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Sample Mark-up Annotation iii ESSAY iv we candevelop theworld. claim abouttherapidity with which This list offacts supportsL’Amour’s “something that goesbefore.” preliminary means “start-up” or prefix pre-,Icaninferthat From thecontext cluesandthe were ofonemind. seem asifthewriter andreader “we” and“our.”Doing somakes it but fromthispointonswitches to L’Amour starts with “I”perspective TAKE NOTES exploration. the notion ofafrontierpropels defines frontierandexplains how At thispointinthetext, L’Amour their ideas. critics) suggests that hebelittles of themasnay-sayers (andnot as L’Amour’s ideas. Hisdescription fact that not everyone agreeswith This commentalertsmetothe
Close ReadingNotebook• Marking theText The Eternal Frontier Louis L’Amour that separates the known from the unknown wherever theunknownwherever that separatestheknownfrom istheline first landedonthiscontinent.Thefrontier part of ourthinking,waking,andsleeping sincemen path toalimitlessfuture. others likethosewhohavetakenusthisfar alongthe planet asababyclingstoitsmother, willbe butthere be thenay-sayers,thosewhoclingtoour lovely green willalways There to shapetheoutlinesofourfuture. men andwomenwhocantakethelongviewhelp buttheymustbe need leadershiponathousandfronts, being civilizedman’santidotetooverpopulation. the automobilehavegonehandinhand, andthedevelopmentof over 3,000,000.Pavedroads are intheUnitedStates.Nowthere road of surfaced 144miles were other suchdevelopments.In1900there electrification ofthecountry,amongamultitude transcontinental andtransoceanicflight,the we havedevelopedtheautomobile,radio,television, tobebelieved.Inthepastseventyyears scarcely a devastatingwarweshallmovewithrapidity butifwecan avoid remain, ahead. Manyproblems ourselvesmentallyforwhatlies have beenpreparing of man. planets andothersolarsystemsbutalsoofthemind not[only]ofother everlasting challengetoexplorers frontier, withoutend,theeternal space isafrontier an beyondoursolarsystem.Outer attempt thosefrontiers we inknowledgebefore needfullessons,andgrow learn wewilltestourselves, steppingstones,where mere are theplanets,these outer space.Themoon,theasteroids, now?” frontier We tothefrontier. apeopleborn are Ithasbeena What isneedednowleaderswithperspective;we All that has gone before waspreliminary. All thathasgonebefore liesin The answershouldbeobvious.Ourfrontier isthe The questionIammostoftenaskedis,“Where We We
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. future. And todayisthepast. future. And for granted,theiroriginnotconsidered. taken incorporated intoourday-to-daylifethattheyare Mostofthesedevelopments havebeenso space effort. linkedtothe enable mantoliveandbetterare all theseandamultitudeofotherdevelopmentsthat operations, diseases,newwaysofperforming treating new medicines,newwaysof Teflon, integrated circuits, chips, development ofcomputingdevices.Transistors, from the space effort, which gave great impetus whichgavegreat thespaceeffort, from Thecomputeragehasariseninpart not existbefore. springingintobeingthatdid space wholeindustriesare theunknown.Itisourdestinytoachieve. dare It isourdestinytomoveout,acceptthechallenge, overthebonesofcarrioninacavesomewhere. growling of manwewouldstillbehuntersandfoodgatherers, Ifthathadbeenthespirit tobedonehere? remains any limitsatall. its gravitationalfield,noristhemindofmanboundby Mankind isnotboundbyitsatmosphericenvelopeor existed, thatwehadthevisionandmadeeffort. someone,sometime,wouldknowthatoncewe there, forever, carryingitsmightymessagetothestars.Out thattinyvehiclewouldgoonand to dietomorrow, farther intothatlimitlessdistance.Ifourworldwere of thesolarsystem,avehiclestillmovingfartherand men onthemoon;wesentavehiclebeyondlimits beyond . it maybe,andwehaveadrivingneedtoseewhatlies If we are content to live in the past, we have no contenttoliveinthepast,wehaveno If weare Yet we mustnotforgetthatalongthewaytoouter One mightask—whyouterspace,whensomuch A fewyearsagowemovedintoouterspace.We landed to the tothe his points. L’Amour usesrepetition tostress have nofuture? weliveinthepresent because mysterious. IsL’Amour saying that The final paragraph isshortand L’Amour conveysauthority. with someother technicalwords, using thistechnicalword along motion” or“motivation.” By The word impetus means “forward main claim. of theword emphasizes L’Amour’s its synonymfate. The repeated use more positive connotations than The word destiny ispoetic andhas possible counterargument. Here, L’Amour addressesa free. also be limits ofEarth, ourmindsshould thephysical we arenotby bound This claimisinteresting. Just as TAKE NOTES Sample Mark-upAnnotation v SHORT STORY vi foreshadow thedrake’s fate. drake willdieincaptivity might Shozo’s commentthat the “decorate.” indicate that adornmight mean house andgarden” seemto “beautiful things” and“manor means. The context clues I’m not quite surewhat adorn inner thoughts andfeelings. and heknowsallthecharacters’ The narrator isastory character, that adrake isamale duck. Context clueshelpmefigureout might involveamoral orlesson. this, Icaninferthat thisstory a fairy-tale structure. Based on The thestory author with begins TAKE NOTES
Close ReadingNotebook• Marking theText my lord,” he said. “Surely hewilldieincaptivity.” hesaid.“Surely my lord,” to discouragehismaster. “Thedrakeisawildspirit, him. tocapture determined ofthepond,he swimming gracefullyonthesurface Andwhenhesawthedrake manor houseandgarden. Mandarin Ducks from small bamboocage. manorand placedina was carriedbacktothelord’s scarlet beak,anetfelloverhim,andthefrightened bird home to hismate. thinking onlyofwhatafeasttheywouldbe totake How pleasedhewas!Heforgottobecautious, acorns. path. Whenthedrakecameoutofwater hesawthe alongthe andplaceacorns theundergrowth through battle andwasnolongerhandsometolookupon. his mightiestsamurai,thewarriorhadlostaneyein despised Shozo,becausealthoughShozohadoncebeen he nottohearShozo.Secretly pretended But thelord Katherine Paterson was alwayslookingforbeautifulthingstoadorn district belongedtohimdowithashechose.Thelord and cruelmanwhobelievedthateverythinginthe ofthedistrict,aproud ledbythelord The hunterswere thewoods. ahuntingpartyentered While hewasthere, forfood. drake flewdowntoanearbypondsearch had madetheirnest. thetwo where blending exactlywiththeholeintree thequiettonesofwood, his mate,theduck,wore himselfwouldhaveenviedit.But rich thattheemperor withplumageofcolorsso drake wasamagnificentbird livedtogetherapairofmandarinducks.Now,the there The lord’s chief steward, a man named Shozo, tried amannamedShozo,tried chiefsteward, The lord’s Just as he was bending to pick up an acorn in his inhis Just ashewasbendingtopickupanacorn way hisservantstoclearanarrow ordered The lord One day while the duck was sitting on her eggs, the One daywhiletheduckwassittingonhereggs, Long agoandfarawayintheLandofRisingSun, The Tale of the his his
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. him whattodo,muchlessaone-eyedservant. didnotlikeanyonetotell Butthelord you, mylord.” him go,”Shozosuggested,“sincehenolongerpleases saw thatthedrakewasailing.“Perhaps weshouldlet himhonor,beautiful andbrought angrywhenhe grew annoyed by the bird’s sad appearance. . . . sadappearance.. annoyed bythebird’s cage beputoutofsightsothathewouldnolonger insteadthatthe thedrake,ordering torelease refused creatures. girl thought,forshewaswiseinthecustomsofwild toeat.Heisgrievingforhismate,the him, herefused No matterwhatdelicaciesthekitchenmaidbrought cry becamefirstawearycronk andthenhefellsilent. His lovelyfeatherslosttheirluster. wild Hisproud, to herhusband. alone onhereggs,notknowingwhathadhappened brocade. beautifulthanthefinest which wasindeedmore plumage, thedrakeandbragabouthiswonderful off sothathecouldshow milesaround, landowners from andinvitedallthewealthy a feasttobeprepared But the drake could think only of his mate sitting But thedrakecouldthinkonlyofhismatesitting wasdelightedwithhisnewpet.Heordered The lord As the days wore on, his crested head began to droop. headbegantodroop. on,hiscrested As thedayswore The lord, who liked things only so long as they were wholikedthingsonlysolongastheywere The lord, He He
TAKE NOTES to freehim. drake andtriestofigureout away In contrast, Shozo caresabout the bird orforhiswoundedservant. sympathy orrespect forthedying other than himself.Hehas no care aboutanyone oranything lord andShozo. The lord doesn’t illustrate thecontrasts the between These bracketed sentenceshelp grieving, he begins tofade.grieving, hebegins next one. Becausethedrake is This shortparagraph sets upthe with araised design.” dictionary, it means “rich cloth and colorful.According toa somethingIt must veryfancy be I’m not surewhat means. brocade Sample Mark-upAnnotation vii viii alone canseem at times,andthefeelingof being that asmall place aworldcanbe It seemslikethespeaker issaying alone, whichisanabstract feeling. usually thinkofaslarge, andwith a stone with aworld,whichwe This simileinline10compares with “star” inthelineabove. “were”sortofrhymes way because Cummings structured thelinethis languid rays werefingers.”Maybe someone wouldsay, “whosefive an invertedstructure. Normally, itLine 6isinteresting has because gives thepoemaplayfulquality. exact endrhyme. This useofrhyme The first, fifth,andlast stanzas have and establishes arhythmic quality. The first lineisiniambic pentameter TAKE NOTES all-encompassing. POEM
Close ReadingNotebook• Marking theText large and 10 5 and molly and may molly and and maggie and milly maggie E. Cummings it’s alwaysourselveswefindinthesea For whateverwelose(likeayouorme) as smallaworldandlargealone. stone may camehomewithasmoothround which racedsidewayswhileblowingbubbles:and and mollywaschasedbyahorriblething whose raysfivelanguidfingerswere; milly befriendedastrandedstar and hertroubles, so sweetlyshecouldn’tremember ashellthatsang and maggiediscovered went downtothebeach(toplayoneday) andmil ly and molly andmay
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The following texts are provided in this book for you to mark up as you close read. These texts are also available in the Close Reading Tool ( ), where you can practice marking the texts digitally.
