Which happened SECOND? Manuel’s mother tells Manuel about Tomiko.

Manuel sees fox prints on the trail.

Manuel returns home to find that his mother has suffered a stroke.

Manuel’s mother insists that he return to school.

Manuel returns home to find that his mother has suffered a stroke.

Explanation:

The short story "Manuel and the Magic Dox" by Ekaterina Sedia tells the fairytale of a young boy named Manuel and his friendship with a red fox. The story deals with legends and keeping alive one's beliefs, the traditions. The story also deals with the displacement of the natives and the influence of the European way of living.

In the story, Manuel encountered a fox on his way back home, by following a trail left by the fox prints. He gave the small red fox his snacks that Uncle Tobi had prepared for him. Once he got back home, he found that his mother had suffered a stroke and that he needed to now take care of her and not go to school.

So, the second thing that happened in the story is that Manuel returned home to find his mother has suffered a stroke.