ivan, the russian sentry in chapters 9 and 10; and mark, the british officer, in chapter 15. provide the children with photocopiable page 15 and ask them to.