UNIT 1 PART 1 The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers...... 1
PART 2 Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling...... 11 The Third Wish by Joan Aiken...... 26
PART 3 ANCHOR TEXT Amigo Brothers by Piri Thomas...... 32 Win Some, Lose Some by Charles Osgood...... 42 UNIT 2 PART 1 from What Makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt? by Richard Mühlberger...... 46
Part 2 Life Without Gravity by Robert Zimmerman...... 50 I Am a Native of North America by Chief Dan George...... 54
Part 3 ANCHOR TEXT No Gumption by Russell Baker...... 58 A Special Gift—The Legacy of “Snowflake” Bentley by Barbara Eaglesham...... 66 UNIT 3 Part 1 Maestro by Pat Mora...... 69 The Desert Is My Mother by Pat Mora...... 70 Bailando by Pat Mora...... 71
Part 2 Winter by Nikki Giovanni...... 72 The Rider by Naomi Shihab Nye...... 73 Seal by William Jay Smith...... 74 Haiku by Matsuo Bashoˉ...... 75
Life by Naomi Long Madgett...... 76 The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay...... 77 Mother to Son by Langston Hughes...... 78 Fog by Carl Sandburg...... 79 x Close Reading Notebook Train Tune by Louise Bogan...... 80 Full Fathom Five by William Shakespeare...... 81 Onomatopoeia by Eve Merriam...... 82
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost...... 83 Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe...... 84 Father William by Lewis Carroll...... 86 Jim by Gwendolyn Brooks...... 88
Part 3 ANCHOR TEXT The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes...... 89 The Real Story of a Cowboy’s Life by Geoffrey C. Ward...... 94 UNIT 4 Part 1 EXEMPLAR TEXT from the novel Dragonwings by Laurence Yep...... 98 from the dramatization of Dragonwings by Laurence Yep...... 100
Part 2 A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley by Israel Horovitz from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens...... 105
Part 3 ANCHOR TEXT The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling...... 132 Joseph R. McCarthy from Prentice Hall United States History...... 152 UNIT 5 Part 1 Grasshopper Logic from Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith..... 155
Part 2 Demeter and Persephone by Anne Terry White...... 156 Sun and Moon in a Box by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz...... 160
Part 3 ANCHOR TEXT My First Free Summer by Julia Alvarez...... 163 mk by Jean Fritz...... 167
Contents xi © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SHORT STORY he did anything except shut himself in his room with with he didanythingexcept shuthimselfinhisroom awaitedhimif thatprobably thought ofthelecture rain splashedontohisjeans.Hestoodtogo upstairs, of a flashofnearbylightning,andsoonlarge drops was of paperdancebetweentheparkedcars.There ofHarlem,stillrumbledsoftlyin hisears. streets the like thedistantthunderthatnowechoedthrough and hitthosebooks.” some kindofajoke.Nowyoujustgetintoyourroom eyes.“Thatmustbe knittedoverdeepbrown brows studying. time failmathifhedidn’tspendmore would probably suspense earlywhenshesentthatlettersayingGreg hoping forthebest.Butprincipalhadended hadbeen dueinaweek,andGreg were Report cards the CommunityCenterteamwasnextbestthing. wantedtodo,butplayingfor ball, whichhehadreally Hehadn’tbeenallowedtoplayhighschool for Greg. andthiswasachanceoflifetime fourteen-year-olds, often theScorpionstookonnewplayers,especially Itwasn’t card. had saiditdependedonhisnextreport andhisfather He hadaskedhisfathertheweekbefore, father sayinghecouldn’tplayballwiththeScorpions. wouldendwithhis listening, knowingthelecture I’d hadhalfthechancesthatyouhave,..” now.If had said,“that’sayearyoungerthanyouare inmath. then lecturingendlesslyabouthispoorefforts theletterprincipalhadsenttohouse, reading his building.Hisfather’svoicecametohimagain,first Ridley’smoodashesatonthestoopof Greg reflected The darksky,filledwithangry,swirlingclouds, by Walter DeanMyers Brown TreasureThe Lemon of It was beginning to cool. Gusts of wind made bits It wasbeginningtocool.Gustsofwindmade bits Hisfather’s words, That hadbeentwonightsbefore. “And youwanttoplaybasketball?”Hisfather’s kitchen hadsatinthesmall,palegreen Greg “I hadtoleaveschoolwhenIwasthirteen,”hisfather TAKE NOTES The Treasure ofLemon Brown
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1 tightened as he held himself still and listened intently. tightened asheheld himself stillandlistenedintently. taillightsglowingin the darkness. anditsred street hissing overthewet in itsframe.Acarpassed,tires thatshook theglass against thewindowwithaforce butitwasgone. carefully, sounded likeascrapingagainstthewall.He listened now. interested thestorytoomanytimestobe hadheard test. Greg hehadworkedtopassthe howhard often tellingGreg ofit, life,andwasproud a postalworkerforallGreg’s the Scorpions,thentohisfather. Hisfatherhadbeen allowinghismindtodrift thenred, blink firstgreen bodega onthecorner. Hesatawhile,watchingthesign the spothecouldseeblinkingneonsignover From was comfortableenough,thoughalittlecreaky. ofthewindow. infront side broken, inthecorner, mattress andacouch,withone a torn side againstonewall,whatlookedlikeapileofragsor couldseeanoldtableonits one time.Squinting,Greg thatmighthavebeensomeone’sparlorat a largeroom atthemustysmell.Itwas frowning theroom, entered could seeasquarishpatchoflightonthefloor. He door, hestoodattheentrance,Greg where andfrom the afew feet from wasaroom There the streetlamps. thedirtywindowsfrom through dim lightthatfiltered the door. Itwasopen,andhelethimselfin. vaulted overtheouterstairsandpushedtentativelyon buildingtothegrimshadows.He the graffiti-scarred changed thenighttodayforaninstant,thenreturned thehousejustasanotherflashoflightning reached He thestreet. andmadea dashacross for traffic door, over, onceboarded hadbeenslightlyajar. hadnoticedthatthe andGreg theweekbefore, there checkertournament the guyshadheldan impromptu that had beenabandonedforsomemonths.Someof wasanoldtenement instead. Downtheblockthere his mathbook,andstartedwalkingdownthestreet Greg thought he heard the noise again. His stomach thenoiseagain. Hisstomach thoughtheheard Greg Outside thewindhadpickedup,sending the rain something that thoughtheheard For amomentGreg He wenttothecouch.Thesidethatwasn’tbroken The insideofthebuildingwasdarkexceptfor Pulling hiscollarupashighhecould,checked
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. to separate his head from the layers of dirty coats piled thelayersofdirtycoatspiled to separatehishead from a haloofcrinklywhitehairandwhiskersthat seemed man. couldseehimclearly. Hewasanold andGreg forward, tookasmallstepbackward. again, andGreg voice. wrappedinrags. that were legs whichrose two feet,incracked,dirtyshoesfrom were thewindow.There light thatfellunevenlyfrom of darkness. Thelowerhalfwasinthedimrectangle see inthedarkroom. hiseyesstrainingto holdinghisbreath, turned, Greg person whohadbeenspeakingmovedastepcloser. soundasthe wasashuffling There before. heard notonehehad ever surely dry twigsbeingbroken, stood stockstill.Thevoicewashighandbrittle,like enough tocutaweekintoninedays!” behind him. avoice window andwasabouttolookwhenheheard soon astherainletuphewouldleave.Hewentto that itmighthavejustbeenrats.Still,hethought,as nothingandthought continued listening,butheard floor. Couldhehavebeenimaginingthesounds?He table, thepileofragsandanoldnewspaperon sudden brilliance.Hesawnothing,justtheoverturned frighteninghimwithits of lightninglituptheroom, aflash him. Slowlyhestood,tensing.Asturned, with heknewitwasintheroom was comingfrom; something breathing! somethinginthedarkness— hehadheard sure scrapingnoises,buthewas anymore weren’t There His black, heavily wrinkled face was surrounded by by His black,heavilywrinkledfacewassurrounded peered The personwhocalledhimselfLemonBrown said. “I canseethat,”thefigure said. “It’s raining,”Greg forward shuffled Thefigure “What youdoinghere?” Ridley.” “Greg cametheanswer.“I’m LemonBrown,” you?” “Who’re hisown recognized hardly you?”Greg “Who are himwasstillin before The upperpartofthefigure inhisknees, exceptforaninvoluntarytremor Greg, sharp “Don’t trynothin’’causeIgotarazorhere thebreathing outjustwhere He triedtofigure TAKE NOTES The Treasure ofLemon Brown
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1 mean you ain’t never heard ofSweetLemon Brown?” mean youain’tneverheard Louisiana, andeastonovertoMacon,Georgia. You to travelalloverMississippiandasfar Monroe, withthebeat.Used dead wouldcommencetorocking sung thebluessosweetthatifIsangata funeral,the Lemon Brown.” shoulders ashedidso,“theyusedtocallmeSweet something likethat.” said. “You knowwhoIam?” leg overtheback.“Whatdoyouhave,goldcoins?” must beafool!” You“Every mangotatreasure. don’tknowthat,you smiling. “Ifyouhaveone.” got mearazor.” one sideandsquintedeye.“BecauseItoldyou cockedhisheadto isyou?”LemonBrown treasure, slightly. against thebackofcouchuntilhefeltitgive for?” “What youhere week intoninedays.” wasnosignoftherazorthatcould“cuta box. There andpullingclothesoutofaSalvationArmy the corner thetrashon pickingthrough had seenthemanbefore, He relaxed. hismiddle.Greg around wasarope there heldonwithstrings,and the oldshoes.Theragswere metwithragsthatwentdownto theywere knee, where baggedtothe on hissmallishframe.Hispantswere “Yessir. TheyusedtosayI SweetLemon Brown. asked. “Sweet Lemon?”Greg theoldmansaid,pullingbackhis “Lemon Brown,” “You toldmeyournamewasorangeorlemon “Don’t worrynoneaboutwhatIgot,”LemonBrown saidashesatonthesofaandputone Greg “Sure,” said. “What youmean,ifIhaveone,”LemonBrown answered, Greg “I’m notlookingforyourtreasure,” “You ain’toneofthembadboyslookingformy answered. “I gotahome,”Greg “Ain’t yougotnohome?” said,leaning youitwasrainingout,”Greg “Told said. I’mstaying,”LemonBrown “This iswhere asked. Greg youdoinghere?” “What are
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. darkness. inthe handintohisownastheycrouched took Greg’s shoulder, untilhefinally downhisarm thenprobing handfirstlyingonhis feltLemonBrown’s and Greg thetop ofthestairs, closely ashecould.Theyreached followedas the hallwayandupdarkenedstairs.Greg into Then hefoundhimselffollowingLemonBrown couldn’tmove. tofollowhim.ForamomentGreg Greg The oldmanlookedout,thenbeckonedfranticallyfor tothewindow. theroom who movedquietlyacross LemonBrown, lookedbacktoward length ofpipe.Greg neighborhood thugs,onthestoop.Onewascarryinga thewindow. toward andsawtheoldmanpointing looked atLemonBrown sitting upright. that right?” yougotit.Ain’t foolishness singingabouthowhard you dogoodforyourself,anditain’tnothingbut give uptheblues;theyyouup.Afterawhile asked. Look intothemmooneyesandseeanythingyouwant.” big eyeslikeyougot,Iusedtocallthemmooneyes. andsatdownagainstthewall.“Hadthem the corner backto hadhalfwalked,shuffled Lemon Brown young folksnone.” home whentheraincome?Raindon’tbotheryou me.” felt ataponmyshoulder. timescaughtupwith Hard aspelland satdowntorest man. OnedayIgottired, you?” “Afraid not,” Greg said. “What . . . what happened to said.“What.whathappenedto “Afraid not,”Greg Greg went to the window and saw three men, men, wenttothewindowandsawthree Greg anoiseoutside.He listened,andheheard Greg asked,suddenly “What’s thatnoise?”LemonBrown “I guessso.” said.“You“Didn’t giveitup,”LemonBrown don’t “How comeyougaveupsingingtheblues?”Greg “I usedtohaveaknotty-headedboyjustlikeyou.” lookedaway. “Just didn’t.”Greg Howcomeyoudidn’tgoon “What youdoinghere? “Sorry aboutthat.” timesalwaysafterapoor times,boy.Hard “Hard TAKE NOTES The Treasure ofLemon Brown
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1 when the man reached them—whathecoulddo. when themanreached thought aboutthepipe,wonderingwhathe woulddo them.Greg asthemanslowlyneared temples throb pipe againstthewoodenbanister. couldfeelhis Greg step andaloudcrashingnoiseastheman bangedthe wallpaper. wasanother There heldhisbreath. Greg theflashlightdancedcrazilyalongpeeling from money inherbags.” know theyfoundthatshoppingbagladywith You himtalkingaboutsomekindoftreasure. I heard he goneorsomething?” the wallafewfeetoppositehim,thenwentout. ashesuckeditinuneasily.Abeamoflighthit breath look. You gotthatflashlight?” withthesofa. the room voice wasslurred. the ragman. noisily,callingfor Theybangedaround men entered. gnarled fist. man, butwedon’tmindifhaveto.” money?” Whatyougotupunderthemrags?Youhere. gotany skin. againstGreg’s waswarm breath There was a footstep on the stairs, and the beam wasafootsteponthestairs,and the beam There “Watch myback,I’mgoingup.” Silence. youupthere?” “Hey, oldman,are “Yeah. You thinkhe’supstairs?” “I don’tknow,”cametheanswer. “AllIknowisthat avoicesaid.“You“Ain’t nobodyinthatroom,” think openedhismouthtoquietthesoundof Greg “Yeah, takethepipetoo.” here, I’mgoingtotakea overthere; anotherroom “There’s “Yeah, everynight.” hestayshere “You Onevoiceseemedtocomefrom he’shere?” sure “We justwanttoseeit,that’sall.” “We The youtalkingaboutyourtreasure.” heard wasabangingdownstairsandlightasthe There handinhisownhard, squeezedGreg’s Lemon Brown “We don’twanttohavecomeinandhurtyou,old Silence. “Hey! Ragman!”Avoicecalled.“We knowyouin His whispered. “They’s badmen,”LemonBrown
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Brown said, “but they ain’t getting their nerve up to said,“buttheyain’t gettingtheirnerveupto Brown they comeback.” “You’d tonormal. betterleave,too,before returning slowly backupthestairs. flashlight.” wasanothersoundonthestaircase. while there ominous silence. wasonlyan the downstairsdooropened,thenthere aircameinas and thenfootsteps.Arushofwarm wasacrashingnoise, There to takehistreasure. his bodydownthestairsatmenwhohadcome sawhimhurl Greg butnotbefore Lemon Brown, evenly ashecould. andhowledas wethislipsoncemore swallowed hard, and triedtomakeasound.Nothingcameout.He thescenecouldbeeveneerier.Greg, wall loomingoverhim.Maybe,thethoughtcameto standing atthetopofstairs,hisshadowon didn’t move.Hewasaneeriesight,abundleofrags panic. Thestepscamecloser, andstillLemonBrown to bashyourheadin!” raisedhighabovehishead. the stairs,botharms stoodatthetopof Suddenly, though,LemonBrown thought,themanwouldn’tfollowthemupthere. Greg the dimlightandfollowhimtonextfloor. Maybe, hopingtheoldmanwouldseehimin to LemonBrown, saw stairsgoinguptothenextfloor. Hetriedwaving and lookedaround thetopofstairs.Greg toward Then Lemon Brown released his hand and moved hishandandmoved released Then LemonBrown “They may hang around outside for a while,” Lemon outsideforawhile,”Lemon “They mayhangaround said,his breath “I thinkI’dbetterbegoing,”Greg said. “Few bumpsandbruises,”LemonBrown “You OK?” madehisway asLemonBrown exhaledinrelief Greg “Yeah, it’sme,”cametheanswer. “Igottheir “Mr. hecalled. Brown?” stoodonthelanding.Helistened,andaftera Greg howled,thelightmovedawayfrom As Greg “What’s that?” wethislips,puthandstomouth Greg felthimselfnear didn’tmove.Greg Lemon Brown downyourmoney,oldman,soIwon’thave “Throw below. heis!”Avoicecriedfrom “There TAKE NOTES The Treasure ofLemon Brown
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1 were reviews of shows Lemon Brown had been in more hadbeeninmore ofshowsLemonBrown reviews were show, althoughnottheheadliner. Alloftheclippings One oftheclippingssaidhehadbeen hitofthe theatersintheSouth. who wasappearingatdifferent player abluessingerandharmonica Lemon Brown, totheclippings.TheytoldofSweet his eye,thenturned be.” harmonica. battered someyellowednewspaperclippingsanda He revealed theplasticandunfoldedit. tookoff old mancarefully sawapieceofplastic.The he tooktheragsaway,Greg the stringsthatheldragsonhisrightleg.When flashlight. none, hegoonmesswithsomebodyelse.” again.’ ThenwhenMr. Painseehecan’tworryyou something hurtsis,‘Howdy,Mr. Pain,seesyouback said. Brown. up, lookingathisknee. curb nearthecorner. Oneofthemhadhispantsleg sittingonthe men whohadtriedtotakethetreasure andlookedoutthewindow.Theysaw of therooms said. bedoing,”LemonBrown scoundrels said.“You LemonBrown treasure?” wanttoseemine?” really haveatreasure?” Louis.” clear. outtoEastSt. I’mheadingoutwesttomorrow, howling spooks.Bestyoustayawhiletillthecoastis again.Notwithcrazyoldragmenand come inhere Greg lookedattheoldman,sawdistant lookin Greg it itbe,”hesaid,noddinghishead. “There “There untied andcarefully He satonthefloornearGreg the gaveGreg youholdthis.”LemonBrown “Here, smiled. Greg “When yougetasoldmeallsaywhen LemonBrown “Nothing thatain’tbeenhurtbefore,” “You askedLemon nothurt?”Greg you’re sure They followedtheovalbeamofflashlightintoone “Let’s lookoutthewindowfirst,seewhatthem shrugged. “If youwanttoshowitme,”Greg “What Itellyou?Didn’tyoueverymangota said.“You Greg talkingabouttreasures,” “They were
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. foolishest questions.” doaskthe said.“Forabig-headedboyyousure Brown his son,ordaughter, ifshebehisoldest?” Lemon asked.“Againstapipe?” fighting for?”Greg That’s forsure.” lookingformy treasure. scalawags whatcomehere hisleg,“betterthanthose tied thestringsaround raining.” nothing. Don’tknowenoughtogethomewhenit’s “Well, don’tknow yougottoguess’causesure backintotheplastic. as hestartedtoputhistreasure Ain’tthatsomething?” like that,atreasure. itjust andwhenIgiveittohimhetreated treasure, told meitmeantsomethingtohim.Thatwasmy withhimlikethat clippings. Himcarryingitaround and whatitwasisthisoldmouthfiddlethese myheart,ittrulydid. Broke wasthislettersayingJessegotkilledinthewar.there the while.You knowwhatImean?” as Iusedtobe,notwithoutsomebodymakeitworth playing andsinging.’CoursebythenIwasn’tasmuch something too. know yourpappydidsomething,youcando Ifyou that toldhimwhoIwas,andwhathecomefrom. I didn’thavenothingtogivehimexceptthesethings andfightinit. when thewarcomehesawfittogooff with hismama’ssister. uptobeaman,and Hegrowed them good,too.Thenhismamadied,andhestayed my wifeandJesse—that’sboy’sname.Usedtofeed one endnearlyclosed. holeson was dentedbadlyononeside,withthereed It lookedattheharmonica. than 50yearsago.Greg “What else a man got ’cepting what he can pass on to “What elseamangot’ceptingwhathecan passonto “You ofyourswasworth thinkthattreasure really “You OKforayoungster,” theoldmansaidashe right.” “I guess.Imean,you’re “You “Yeah, said. Iguessso,”Greg “They sentbackwhathehadwithhimoverthere, andonetimeIcomehome, “I traveledaround, “Yeah,” knowing. nodded,notquitereally Greg towar, “Anyway, hewentoff still andIwentoff andmakemoneyfortofeed “I usedtotravelaround so?” Lemon Brown’s voice rose an octave anoctave voicerose guess so?”LemonBrown’s TAKE NOTES The Treasure ofLemon Brown
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1 him, andsmiled. heknewhisfatherwouldgive thought ofthelecture and histreasure. thought,withhis memories wouldbeOK,Greg Brown hisstoop,anddecidedagainstit.Lemon he reached Hethoughtaboutituntil him aboutLemonBrown. ifheshouldtell his fatherwouldsayandwondered to thinkhowlateitwas.Hethoughtaheadofwhat didn’tevenwant leaving puddlesatthecurbs.Greg eyes suggestingasmile.“ThatI’lldo.” ofyours.” ofthattreasure care OK toyou?” asked.“Don’tthatsound LemonBrown the morning?” scoot onhome. to wasclearandtoldGreg out first,sawthestreet doortheoldmanlooked thefront When theyreached you’ll beallright.” thewindowso get yourselfhome.I’llbewatchingfrom and lookedoutthewindowagain. Greg pushed the button over the bell marked Ridley, pushedthebuttonoverbellmarkedRidley, Greg andtherainhadstopped, The nighthadwarmed “That I’lldo,”Lemonsaid,thewrinklesabouthis itdoes.Andyoutake said.“Sure itdoes,”Greg “Sure “Now didn’tItellyouwasgoingtoEastSt.Louisin “You asked. you’llbeOK?”Greg sure wentdownthestairsbehindGreg. Lemon Brown gone.You“Looks likethey’re and getonoutofhere gotupafterpattinghisragsinplace Lemon Brown
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SHORT STORY cantonment. by Rudyard Kipling Rikki-tikki-tavi was: thelonggrass, and hiswarcryashescuttledthrough uphistailtillitlookedlikea bottlebrush, could fluff orback,thathechosetouse; with anyleg,front hepleased, pink; hecouldscratchhimselfanywhere nosewere habits. Hiseyesandtheendofhisrestless and histail,butquitelikeaweaselinhead fighting. Rikki-tikki didthereal bythewall,gavehimadvice;but round always creeps never comesoutintothemiddleoffloor, but and Chuchundra(chØchun«drß) themuskrat,who and we’llseewhathe’lldo.” had justmovedintothebungalow);“don’t frightenhim, and sneezed. him,andheopenedhiseyes cotton wool,andwarmed not deadbuthalfchoked;sotheywrapped himin him upbetweenhisfingerandthumb saidhewas Perhaps dead.” heisn’treally adeadmongoose.Let’shavefuneral.” saying: “Here’s path, verydraggled he waslyinginthehotsunonmiddleofagarden and clungtoittillhelosthissenses.Whenrevived, ditch. Hefoundalittlewispofgrassfloatingthere, carried him,kickingandclucking,downaroadside helivedwithhisfatherandmother, where burrow and T 2. 1.
He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur He wasamongoose,ratherlikelittlecatinhisfur “Now,” said the big man (he was an Englishman who “Now,” saidthebigman(hewasanEnglishman who They tookhimintothehouse,andabigmanpicked “No,” saidhismother;“let’stakehiminanddryhim. One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the One day,ahighsummerfloodwashedhimoutofthe draggled draggled in troops n. mßnt) tän» kan Segowleelè cantonmentg™» (sè “Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!” bathrooms ofthebigbungalowinSegowlee bathrooms tikki-tavi the fought,single-handed,through warthatRikki- his isthestoryofgreat
Segowlee, India. Segowlee, (drag» ßld) adj. (drag» 1 Darzee, the tailorbird bird, helpedhim, bird, Darzee,thetailorbird wet and dirty. and wet 2 indeed, and a small boy was indeed,andasmallboywas
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1 “I don’t that,” like Teddy’s said mother; “he may bite the awake on pillow. was the boy,their Rikki-tikki and to look at mother last thing, the father in, and came find out and night, the whatmade through it. Teddy’s because hehadtogetupandattendevery noise all companion, climbed uptoo;buthewasarestless wenttobedRikki-tikki lighted,andwhenTeddy were lamps nurserytowatchhowkerosene ran intoTeddy’s man’s laptoseehowwritingwasdone.At nightfallhe end ofthebigman’scigar, forheclimbedupinthebig itonthe into theinkonawritingtable,andburned himselfinthebathtubs,puthisnose nearly drowned out.” find outinalltheirlives.Ishallcertainlystayand house,” hesaidtohimself,“thanallmyfamilycould felt better. Thenhe uphisfurtomakeitdrytheroots. fluffed out intotheverandaandsatinsunshine liked itimmensely,andwhenwasfinishedhewent Let’s givehimsomethingtoeat.” in acage,he’llrunandoutofthehousealldaylong. doesn’tpickhimupbythetail,ortrytoput Teddy been kindtohim.” Isupposehe’ssotamebecausewe’ve wild creature! hesatrubbinghisnose. where athisear,neck, snuffed andclimbeddown to thefloor, his wayofmakingfriends.” the smallboy’sshoulder. put hisfurinorder, scratchedhimself,andjumpedon thetable,satupand was notgoodtoeat,ranallround mongoose. Helookedatthecottonwool,decidedthatit is, “Runandfindout”;Rikki-tikkiwasatrue with curiosity.Themottoofallthemongoosefamily nosetotail mongoose, becauseheiseatenupfrom He spent all that day roaming over the house. He overthehouse.He He spentallthatdayroaming thingstofindoutaboutinthis more are “There They gavehimalittlepieceofrawmeat.Rikki-tikki likethat,”saidherhusband.“If “All mongoosesare mother,“Good gracious,”saidTeddy’s “andthat’sa Rikki-tikki lookeddownbetweentheboy’scollarand “Ouch! He’sticklingundermychin,”saidTeddy. saidhisfather.“Don’t befrightened,Teddy,” “That’s thingintheworldtofrightena It isthehardest
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. babies fell out of nest the yesterday Nagate and cried. nestThe and swayed sat fro, they on to and as rim the the cottonwith and hollow hadfluff. filled downy and fibers,together up them edges stitching the with and big leaves two had nest made abeautiful by pulling thornbush. voices a in sorrowful he very heard here there till and snuffing it, andhescuttledupdownthegarden, bottlebrushyatthethoughtof said, andhistailgrew he licked hislips.“Thisisasplendidhuntingground,” of bamboos,andthicketshighgrass.Rikki-tikki clumps limeandorangetrees, Marshal Nielroses, cultivated, withbushesasbigsummerhousesof onlyhalf what wastobeseen.Italargegarden, Englishmen. Rikki whattodoifeverhecameacross told the General’shouseatSegowlee)hadcarefully about in,andRikki-tikki’smother(sheusedtolivein torun a housemongoosesomedayandhaverooms mongoosealwayshopestobe every well-brought-up he satonalltheirlapsoneaftertheother, because and theygavehimbananasomeboiledegg; shoulder, intheverandaridingonTeddy’s breakfast awful. now—” intonursery the came asnake to watchIf him. and he was fiveWhen and he was feet fromlong tonguetail. to head spread and hood of Nag, big the black cobra, feet. Then inchby inchout rose up of the grass the jump back clear two sound that made Rikki-tikki foot cold horrid of bush the alow there came hiss—a at the for grass thick from the without answering, here. is Nag?” stranger Who little that with safer child.” “He’ll do no such father. thing,” the said “Teddy’s “We are very miserable,”“We very are “One of Darzee. our said asked Rikki-tikki. matter?” is the “What They wife. his and tailorbird, the It Darzee, was tosee Then Rikki-tikkiwentoutintothegarden Rikki-tikkicametoearly Early inthemorning motherwouldn’tthinkofanythingso But Teddy’s Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest the cowered only in down wife his and Darzee sad—buta I am is very “that “H’m!” Rikki-tikki, said
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1 Brahm expression, whatever the snake may be thinking of. expression, whatever may snake bethinking the snake’s wicked the with never eyes that their change he and looked wind, the at in Rikki-tikki balances tuft adandelion as exactly fro to and he stayed balancing of ground, clear the of himself onehe third had lifted He bit, indeed, but did not bite long enough, he and stroke of return cobra. the of terrible lashing the afraid her one to break back time bite;the with but he was old mongoose he was then would that have known across almost herdown he back, had if been and an her strokeheard the savage as He hiss missed. came end he and of an him; to make he talking, as was him (nßgì«nß) go, head by the just of and Nagaina whizzed under him he as could high as He jumped air up the staring. in birds?” eat I putlittle, and it on one side. he So dropped head guard. his his off a get Rikki-tikki sooner but or he later to family; wanted his for and him mongooses garden that He the meant death knew in least movement Rikki-tikki. little behind grass the in you out to eat fledglings of a nest?” for it or is right no do “marks marks, youagain, think at bottomand the he ofafraid. cold was his heart thatandkneweat too, to fight was snakes. life Nag mongoose’s agrown all hethat businessand knew in cobralive before, mother his had on fed dead him ones, had never met a Rikki-tikki though of and time, length impossible for amongoose to stay for frightened any for minute; the fastening. He afraid but was it is of ahook-and-eye eye the part like looks exactly saw spectacle the on back the mark of it that tikki Brahm cobra first the spreadhis the hood to keep sun off 3.
Rikki-tikki knew better than to waste time in in to waste time better knew than Rikki-tikki you!“Behind you!” Darzee. behind Look sang us talk,”“Let he said. “You should eat eggs. Why not the watching and to himself, thinking Nag was to fluff began up tail his and “Well,” Rikki-tikki, said He spread out ever, hood his more than Rikki- and “Who is Nag?” he said. “ is Nag?” “Who Brahm 3
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. matter forhim. near thehouse,andsatdowntothink.Itwasaserious tothegravelpath off two snakesatonce.Sohetrotted thathecouldmanage them, forhedidnotfeelsure tofollow it meanstodonext.Rikki-tikkididnotcare itneversaysanythingorgivesanysignofwhat stroke, intothe grass.Whenasnakemissesits disappeared withrage.ButNagandNagainahad and chattered him, andlookedallaround like alittlekangaroo, is angry),andhesatbackonhistailhindlegs he red, andhot(whenamongoose’seyesgrow red swayedonly fro. to and Rikki-tikkifelthiseyesgrowing hadbut built it out Darzee of reach of snakes; and it heas could nest thornbush; the reach the toward in and angry. torn Nagaina leaving tail, jumped of whisking clear the can fly off from itatany angleyouplease;andin from can flyoff balancedagaitthatyou funny, butitissoperfectly hisfamily.Itlooksvery that hehadinheritedfrom swayingmotion to Karaitwiththepeculiarrocking, topeople. harm more small thatnobodythinksofhim,andsohe doesthe asthecobra’s.Butheisso his biteisasdangerous snakeling thatliesforchoiceonthedusty earth;and I amdeath!”ItwasKarait(kß rìt«) a littleinthedust,andtinyvoicesaid:“Becareful. tobepetted. ready camerunningdownthepath,Rikki-tikkiwas Teddy behind. Itgavehimconfidenceinhimself,andwhen think thathehadmanagedtoescapeablowfrom pleasedto mongoose, anditmadehimallthemore than anymagicherb.Rikki-tikkiknewhewasayoung wonderful it strikes,thatmakesthingsmuchmore no eyecanfollowthemotionofasnake’sheadwhen foot—snake’s blowagainstmongoose’sjump—andas only amatterofquicknesseyeand him.Thatisnottrue.Thevictory herb thatcures and eatssome and happenstogetbitten,herunsoff find theysaythatwhenthemongoosefightssnake “Wicked, wicked Darzee!” said Nag, lashing up high up high Nag, lashing said “Wicked, Darzee!” wicked Rikki-tikki’s eyes grew red again,and hedancedup red Rikki-tikki’s eyesgrew wasstooping,somethingflinched But justasTeddy theoldbooksofnaturalhistory,youwill If youread
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1 that hewasaprovidence, fathersaid death,andTeddy’s from had savedTeddy thedustandhuggedhim,cryingthathe up from motherpickedhim settled itall”;andthenTeddy’s “What istheuseofthat?”thoughtRikki-tikki.“Ihave fatherbeatthedeadKarait. bushes, whileTeddy’s he mustkeephimselfthin. andquicknessready, and ifhewantedallhisstrength thatafullmealmakesslowmongoose, remembered tail, afterthecustomofhisfamilyatdinner, whenhe the and Rikki-tikkiwasjustgoingtoeathimupfrom away.ThatbiteparalyzedKarait, get hold,androlled legs,bittenashighupthebackhecould his fore hisheadfarbetween on thesnake’sback,dropped out oncetoofar, andRikki-tikkihadsprung,jumped stick, butbythetimehecameup,Karaithadlunged mother. Teddy’s from scream Hisfatherranoutwitha a mongoose iskillingasnake”;andRikki-tikkiheard and theheadfollowedhisheelsclose. of hisshoulder, andhehadtojumpoverthebody, wicked littledustygrayheadlashedwithinafraction Rikki jumpedsidewaysandtriedtorunin,butthe looking foragoodplacetohold.Karaitstruckout. back andforth, andherocked allred, his eyeswere inhiseyeorlip.ButRikkididnotknow: stroke return him closetothebackofhead,hewouldget soquickly,thatunlessRikkibit small, andcanturn thingthanfightingNag,forKaraitisso dangerous tikki hadonlyknown,hewasdoingamuchmore dealing withsnakesthisisanadvantage.IfRikki- Teddy’s shoulder,Teddy’s time from hiseyeswouldgetred mother,be pattedandpettedbyTeddy’s andtositon Nag andNagaina,thoughitwasvery pleasant to timesoverwithnicethings;buthe remembered three himself wineglasses onthetable,hecouldhavestuffed himself. enjoying for playinginthedust.Rikkiwasthoroughly mothermightjustaswellhavepettedTeddy Teddy’s the fuss,which,ofcourse,hedidnotunderstand. eyes.Rikki-tikkiwasratheramusedatall big scared 4.
He went away for a dust bath under the castor-oil He wentawayforadustbathunderthecastor-oil Our shoutedtothehouse:“Oh,lookhere! Teddy That night,atdinner, amongthe walkingtoandfro n. dßns) ß (präv» a providence a godsend; a valuable gift. avaluable agodsend; 4 and Teddy lookedonwith andTeddy
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. he is crawling into the bathroom sluice. he iscrawlingintothebathroom snake’s scalesonbrickwork. a waspwalkingonwindowpane—thedry scratchofa scratch-scratch intheworld—anoiseasfaintthatof but hethoughtcouldjustcatchthefaintest hear, Rikki-tikki?” H’sh!Imustn’ttellyouanything.Can’t the room. never hadspiritenoughtorunoutintothemiddleof hiswhiskers.“Iamaverypoorman,” hesobbed.“I off or I’llbiteyou!” have talkedtoChuainthegarden.” Chuchundra, andthenhestopped. andIknowyoudon’tgothere.” Nag isinthegarden, some darknight?” thatNagwon’tmistakemeforyou am Itobesure thanever. sorrowfully Chuchundra, more “Andhow Rikki-tikki scornfully. “Rikki-tikki don’tkillme.” there. buthenevergets run intothemiddleofroom, cheeps allthenight,tryingtomakeuphismind littlebeast.Hewhimpersand is abrokenhearted bythewall.Chuchundra round the muskrat,creeping house, andinthedarkheranupagainstChuchundra the forhisnightlywalkround was asleephewentoff tobiteorscratch,butassoonTeddy well bred tikki sleepingunderhischin.Rikki-tikkiwastoo “Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!” intohislongwarcryof to time,andhewouldgooff Chuchundra; IshouldhavetalkedtoChua.” 5.
“That’s NagorNagaina,”hesaidtohimself; “and Rikki-tikki listened.Thehousewasasstill asstill, Chuchundra satdownandcriedtillthetearsrolled “I didn’t—soyoumusttellme.Quick,Chuchundra, Rikki-tikki.You“H’sh! Nagiseverywhere, should youwhat?” “Told “My cousinChua,therat,toldme—”said nottheleastdanger,”“There’s saidRikki-tikki;“but “Those whokillsnakesgetkilledbysnakes,”said “Do youthinkasnake-killerkillsmuskrats?”said “Don’t killme,”saidChuchundra,almostweeping. tobed,andinsistedonRikki- carriedhimoff Teddy sluice (slØs) n. drain. 5 You’re right, TAKE NOTES Rikki-tikki-tavi
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1 shall wait here inthe cooltilldaytime.” shall waithere tillhecomes. Nagaina—doyouhearme?—I wait here hewillnothaveastick.Ishall bathe inthemorning may havethatstickstill,butwhenhecomes into when Karaitwaskilled,thebigmanhada stick.He to fillthebath.“Thatisgood,”saidsnake. “Now, thebiggestwaterjarthatwasused him drinkingfrom What amItodo?”saidRikki-tikki-tavi. fight himontheopenfloor, inhis favor. theoddsare Rikki couldseehiseyesglitter. inthedark,and head, andlookedintothebathroom size ofthebigcobra.Nagcoiledhimselfup,raisedhis was, Rikki-tikkiwasveryfrightenedashesawthe and hisfivefeetofcoldbodyfollowedit.Angryas he thesluice, this, andthenNag’sheadcamethrough bungalow willbeempty,andRikki-tikkigo.” the childifIcan,andcomeawayquietly.Then Iwillkillthebigmanandhiswife, afterward. isnoneedthatweshouldhuntforRikki-tikki there andquiet.” willneedroom ourchildren tomorrow), as oureggsinthemelonbedhatch(astheymay thatassoon andremember queen ofthegarden; kingand So longasthebungalowisempty,weare bungalow, didwehaveanymongooseinthegarden? by killingthepeople?”saidNag. will huntforRikki-tikkitogether.” first onetobite.Thencomeoutandtellme,we thatthebigmanwhokilledKaraitis remember willbeourownagain.Goinquietly,and the garden to herhusband,“hewillhavegoaway,andthen together outsideinthemoonlight. NagandNagainawhispering the bathisput,heheard and asRikki-tikkistoleinbythemasonrycurbwhere brick pulledouttomakeasluiceforthebathwater, wasa At thebottomofsmoothplasterwallthere mother’sbathroom. andthentoTeddy’s nothing there, Nag waved to and fro, and then Rikki-tikki heard andthenRikki-tikkiheard Nag wavedtoandfro, Nagainawillknow;—and ifI “Now, ifIkillhimhere, at Rikki-tikki tingledalloverwithrageandhatred “I hadnotthoughtofthat,”saidNag.willgo,but nopeopleinthe were “Everything. Whenthere isanythingtobegained thatthere yousure “But are “When thehouseisemptiedofpeople,”saidNagaina was but there bathroom, toTeddy’s He stoleoff
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. and Rikki-tikki dragged himself to Teddy’s bedroom bedroom and Rikki-tikkidraggedhimselftoTeddy’s with averywhiteface,andsawwhatwas left ofNag, saved “It’s themongooseagain,Alice;littlechap has move, andthebigmanpickedhimup said: hewasdead;butthehead didnot was quitesure of ashotgunintoNagjustbehindthehood. bothbarrels been wakenedbythenoise,andhadfired singedhisfur. fire senseless andred Thebigman had justbehindhim;ahotwindknockedhim thunderclap likea felt shakentopieceswhensomethingwentoff found withhisteethlocked.Hewasdizzy,aching,and tobe and, forthehonorofhisfamily,hepreferred tighter, hewouldbebangedtodeath, forhemadesure of thebath.Asheheldclosedhisjawstighterand and thefleshbrush,bangedagainsttinside the floor, upsettingthetindipperandsoapdish andheheldonasthebodycart-whippedover red, buthiseyeswere circles: ingreat down, andround onthefloor,is shakenbyadog—toandfro upand tomost ofit.Thenhewasbattered and fro as a rat him justonesecond’spurchase, toholddownthehead.Thisgave earthenware red met, Rikkibracedhisbackagainstthebulgeof the waterjar, underthecurveofit;and,ashisteeth let go.” Imustnot above thehood;and,whenIamoncethere, and abitenearthetailwouldonlymakeNagsavage. neck belowthehood,butthatwastoomuchforhim; fights—O Rikki!”Helookedatthethicknessof first jump,”saidRikki,“hecanstillfight;andifhe hisbackatthe place foragoodhold.“IfIdon’tbreak at hisbigback,wonderingwhichwouldbethebest thejar.toward Nagwasasleep,andRikki-tikkilooked After anhourhebegantomove,musclebymuscle, the waterjar, andRikki-tikkistayedstillasdeath. thebulgeatbottomof down, coilbycoil,round knew Nagainahadgoneaway.Nagcoiledhimself 6.
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1 forty pieces,ashefancied. into wasbroken tenderly tofindoutwhetherhereally ofthenightshakinghimself and spenthalftherest there weeksago.” there thesunstrikesnearlyallday.She hadthem where she keepshereggs?” isRikki-tikkiwiththewhite teeth.” Nag. Great Nag!” stop,” saidDarzee.“Whatisit,OKilleroftheterrible a minute,Darzee.” Stopsinging butit’swarformedownhere. nest there, right thingatthetime.You’re safeenoughin your out!” saidRikki-tikki.“You don’tknowwhentodothe andsang. Darzee filledhisthroat Rikki-tikki!”and thered-eyed sing aboutthegreat, himupontherubbishheap.Letus a stickandthrew of astick—thesweeperpickedhimupontheend Nag,” Darzeewenton;“andNagcameoutontheend sluiceandcalledfor “Nagaina cametothebathroom him. round Rikki-tikki, lookingcarefully in twopieces!Hewillnevereatmybabiesagain.” thebang-stickandNagfell fast. Thebigmanbrought valiant Rikki-tikkicaughthimbytheheadandheld angrily. “Isthisthetimetosing?” on therubbishheap. thebody forthesweeperhadthrown over thegarden, at thetopofhisvoice.ThenewsNag’sdeathwasall Darzeewassingingasongoftriumph where thornbush Goodness! ImustgoandseeDarzee,”hesaid. no knowingwhentheeggsshespokeofwillhatch. with, andshewillbeworsethanfiveNags,there’s pleased withhisdoings.“NowIhaveNagainatosettle “In the melon bed, on the end nearest the wall, the wall, “In themelonbed,onendnearest where “Bother mywhiteteeth!Haveyoueverheard for “On therubbishheapbystables,mourning time?” isNagaina,forthethird “Where thebeautifulRikki-tikki’ssake,Iwill “For thegreat, allyourbabies “If Icouldgetuptoyournest,I’droll Nagaina?”said “All that’strueenough;butwhere’s “Nag isdead—isdead!”sangDarzee.“The “Oh, youstupidtuftoffeathers!”saidRikki-tikki, Without Rikki-tikkirantothe waitingforbreakfast, butwell camehewasverystiff, When morning
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. near the wall. There, in the warm litter about the litteraboutthe inthewarm near thewall.There, stables, andheracedfortheendofmelon patch Nagaina quickenedherpace. and andneverleavingtheground, piping sorrowfully, on, that shecannotmove.Darzee’swifefluttered wholooksatasnake’seyesgetsso frightened bird you. Littlefool,lookatme!” tocatch What istheuseofrunningaway?Iamsure nighttheboyinhousewilllieverystill. but before My husbandliesontherubbishheapthismorning, dead toknowthatIshallsettleaccountswiththeboy. wife. the dust. Darzee’swife,slippingalongover she movedtoward truly, you’vechosenabadplacetobelamein.”And Rikki-tikki whenIwouldhavekilledhim.Indeedand desperatelythanever. more she fluttered it.”Then astoneatmeandbroke in thehousethrew Theboy heap, andcriedout,“Oh,mywingisbroken! ways. the deathofNag.Darzeewasverylikeamaninsome andcontinuehissongabout to keepthebabieswarm, thenest,andleftDarzee from later on;sosheflewoff and sheknewthatcobra’seggsmeantyoungcobras was fairtokillthem.Buthiswifeasensiblebird, ineggslikehisown,hedidn’tthinkatfirstthatit born were and justbecauseheknewthatNagaina’schildren thanoneideaatatimeinhishead; never holdmore nowshe’dseeme.” there to thisbush!Imustgetthemelonbed,andifwent andletNagainachaseyouaway your wingisbroken, that tothestablesandpretend sense youwillflyoff thewall,yousaid?” end nearest “And you never thought it worthwhile to tell me? The “And youneverthoughtitworthwhiletotellme?The Rikki-tikki heard them going up the path from the the themgoingupthepath from Rikki-tikki heard Darzee’s wifeknewbetterthantodothat,for a “Well! Itmaybesomeconsolationtoyouwhenyou’re itwithastone!”shriekedDarzee’s “The boybroke Nagaina liftedupherheadandhissed,“You warned ofNagainabytherubbish infront She fluttered Darzee wasafeatherbrainedlittlefellowwhocould “Not eatexactly;no.Darzee,ifyouhaveagrainof notgoingtoeathereggs?” “Rikki-tikki, youare TAKE NOTES Rikki-tikki-tavi
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1 eggs, aboutthesizeofabantam’s melons, verycunninglyhidden,hefoundtwenty-five bed nearthewall.Go andlook,Nagaina.” Istrike.” nearer notmove,andif youcomeastep afraid.Theydare are stilland white;they your friends,Rikki-tikki.Theyare Lookat “I willsettlemyaccountwithyoupresently. andfight!” Nagaina; turn keepstill.” mustn’t move.Teddy, father coulddowastowhisper, You “Sitstill,Teddy. Nag!” not moveIstrike,Oh,foolishpeople,whokilledmy IfyoumoveIstrike,andifdo still, allyouthree. yet.Wait“stay still.Iamnotready alittle. Keepvery singingasongoftriumph. and fro leg,and shewasswayingto bare distance ofTeddy’s chair,on themattingbyTeddy’s within easystriking white.Nagainawascoiledup still, andtheirfaceswere noteatinganything.Theysatstone- saw thattheywere but Rikki-tikki atearlybreakfast; there and fatherwere andhismother Teddy could putfoottotheground. ashe his mouth,andscuttledtotheverandaashard eggin downthemelonbedwiththird backward means killing!” has goneintotheveranda,and—oh,comequickly—she screaming: Darzee’swife to chucklehimself,whenheheard eggsleft,andRikki-tikkibegan onlythree were there to timeseewhetherhehadmissedany.Atlast time overthelitterfrom young cobras,andturned tocrushthe the eggsasfasthecould,takingcare thetopsof each killamanormongoose.Hebitoff hatchedtheycould knew thattheminutetheywere the babycobrascurledupinsideskin,andhe whitish skininsteadofshell. 7.
“Look at your eggs,” said Rikki-tikki, “in the melon “Look atyoureggs,”saidRikki-tikki,“inthe melon “All ingoodtime,”saidshe,withoutmoving hereyes. round, Then Rikki-tikkicameupandcried:“Turn fixedonhis father, eyeswere Teddy’s andallhis “Son ofthebigmanthatkilledNag,”shehissed, Rikki-tikki smashedtwoeggs,andtumbled thehouse,andshe “Rikki-tikki, IledNagainatoward “I wasnotadaytoosoon,”hesaid;forcouldsee bantam’s (ban» tßmz) (ban» eggs n. eggs of a small chicken. asmall of eggs 7 but with butwith
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. while Rikki-tikki was drawing breath, she caught it shecaughtit while Rikki-tikkiwas drawingbreath, to it,tillatlast, andnearer and Nagainacamenearer like dryleavesblownalongbythewind. so thattherustleofhertailonmatting sounded tokeepherheadhishead, and Nagainaspunround toget behindher,Then Rikki-tikkidancedinacircle herselftogetherlikea watchspring. and shegathered head camewithawhackonthemattingof theveranda and againshestruck,eachtimeher Again at him.Rikki-tikkijumpedupandbackward. herselftogether,coals. Nagainagathered andflungout hislittleeyes likehot ofherstroke, just outofreach widow! Thebigmanhasgoneforhisgun!Fight!” for youwillgototherubbishheapwithNag.Fight, said, loweringherhood. eggs, andI “Give metheegg,Rikki-tikki.Givelastofmy andtheegglaybetweenRikki-tikki’spaws. Teddy, You shallnotbeawidowlong.” tck-tck! Comethen,Nagaina.andfightwithme. thebigmanblewhimintwo.Ididit.Rikki-tikki- before Hewasdead buthecouldnotshakemeoff. and fro, together, hisheadclosetothefloor. meto “Hethrew Then hebegantojumpupanddown,allfourfeet caught Nagbythehoodlastnightinbathroom.” Rikki-tikki.“The boyissafe,anditwasI—I—Ithat ofNagaina. teacups, safeandoutofreach shoulder, thelittletablewith anddraghimacross bythe father shootoutabighand,catchTeddy the sakeofoneegg;andRikki-tikkisawTeddy’s all theothersdownbymelonbed.” eating Theantsare the last—theverylastofbrood? egg? Forayoungcobra?king “Whatpriceforasnake’s blood-red. and hiseyeswere the veranda.“Ah-h!Giveittome,”shesaid. The big snake turned half round, and saw the egg on andsawtheeggon halfround, The bigsnaketurned He had forgotten the egg. It still lay on the veranda, He hadforgottentheegg.Itstilllayon veranda, Nagaina,keeping Rikki-tikki wasboundingallround “Yes, youwillgoaway,andnevercomeback; Nagaina sawthatshehadlostherchanceofkilling Rikk-tck-tck!” Tricked! Tricked! “Tricked! forgettingeverythingfor Nagaina spunclearround, Rikki-tikki puthispawsoneoneachsideoftheegg,
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1 afternoon, for he had done a hard day’swork. forhehaddoneahard afternoon, hewas—sleptandslepttillitwas lateinthe where had spokenthetruth. downoneafteranothertoseeifhe and begantotroop him, antsthatlivebetweenthegrassstems heard red said. “Thewidowwillnevercomeoutagain.” Andthe the dustoutofhisfurandsneezed.“Itisallover,” he stopped withalittleshout.Rikki-tikkishooksomeof of theholelegbyleg,lickinghiswhiskers.Darzee withdirt,draggedhimselfout Rikki-tikki, covered again,and the mosttouchingpartgrassquivered all onthespurofminute,andjustashegotto killhimunderground.” dead! ForNagainawillsurely We mustsinghisdeathsong.Valiant Rikki-tikkiis waving, andDarzeesaid:“ItisalloverwithRikki-tikki! earth. feet toactasbrakesonthedarkslopeofhot,moist strike athim.Heheldonsavagely,andstruckouthis and toturn it mightopenoutandgiveNagainaroom was darkinthehole;andRikki-tikkineverknewwhen tofollowacobraintoitshole.It old theymaybe,care with her—andveryfewmongooses,howeverwiseand clenchedonhertail,andhewentdown teeth were sheandNagusedtolive,hislittlewhite hole where Rikki-tikki uptoher, andassheplungedintotherat hood andwenton.Still,theinstant’sdelaybrought her her;butNagainaonlylowered might haveturned wings aboutNagaina’shead.IfDarzeehadhelpedthey hernestasNagainacamealong,andflapped off song oftriumph.ButDarzee’swifewaswiser. Sheflew Darzeestillsinginghisfoolishlittle Rikki-tikki heard andashewasrunning long grassbythethornbush, wouldbeginagain.Sheheadedstraightforthe trouble ahorse’sneck. whiplash flickedacross her. Whenthecobrarunsforherlife,shegoeslikea downthepath,withRikki-tikkibehind like anarrow totheverandasteps,andflew in hermouth,turned Rikki-tikki curled himself up in the grass and slept Rikki-tikki curledhimselfupinthegrass and slept songthathemadeup So hesangaverymournful Then thegrassbymouthofholestopped Rikki-tikki knewthathemustcatchher, orallthe
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. inside thewalls. showitshead spring andbite,tillneveracobradared a mongooseshouldkeepit,withtoothandjump as andhekeptthatgarden tooproud, he didnotgrow I’mhere.” dead;andiftheyweren’t, All thecobrasare lightsleepers. mongooses are husband. “Justthink,hesavedallourlives.” came tolooklateatnight. shoulder, Teddy’s where andwenttobedonTeddy’s till hecouldeatnomore, over him;and fathercameoutandalmostcried mother andTeddy’s as welllittlebirds. forNagandNagainausedtoeatfrogs croaking; frogs singing,andthe inthegarden That setallthebirds Nag isdead—dong! tiny dinnergong;andthenthesteady“Ding-dong-tock! his“attention”noteslikea went upthepath,heheard tolisten.AsRikki-tikki news toeverybodywhocares andtellsallthe the towncriertoeveryIndiangarden, heisalwaysmakingitbecause and thereason like thebeatingofalittlehammeroncopperpot; thatNagainaisdead.” the garden theCoppersmith,Darzee,andhewilltell house. Tell “Now,” he said, when he awoke, “I will go back to the “Now,” hesaid,whenawoke,“Iwillgobacktothe Rikki-tikki had a right to be proud of himself; but ofhimself;but Rikki-tikki hadarighttobeproud youbotheringfor? “Oh, it’syou,”saidhe.“Whatare Rikki-tikki wokeupwithajump,forallthe life,”shesaidtoher “He savedourlivesandTeddy’s and Teddy’s When Rikkigottothehouse,Teddy whomakesanoiseexactly The Coppersmithisabird
that night he ate all that was given him that night heateallwasgivenhim Nagaina isdead!Ding-dong-tock!”
mother saw him when she mother sawhimwhen she
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1 O by JoanAiken Wish Third The rights with much dabbling and preening, smoothing its smoothingits rights withmuchdabbling andpreening, out tothemiddleofwater, itputitself to where itin. canal anddropped wish hiseyespeckedout),hetookittothe vergeofthe head wellawaywiththeotherhand(forhe didnot holdingthesnaky and carryingittightlywithonearm, thethorns, itfrom Nevertheless hemanagedtorelease hisarm. enoughtobreak powerful wings whichwere withits him, peckedandthrasheddangerously it,ithissedat eyes, andwhenhetookholdofittofree lookingathimwithhateinitsyellow approached, onthebankofcanal. growing thorns that itwasaswanhadbecomeentangledinthe was tryingtoextricate the busheshesawsomethingwhiteamongthemwhich another. Mr. Peters randown thehillandasheneared about itatonetimeandtooclearsweet wassomethingtoohoarse human—and yetthere some strangecriesinavoicewhichwasalmost arustlingand heard andpresently was comingfrom, thenoise moment waitingtotryanddiscoverwhere whichhesawthegleamofwater.through Hestooda bushes leadingdowntothorn slope ofbeechtrees Beyondthebankwasanopen bank besidetheroad. Helefthiscarandclimbedthemossy in thetrees. faraway and thrashing,asifsomebodywasintrouble heseemedtohearafaintcrying,andstruggling road stopped singinganhourago. had anditwascold;thebirds still bare, were trees justbeginningbutthe were Peters. The primroses 1.
The swan instantly assumed great dignity and sailed dignity andsailed The swaninstantlyassumedgreat franticallyashe struggledallthemore The bird As Mr. of astraight,emptystretch Petersentered extricate of the forest of Savernake. HisnamewasMr. Savernake. of theforest of part car at duskonaspringeveningthrough wasamanwhodrivinginhis nce there (eks» tri kàt«) v. tri (eks» set free. 1 itself; coming closer he found itself;comingcloserhefound
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. composure. Mr.answered youshouldhavesomefabulousreward.” difficulty, a from goodfortune—theKingoftheForest by pure magic. You thinkthatbecauseyouhaverescued— enoughtoknowsomeofthelaws presumptuous friendly. glitteringeyesandlookedbynomeans He hadfierce standingbythewater. andlongbeard, golden crown witha wasalittlemanallingreen there white bird, andinamoment,insteadofthegreat bank oncemore, was satisfiedwithitsappearance,floatedintothe theswan,whenit damage initsstruggles.Presently no thatitwasallrightandhadsuffered to makesure Mr.feathers withlittleshowersofdrops. Peterswaited, his tongue with it, to remind himself not to utter rash himselfnot toutterrash his tonguewithit,toremind hepricked athorn in caseofanemergency.Taking decided tousehisfirstwishandkeepthe othertwo little lonely,andhadnocompanionforhis oldage.He himwasthathea The onlythingthattroubled which hewantedandwasverycontentwith hislife. again.Mr.getting itoff Petershadmostofthethings of hiswife’snose,andthenhadtouse lastwishin for asausage,andtheninragewisheditontheend whofirstwishedbymistake of beingliketheforester oftenthannot,andhehadno intention more trouble wisheswasonewhichbrought the giftofthree magic Heknewverywellthat he shouldusehisreward. angrilydownitslongneck. flicking thedrops was sailingaboutinthemiddleofwateragain, inhisbriefcase.Whenhelookedup,theswan carefully other two.” if youspendthelastwishinundoingworkof deadleavesintheair—“don’tblameme flung three wishesthen”—he yourthree than theystarted.Take wishes—theymostlyendupworseoff use of histhree yet tohearofthehumanbeingwhomadeanygood 2.
“I expect three wishes, no more and no less,” andnoless,” wishes,nomore “I expectthree “Well, Sir,” “Iseeyouare hesaidthreateningly, Mr. onhow Petersstoodforsomeminutesreflecting Mr. Peterscaughttheleavesandputtwoofthem wishes,hewants,thecleverman!Well,“Three Ihave composure (kßm pò» ºßr) n. pò» (kßm 2
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1 warm and cookhisfavoritedish—Welshwarm rarebit especially tenderandwouldputouthisslippers to she hadbeen.Ontheseoccasionswas always after halfanhourorsowithnoexplanation ofwhere would findthehouseemptyandshereturn thefieldshe sometimes whenhecamebackfrom and muchinthegarden, wandered seemed restless, Mr. Petersbegantofeelthatshewasnothappy.She told her, andshesmiled. the riverwhichranbyfootofhisgarden. everything,butwhatpleasedhermostwas admired in.She cups andthelusterbowlforputtingprimroses cows, thehyacinths,silvercandlesticks,blue beesintheirwhitehives,theJersey treasures—the andlovelyvalleyshowedherallhis in aremote married.Thenhetookhertohishouse they were where ontheoutskirtsofforest, tothechurch off bushes, andskinaswhitethefeathersofswans. asthecanal,hairdusky eyes asblue-green hehadeverseen,with was themostbeautifulcreature him beginning tocall.Comingalongthetracktowards himself upintherugandwenttosleep. thedarkeningwoodstohiscar,way through wrapped nonoticehemadehis swan laughingathim.Taking ofthewater.the surface Hethoughtthatitwasthe he said: waterofthecanal, beechesandtheblue-green great theprimroses, himattheduskyundergrowth, round leafandgazing wishes aloud.Thenholdingthethird water. Aswan hadsaileduptothevergeandshe ofhim,downbythe path whenhesawLeitainfront wild strawberries—forsupper. 3.
Leita made him a good wife. But as time went by Leita madehimagoodwife.Butastimewentby “Yes, ontheriver,” Ihaveoftenseenswansthere he sheasked. “Do swanscomeupthere?” She steppedintothecarbesidehimandtheydrove “Yes, “MynameisLeita.” Iam,”shereplied. youthewifethatIwishedfor?” asked Mr. Peters.“Are were andthebirds When heawokeitwasmorning outon quackingandsplashingbroke A tremendous “I wishIhadawifeasbeautifultheforest.” One evening he was returning home along the river homealongtheriver One eveninghewasreturning Welsh rarebit Welsh
a dish of melted cheese served on crackers or toast. or crackers on served cheese melted of dish a 3 with with
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. éclairs and meringues. One day he saw her take a éclairs andmeringues. Onedayhesawhertakea petitsfours, cakes—jam puffs, baking wonderful house neartheriver. tostay intheirown said notothat;shewouldprefer theworld.Butshe and evensuggestingatripround for hertolistenontheradio,buyingclothes forher taking herfordrivesinthecar, findingbeautiful music account anddidhisbesttomakeherlifehappier, human beingnow.Iwillstaywithyou.” you asthat.Iampartlyaswan,butalso said, tryingtosoundcheerful. swelled withgriefinsidehim. andhisheart himoftheoldKing’swords, to remind into aswanagain?”heasked,andhistonguepricked feathers asmysisterandIdriftedalongthestream.” at sunriseandthefeelofwaterslidingovermy theriver thecoolgrassandmistrisingoff forest, tears inhereyesagain.“ButImisstheoldlife Peters sadly. you,” hesuggested. human shape,sothatshecouldbeacompanionto italwaysleadstosorrow. human beingmarriesabird andthismadehimverysadbecausewhena the forest, her.”separated from swan’s eyes. the too, from rolling, hesawthattearswere nearer against hercheek.Shewasweeping,andashecame itsneckandtheswan’sheadrested round her arms He noticed that she spent more and more time time andmore He noticedthatshespentmore Poor Mr. onhiswife’s Peterswasverydistressed She shookherhead.“No,Icouldnotbeasunkindto Imarriedyou,”he “I’d doitmyselfasIdidbefore ofyou?” “Who willtakecare youback “Then shallIusemysecondwishtoturn “Yes, were Ido,doloveyou,”shesaid,andthere “Don’t youlovemeatall,Leita?” “Very, sheanswered. very hard,” tobeahumanbeing?”askedMr.“Is itsoveryhard “No, no,”shecried,“Icouldn’taskthatofher.” “I couldusemysecondwishtogiveyoursister aswanfrom Now heunderstoodthatLeitawasreally “This ismysister,” “Ican’tbearbeing sheanswered. “Leita, whatisit?”heasked,verytroubled. TAKE NOTES The ThirdWish
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1 rubbed herheadagainsthishand. had givenLeitaaftertheirmarriage;shecame upand the goldchainhe andoneofthemwore of thegarden, to hishouse. Leitahadflown,andwalked slowlyback where forest betterintheirown shapes.” beings andswansare Leitabackintoagirl?” Or turn yourselfintoaswan? will youdowiththelast?Turn withyourfirsttwowishes,doyou?What wonderfully expression. sawtheoldKinglookingathimwithamalicious round heart oftheforest. the towards instant shewasflyingawayoverthetrees herheadlightlyagainsthishand;next him andrested in astonishmentforamoment,andthencameupto and gentlyputherintothewater. her Shegazedround the river, andthenhesaid,“Leita!Leita!”towakenher, He carriedit outofthehouseanddowntobrink thebedwithitsheadunderwing. swan lyingacross second wish. notecase, blewitoutofthewindow,anduseduphis his kissed hergoodbye,thentookanotherleaffrom never behappyasahuman.Hestoopeddownand wait forme,takemewithyou!” and calling: he cameuptobedandfoundherweepinginsleep was growing. would bewell,butthenhesawhowthinandpaleshe manner.some wordless Foratimehethoughtthat all communicatingin sisters spenthourstogetherthere, was givingthemtohersister. basketful downtotheriverandheguessedthatshe Next day he saw two swans swimming at the bottom Next dayhesawtwoswansswimmingatthe bottom the But forallthathelookedsadlyovertowards “I shalldoneither,” saidMr. Peterscalmly.“Human “Well, myfriend!You don’tseemtohavemanagedso aharshlaughbehindhim,andturning He heard wasasleeping Next momentinsteadofLeitathere Then heknewthatitwashopelessandshewould “Rhea! Rhea!Ican’tunderstandwhatyousay!Oh, One nightwhenhehadbeenlatedoingtheaccounts He builtaseatforherbytheriver, andthetwo
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. withered leafandawhitefeather.withered a were In hishands,whichlayclaspedonbreast, happinessonhisface. in hisbedwithasmileofgreat Mr.In themorning Peterswasfoundpeacefullydead the songwenton,sweetandharsh,sharpclear. soundoftwoswanssinging.Allnight the mournful I’ll stayfaithfultoLeita.” grantedtheydon’talwaysbetteryou. your wishesare thatevenif I’velearned enoughforme,Ireckon. were him: closeathand. swans alwayssomewhere spot, butwentslowlyabouthiswork,withthetwo rheumatism his contentment.Evenwhenhewasbentwith them intheriver. bodilyanddropped whichcarriedthemoff white birds setuponbytwohuge intohishousetheywere break wasastorythatoncewhenthievestriedto him. There alittlefrightenedof his neighbors.Manypeoplewere talked toswansandtheyunderstoodhimaswell in thatpartofthecountry;peopleusedtosayhe 4.
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1 by PiriThomas Brothers Amigo frame madehimthe better slugger. Whenevertheyhad him thebetterboxer, whileFelix’sshortandmuscular made andlongreach their style.Antonio’sleanform wasin medallion.Thedifference a silverandbronze community andhadwontwogold-platedmedals plus technical knock-outs,anddrawsorlosses. offights,knock-outs, divisions, weights,records theirmemorybanks would immediatelyzipoutfrom If askedaquestionaboutanygivenfighter, they had everattended,andsomeclippingsoftheirown. ticketstoeveryboxingmatchthey filled withtorn Fight magazinessecondtonone,plusascrapbook positive. Betweenthem,theyhadacollectionof Antonio andFelixslept,ate,rapped,dreamt foreheads. their Apachestylearound necks, andhandkerchiefs their wrapped insweatshirts,shorttowelsaround would findthemrunningalongtheEastRiverDrive, sunrises Earlymorning gymon14thStreet. pro’s Aandsometimesatthe andAvenue on 10thStreet had theboysworkedout,sometimesatBoysClub lightweight championoftheworld.Everychancethey style. a naturalAfro hisblackhairin falling overhiseyes,whileFelixwore dark, short,andhusky.Antonio’shairwasalways B. AandAvenue Avenue between the sametenementbuildingonFifthStreet uponthelowereastsideofManhattanin growing Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood, brothers. A Each had fought many bouts representing their their Each hadfoughtmanyboutsrepresenting negatives, intostreet While someyoungsterswere ofsomedaybecoming Each youngsterhadadream Antonio wasfair, lean,andlanky,whileFelixwas in friendshipthattheyfeltthemselvestobe sotogether seventeen yearsold.Theywere ntonio CruzandFelixVargas both were
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. fight. I mean, we both are cheverote fight. Imean,weboth are fightersandwe hurt you.” awake atnight,pullingpunchesonyou,trying notto we foundoutitwasgoingtobemeandyou, I’vebeen orange sun. silence. the Finally,hebroke ofBrooklyn. totheshores across day. short towel.Thesunrisewasnowcreating theriver.them from Antoniowipedhisfacewith within afewshortdays. goingtobeblastingeachother ace-boon buddieswere though nothingunusualwashappeningwhentwo I think webothgotsomethingtosayeachother.” andsaid,“Let’sstop a while,bro. or so,Felixpuffed lefts withanoverhand right.Afteramile jaw-breaking air withabarrageofbodyblowsandshortdevastating upper cutstoanimaginaryjaw.Antoniothenbeatthe one-twosfollowedby fancy legworkwhilethrowing timetodosome straight ahead,pausingfrom River’s edge. runninglightlyalongthedirtyEast then tookoff, withafewjabsattheair,around slappedskin,and they metasusualfortheirdailywork-out.Theyfooled other, theybothsensedawallrisingbetweenthem. East RiverDrive.Butevenwhenjokingwitheach Tournament. the BoysClubinGoldenGlovesChampionship of August,twoweeksaway—thewinnertorepresent scheduledfortheseventh the divisionfinalsthatwere tomeeteachotherin thattheywere been informed been hotandheavy. met intheringforsparringsessions,ithadalways “Same here. It ain’t natural not to think about the Itain’t naturalnottothinkaboutthe “Same here. “I’ve beenthinkingaboutittoo,panín.Infact,since “Yeah, right.”Felix’seyessquintedattherising Antonio helped.“It’saboutourfight,right?” “Man, Idon’tknowhowtocomeoutwithit.” Felix leanedheavilyontheriver’srailingandstared theirelbowsontherailingseparating They rested Antonio nodded.Itwasnotnaturaltobeactingas Antonio glancedatFelixwhokepthiseyespurposely theirbout, lessthanaweekbefore One morning The twoboyscontinuedtoruntogetheralongthe Now, afteraseriesofeliminationbouts,theyhad TAKE NOTES Amigo Brothers
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1 ain’t nodrawsintheeliminations.” both wanttowin. Suavecito, okay?” heavydudesupin theBronx. somepretty there’s other tightly. like nothingeverhappened.” Afterthefight,wecangetittogether again right here. much smartsforthat.Ijustthinkit’scooler ifwesplit get thingstogetherinmyhead.” “Deal?” upward. be betterforourheads.”Heheldouthishand,palm or lessyourstyle.” manager sayshegotsomesparringpartnerswithmore IcanuseGleason’sGymforworkingout.My Bronx. the fight?I’mgoingtostaywithmyAuntLucyin a goodideaifwedon’tseeeachotheruntilthedayof go alltheway.” have it.You understand,don’tcha?” strangers thatwantthesamethingandonlyonecan be likewenevermet.We gottabeliketwoheavy welterweight size. the courageofatugboatpullingbargefivetimesits Okay?” something righthere. orno brother in theringbettermanwins.Friendornofriend, fair andsquare.” ButIwannawin, mean tosoundlikeI’mbragging,bro. “Guess you’re right.Watch“Guess you’re yourself,Felix.Ihear notashamedtohugeach were The amigobrothers “No way,man.”Felixlaughedoutloud.“Igottoo “You asked. you?”Tony ain’tworried,are You Let’scutithere. “Naw, bro. goon.Ikindaliketo askedlamely. running?”Tony “Ready forsomemore “Deal.” Felixlightlyslappedopenskin. scratchedhisnosepensively.“Yeah,Tony itwould “Yeah, Don’tyouthinkit’s that’sright.Listen,Tony. smiled.“Nopullingpunches. We“Sí, Iknow.”Tony “It’s fair, Whenwegetintothering,it’sgotta Tony. “If it’sfair, , I’mforit.”Antonioadmired hermano Felix finisheditforhim.“Brother. let’spromise Tony, Antonio noddedquietly.“Yeah. We bothknowthat Felix tappedAntoniogentlyontheshoulder. “Idon’t
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. torrent of blows that would demolish whatever got in ofblowsthatwoulddemolishwhatever gotin torrent bobbingandweaving,whilelettingloosea fast shuffle, Felixdida they eyedhimasastrangertotheirturf. Despite thefactthathewasPuertoRican like them, small pocketsofwary-lookingkidswearing gangcolors. the Championvs.AntonioChallenger. fight.ItwasFelix how topsychehimselffortomorrow’s slowly tothecanvas. Thechallengerwasallowedtocrumble restrained. Thechamphadtobeforcibly against theropes. blow. Felixsawhimselfinthering,blastingAntonio superimposed dynamite right. witha aleft.Thechampcountered in thebag,threw challenger, confidentthathehadthechampionship only bythesoundofbell. timeFelixwasseeingit. the third fists. TheflickwasChampionwithKirkDouglas, his tokeepAntonio’sface awayfrom movie inaneffort out, earlyandquick. Felixhurt,hewouldhave toknockhim spare know. To psyching hismind.Butonlyintheringwouldhereally tried nottothinkofFelix,feelinghehadsucceededin He inthestreet. curses andthelaughterofchildren city blinkedandthesoundsofcarsmingledwith overtheledge.Sixstoriesbelowlightsof peered ofhistenement.Inthequietearlydark,he to theroof viatheghetto grapevine. ofeachother’sprogress aware Although theykeptoutofeachother’sway,were thebigfight. a lotofpsychinguptodobefore rightsandlefts.Bothfightershad view,throwing from 1.
He walked up some dark streets, deserted except for deserted exceptfor He walkedupsomedarkstreets, out hehad figured When Felixfinallyleftthetheatre, Felix’s right arm felt the shock. Antonio’s face, felttheshock.Antonio’sface, Felix’s rightarm The movieaudiencewasgoingoutofitshead. thechallenger.Felix becamethechampandTony Hewassaved The championwasgettinghithard. Felixdecidedtotakeina Up intheSouthBronx, made hisway thebigfight,Tony The eveningbefore The daysintrainingpassedmuchtooslowly. joggedaway.Felixwatchedhisfrienddisappear Tony “Okay. You watchyourselftoo,sabe? superimposed (sØ» pßr im pòzd») im pßr (sØ» 1 on the screen, was hit by the awesome washitbytheawesome onthescreen,
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1 bobbing andweavinglikemercury. quickbydoingsomespeedyfancydancesteps, real in.Hecutnegativethinking it. Agnawingdoubtcrept Friendshiphadnothingtodowith other profession. withFelix?Afterall,fightingwaslikeany relationship his affect Howwouldthefighttomorrow rooftop. sounds ofthegongforRoundOne. went straighttobed,fallingintoafitfulsleepwith let himselfquietlyintohisAuntLucy’sapartmentand the fightflick.Allithaddonewastostirhimup.He Walking him, neitherhad hadnotrelaxed thestreets about theirownbusiness. whowent thebrothers, its way.Itseemedtoimpress tenement rooftops. escapesor ringsideorwindowfire fight, whetherfrom Park,everyonewhowantedcould viewthe Square toattend.In Tompkins sure the peoplewhowere of theBoysClubwasnotlargeenoughto hold all Park.Ithadbeendecidedthatthe gymnasium Square hismanager. from word while waitingfor music soundsandthentriedtoread theradioontosalsa avoid seeingAntonio.Heturned hoping to ofAugust7thandstayedthere, morning trustedinhisdynamite-packedfists. Felix’s admirers fans countedonhisboxingskills.Ontheotherside, Eachhadhisownloyalfollowing.Antonio’s respected. neighborhood. welllikedand AntonioandFelixwere Felix Vargas asthemainbout. shops announcedthefightbetweenAntonioCruzand the firstround. he prayedforvictory,viaaquickcleanknock-outin LikehisfriendintheSouthBronx, for thefirstround. face. Antoniowenttosleep,hearingtheopeningbell Felix atallinthering.Justanopponentwithanother Felix,hisamigobrother,crosses. wasnotgoingtobe withperpetualmotionsoflefthooksandright blurred 2.
Antonio was passing some heavy time on his Antonio waspassingsomeheavytimeonhis Finding notakers,Felixdecidedtosplithisaunt’s. The fight was scheduled to take place in Tompkins The fightwasscheduledtotakeplaceinTompkins tohisapartmentearlyinthe Felix hadreturned inthe interest great The fighthadcreated alloverthewallsoflocal Large postersplastered because it is so quick and fluid. and quick so is it because mercury (m†r» kyØr è) kyØr (m†r»
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. turned awaytofacehisowncorner.turned Andbothasone,just asquickly, Antonio responded. intohis.Felixnoddedhis headand looking directly slowlytomeetFelix’seyes in itsfirstbirth,heturned inacknowledgment. and thenraisedtheirarms with aroar. AntonioandFelixbothbowedgracefully path. aroped-off guided through theirfronts. FELIXacross word withthe byadozenfansinwhiteT-shirts classroom change. Quickknock-out.Thisisit.We’re on.” whenhistrainerCharliesaid,“Time much relieved the otherboxingevents.Aftersixthbout,Felixwas ofthelowereastside. thestreets from daywasinthetraditionofchampionsemerging great and honoratbeingpartofsuchahistoricevent.This They allcarriedthesamemessage onthespot. someimprovised wellprepared, Some were boxersofyesteryear.community leaders,andgreat speechesbydignitaries, were of theschool.There stitched ontheback. match theirfightingtrunkswithnamesneatly gownsto and whiteboxingshoes.Eachhaddressing socks, skybluetrunks,red and blackshoes.Felixwore fighting gear. whitetrunks,blacksocks, Antoniowore waved backjustincaseithadbeenhim. atthefarendofcorridor. aroom to himfrom He Antonio thoughthecaughtaglimpseofFelixwaving tables. withmats,servingasresting desk tops,covered with fighters. Eachwasgivenaseparateclassroom for allthe room Parkservedasthedressing Square had begunfillingupevenearlier. scheduled boutsbeganshortlyafternoonandthepark the ring,seats,andguestspeakers’stand.The workerssettingup beehive ofactivitywithnumerous The morning of the fight Tompkins Square was a wasa Square ofthefightTompkins The morning Antonio tried to be cool, but even as the roar was was Antonio triedtobecool,butevenastheroar exploded As thetwoclimbedintoring,crowd stairwelland Antonio wasescorteddownadifferent Waiting timewasover. the Felixwasescortedfrom thesoundsof Interwoven withthespeecheswere intotheopenwindows The loudspeakersblared clothesinto theirstreet The fighterschangedfrom Tompkins from The localjuniorhighschoolacross
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1 weighing 134 ofourlowereastside.Inthiscorner,fighters, products the maineventbetweentwofineyoungPuertoRican efforts. achieve the dreamed-of knockout. achieve thedreamed-of on him.OnlybycominginclosecouldFelix hopeto was atadisadvantage.Antoniohadtoomuch reach stopped boringin.Heknewthatatlongrange he seeming ease.Felixbobbedandweaved never like apistonpumpingjabsonerightafter another with being neatlydispelled. theirfight,itwas doubt abouttheirfriendshipaffecting him.IfFelixhadanysmall shock coursingthrough lefts thatsnappedFelix’sheadback,sendingamild withone-two-three slipped thepunchandcountered asAntonio with astraightleft.Hemissedrightcross hisrightshoulder,half hunchedtoward andlashedout pose. Felixwastednotime.Hecameinfast,headlow, inafighting andfacedeachothersquarely turned himself.Felixdidthesame. crossed shoulders bytheirtrainers’nimblefingers.Antonio their liftedneatlyfrom gownswere towels anddressing Theirhead anddancedquicklytotheircorners. turned and comeoutfighting.” Understand. Let’shaveacleanfight.Nowshakehands on thebackofhead.Keepyourheadsup. instructions totheyoungsters. wasgiving Park. Atthecenterofring,referee Square Tompkins of theoldbuildingssurrounding May thebestmanwin.” willbenodraw. champions, theGoldenGloves.There of theBoysClubintournament will represent weighing 133 “Now themomentwehaveallbeenwaitingfor— The announcerspokeslowly,pleasedathisbilingual “Ladies andGentlemen.Señores ySeñoras.” tostillness. turned Bong—bong—bong. Theroar Antonio danced, a joy to behold. His left hand was Antonio danced,ajoytobehold.Hislefthand was BONG! ROUNDONE.FelixandAntonio Both youngsterstouchedglovesandnodded.They “Keep yourpunchesup.Nolowblows.punching shookthewindowpanes The cheeringofthecrowd
pounds, Antonio Cruz. The winner pounds, AntonioCruz.Thewinner pounds, FelixVargas. Andinthiscorner,
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. point ofhischin. him withapistonlikeleftcatchingflush onthe inside Felix’sheadasAntonioslippedthe blow andhit hisrightinstead.Lightssuddenly exploded threw Felix closedinandfeinted occasionally punchinghistwoglovestogether. Butnotforlong. Felixtogiveground. forcing withhisownflurry, to thebody.Antoniocountered with ashortlefttotheheadfollowedbyloopingright and rightsthatonlymeantpaintoFelix,whoreturned hair. Antonio’slong head. Beadsofwaterexplodedfrom righttohis rushed Antoniolikeabull,sendinghard wayback.” gonna chopyouupfrom orhe’s locks.“Getinthere water overhiscurlyAfro rubbed. firmly teeth. He right. Gotit?” yourhandsforhisoverhandwant youtodrop leftor ear. “RememberFelixalwaysgoestothebody.He’ll of hismidribs. againstthewhiteness showingangryred glove burns, hisstoolnonetheworse,exceptforglowing way toward had notstoppedringing.Antoniogracefullydancedhis forgoodsportsmanship. ofapproval sending uparoar set Felix’srighteartoringing. Felix,crashingtwoleftstohishead,which away from midsection.Antonioslipped lefts toAntonio’shard just longenoughtopoursomepunishingrightsand missed alefthook.Felixtrappedhimagainsttheropes fist.Heduckedashortrightand amigo brother’s 3.
Antonio knew the dynamite that was stored in his inhis Antonio knewthedynamitethatwasstored Antonio waited for the rush that was sure to come. tocome. Antonio waitedfortherushthatwassure Felix bobbedandweaved, Antonio, hurt,sentbackablurringbarrageoflefts hisstooland Bong! Roundtwo.Felixwasoff “You fella.”Felix’strainerpoured gottagetinthere, wasalsobusy. Felix’s corner Antonio nodded,sprayingwateroutbetweenhis “Watch Histrainertalkedintohis thatright,Tony.” Felix walkedbrisklybacktohiscorner. Hisrightear apunchwellonitsway, Bong! Bothamigosfroze feinted (fànt» ßd) (fànt»
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1 the bridgeofhisnose. andstraightcatchingFelixon His leftflashedouthard evading mostoftheblows.Suddenlyhisheadcleared. bobbedandweaved, Antonio,groggy, direction. every wildpunchesfrom grunting likeabull,threw flailedoutdesperately.Felix, to jellyandhisarms onthechin.Hislonglegsturned Antonio squarely was givinganinch.Suddenlyashortrightcaught the fighters out. He did so and then gave his okay. the fightersout.Hedidsoandthengavehis okay. hurt.Theysitandsmile at everyone. when theyare trainer sathimdownonthestool. Hewasveryglad.His sound attheendofround. to hearthebell to havegoneinsane.Hisheadcleared whoseemed ofthecrowd, theroaring a fog,heheard butstillgame.Hedidn’tevenhearthecount.In groggy Felixflatonhisback. smashing rightthatdropped a struggled tohisfeet,gotup,ducked,andthrew haze,Antonio thegrowing Antonio. Fightingoff along ringsidelethimknowthathehaddropped ofthose screaming to clearthepain.Onlyfrenzied Antonio.Felixswungouttrying another lefthookfrom Atthesameinstant,hiseyecaught ghetto streets. Park screaming toitsfeet. Park screaming Square thewholeTompkins toe slugfestthatbrought punchingtoe-to- had himentangledintoarip-roaring, seconds. upwithinthree began puffing withhisownleftatFelix’srighteyethat He answered carried ineachfist. bombshe ofthepowerful an opponentwithinreach the habitofplayingpossumwhenhurt,tosucker respect. rightthattaughtAntonio came backwithastrong aseriesofrightsandlefts buckled. Hefoughtoff 5. 4.
Felix lashedbackwithahaymaker, The referee signaled the ring doctor to check signaledtheringdoctorto check The referee In hiscorner, Antonio wasdoingwhatallfightersdo Felix gotupasfasthecouldinhisowncorner, Rights to the body. Lefts to the head. Neither fighter Rights tothebody.Leftshead.Neitherfighter Antonio, abittooeager, movedintoocloseandFelix dancing. A righttotheheadslowedAntonio’spretty HeknewFelixhad Antonio dancedincarefully. Bedlam Bedlam haymaker (bed» lßm) (bed»
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. continued past hearing.Theirblows again. Felix and Antonio were already leftthe already thechampionshad inarm found himselfalone.Arm ofChampionsis the GoldenGlovesTournament Señores to andSeñoras.Thewinnerrepresentative always bechampionstoeachother. cheering asthetwoamigosembraced. match? Park. Was thisafighttothedeathinsteadofboxing other. Square Tompkins surgedthrough Acryofalarm to bringthembacktheirsenses. overthem and Antonioapart.Coldwaterwaspoured was referee gonecompletelymute.The to thesilenceofacrowd They foughttoe-to-toe. Antonio’s nose. from bloodpoured red closed. Claret neither felltothecanvas.Felix’slefteyewastightly caution tothewinds,jumpedinmeethim. boxer’s commenced hisattackanew.Antonio,throwing with againsttheropes. Felixhard Antonio drove thebarrageofpunches. off himself butcouldn’tward thering.Felixbraced came outfast,chargingacross decide thewinner. would couldbenodrawandthisround knew there mucheven.Buteveryone had beentic-tac-toe,pretty free. ran rubbeduntiltheircirculation Theywere brothers. claritytobothamigo The cold waterspongesbrought The bell sounded over and over Bong! Thebellsoundedoverand The announcer turned to point to the winner and topointthewinnerand The announcerturned BONG! “LadiesandGentlemen. No matterwhatthedecision,theyknew would The fearsoongavewaytowaveuponof each andthenrushedtoward They lookedaround andthetwotrainerspriedFelix Finally thereferee loudincontrast The soundsoftheirblowswere Both poundedaway.Neithergaveaninchand ateitup.Thusfarthetwohadfought The crowd This time,toFelix’ssurprise,itwasAntoniowho Uptonowit finalround. Bong! Roundthree—the . Felix tapped his gloves and mucho corazón.Felixtappedhisglovesand
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1 by CharlesOsgood Win Lose Some Some, The victormaygetthespoils, the rest ofus. the rest basis,wouldsetasportsmanlikeexamplefor a regular individuals, whomustdealwithwinningandlosingon terribly helpful.You’d thinkthatthesepublic entertainment, sportsandpoliticshavenotbeen don’t handleeitheroneverywellanymore. years.Weto defeatseemhavesharpenedinrecent the Ls,butourappetiteforvictoryandaversion columns. ObviouslywewouldliketheWstooutweigh the daythatwedon’taddtobothour“Win” and“Loss” is and defeatsinourlives,somebigonestoo.Rare goodsports.Weto thosewhoare allhavelittlevictories so the players, who are also players in the theatrical alsoplayersinthe theatrical so theplayers,whoare thrill ofvictoryandtheagonydefeatacted out.And teams can’twin’emall,buttheydowant to seethe thedaysofgladiator.far from Theyknowthattheir fought contests. tocomebyinhard- A senseofperspectiveisdifficult frustration anddisappointmentinmomentsofdefeat? their Conversely, howshouldthelosersexpress forcancer? orfoundacure NaziGermany conquered of thosethey’vevanquished?Asiftheyhadjust How shouldtheycomportthemselvesinthepresence theirsatisfactioninthemomentofvictory? express told, someoneelsedid.) be totheLosers”?(Truth write asongcalled“Here’s Winners.” to Isitanysurprisethatheneverbothered tothe) thinking aboutthatJoeRapososong“(Here’s “We abouttodiesaluteyou”?Itgetsme whoare 2. 1.
Whatever happenedtotheoldgladiatormantra theworldsof modelswegetfrom The role For their part, today’s sports fans haven’t come that For theirpart,today’ssportsfanshaven’t come that towin,buthowshouldwinners It feelswonderful refrain. mantra winning but gets additional benefits. of pleasure the has only not wins who person spoils the get may victor the (man»trß) n. statement repeated often, much like or as a chant or song song or achant as or like much often, repeated statement 1 but the true rewards go go butthetruerewards 2
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. element ofcompetition. virtually everykindofhumanendeavor, isan there Forinthearts,as competitive? Manyofthemare. theythat ofwinnersandloserstoo?Are in terms Loser andI’llShowYou aLoser!”Domusiciansthink “ShowMeaGood a signonhisstudiowallthatreads impostors, youknow.Amusicianfriendofminehas thosetwoimpostorsjustthesame....”Theyare treat “If youcanmeetwithtriumphanddisaster,/And Kiplingobserves, to “beaman,myson,”Rudyard the SuperBowl. prizethatgoestothewinner of Trophy—the Lombardi the job,Oscar, orthe theNobel,presidency not onlythethrillofvictorybutalsogold medal, sickness, povertyandignorance.With winningcomes betterthan ashealth,wealthandwisdom are as surely than somebodyelse.Victory isbetterthandefeat,just towant to dobetter competition. It’shumannature in virtuallyeveryendeavor, isanelementof there back,“Notforpianists.” have whispered toHofmannbetweenmovements. have whispered in DMajor. Violin asoloinTchaikovsky’s Concerto was performing JaschaHeifetz prodigy Hofmann. Thetwelve-year-old concertnexttopianistJosef at aBerlinPhilharmonic Kreisler, thevirtuosoviolinist,sittinginaudience his teamwasaheadorbehind. orbearingwhether hisfacialexpression not tellfrom on thesidelineslikeamanwaitingforbus.You could Landryhimselfusedtostandstoically done itbefore. would tellHollywoodHendersontotrylookasifhe’d LandryoftheDallasCowboys the dayswhenTom they catchapassormaketackle.It’sfarcryfrom doing alittledancetotaunttheoppositioneverytime playsaswell.You’llroutine seesomeNFLplayers sense, celebratenotonlygamevictoriesbutcompletely 3. 4.
There’s astory,apocryphal There’s Artists may not like to admit it, but in the arts, as Artists maynotliketoadmitit,butinthearts,as Without amoment’shesitation,Hofmannissaidto issupposedto isn’tit?”Kreisler “It’s veryhotinhere, In thepoem“If,”hisfamouslitany nevertheless. apocryphal litany (lit´ ’n è) n. ’n (lit´ (ß päk»rß fßl) adj. päk»rß (ß list. most likely not true but repeated as if true true if as repeated but true not likely most 4 perhaps, aboutFritz 3 of what it takes ofwhatittakes TAKE NOTES Win Some,LoseSome
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1 conceded thecontest,Vice-President Gore taught ussomevaluablelessons.Whenheultimately electionlastfallmayhave our drawn-outpresidential partial list,butyougettheidea. with grace,”Bushsaid.Thatwasgraceful on hispart. election campaign“conductedwithspiritand ended asaworthyopponent. Itwasan acknowledged Gore Clintonforhisyears of serviceand thanked President Bushandwishinghimwell. supporting President called onthosewhohadvotedforhimtojoinin statement thatwassportsmanlikeandunequivocal.He wanted toimbue Andyoubethe pushed hisplayerstoworkhard. wanting towinis.” knew himwell,was“Winning isn’teverything,but who topeoplethere Jersey. Whathesaid,according High School(alsomyalmamater)inEnglewood,New taught LatinandchemistrycoachedatSt.Cecilia King, Michael Jordan andChristopherReeve King, MichaelJordan like JoeDiMaggio,JacquelineKennedy,BillieJean with situationsoftriumphorloss.We people admire individuals whoshowthemostcharacterwhenfaced counted most—onthefieldandinlife. with character. characterwaswhat AndtoLombardi, but notatallcosts.Thatwouldhavebeeninconsistent (Fordham ismyalmamater.(Fordham University’s“SevenBlocksofGranite.” Fordham thosewords. Sanders, whouttered said it.Itmayhavebeenanothercoach,UCLA’sRed isn’t everything.It’stheonlything!”Infact,henever withsaying “Winning here) word is theappropriate (if“credit” the legendaryfootballcoachoftencredited 8. 5. 6. 7.
For all of its melodrama and legal wrangling, even For allofitsmelodramaandlegalwrangling,even At hisinaugurationamonthlater, Bushpublicly Later, BayPackers,he asacoachfortheGreen In the end, we do seem to save our respect for the forthe In theend,wedoseemtosaveourrespect While he was in college, Lombardi was one of wasoneof While hewasincollege,Lombardi isnamedforVinceThat covetedaward Lombardi, election of 2000. of election presidential the in W. Bush to George lost who Vice-President Gore candidate injuries. cord spinal with those for spokesperson a to become on went but paralyzed Christopher Reeve became who actor conveyed. is by what saturated or with filled become imbue almamät»ßr) mater (al»mß (im byØ») v. (im to convey in a way that causes someone or something to something or someone causes awaythat in to convey 6 them with a strong desire towin— desire themwithastrong
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2 Rembrandt a Rembrandt? a Rembrandt from exciting commotion before aparadebegan. exciting commotionbefore Hisideawas toshowthe painter hadeverdonebefore. wide, largeenoughforRembrandttodowhat noother onthewallforacanvasaboutsixteenfeet was room include someofthesepeople,aswella dog. There tothepiece,hedecided addrealism parades. To and militiamen butwhotookpartintheirexercises not alwayspeoplemillingaboutwhowere were there scene. Hehadseenmilitiacompaniesinaction,and the Rembrandt didnotlikethiswayofpresenting they hadbeenintraditionalanatomylessonpaintings. lined upsothateachfacegotequalattention,justas evenly portraits,themenwere In allofthesegroup public hallsintheimportantcitiesofNetherlands. bigmilitiapaintingshangingin than onehundred paintings. andcelebrationsalongwithothermilitia receptions itwouldbeseenat the militiaheadquarters,where The hugecanvaswastobehunginthenewhallof artist tohavetheirportraitsincludedinthepainting. company, withmembersofthecompanypaying everyone, choseRembrandttopainthismilitia social clubsasmilitaryorganizations. asmuch Rembrandt’s time,militiacompanieswere orthemusket.By thecrossbow, drilled inarchery, shoot incasetheircitywasattacked.Eachcompany companies, whichtrainedcitizenshowtofightand That wastheideabehindmilitia,orcivicguard the countryisindanger, everycitizenisasoldier.” “When A DutchpoetofRembrandt’sdaywrote, Citizen Soldiers by Richard Mühlberger By the mid-seventeenth century, there were more more were By themid-seventeenthcentury,there Captain FransBanningCocq,outtoimpress What Makes a
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. middle of one of these paths is a man in red pouring pouring middle ofonethesepathsisamaninred Inthe advantage ofbeingplacedintheforeground. inthepaintingwhodidnothave the to figures be seen.Hewantedthemtoleadtheeyes of viewers would be thefirstto headquarters, theseemptyareas was placedaboveeyelevelonthewallof militia paths leadbackintothepainting broad On eithersideofthesetwohandsomeofficers, Muskets andMascots the steelgorget plumes. Hislancelikeweapon,calledapartisan,and leather cavalryboots,andahighhatwithwhiteostrich silksash,soft in agloriousgoldandyellowuniform, painting, LieutenantWillem vanRuytenburgh,attired next tohimisthemostbrightlylightedmanin inthecenter. stridingforward under hisarm, Standing sash inblackwithared Cocq isthemandressed everything elseisinshadow.CaptainFransBanning the citizensoldiersandtheirworkisilluminated; contrasts ofdarkandlight.Everythingthathonors inthepainting,Rembrandtusedsharp Everywhere Two HandsomeOfficers dignity ofhisstride. oftheenergyand proof are angle ofhiswalkingstaff pace, themovementoftasselsathisknees,and darkness makesfacesshine!Thecaptain’sself-assured sash andwhitecollar. HowwellRembrandtknewthat Banning Cocq’sfacestandsoutabovehisbrightred forhiscommander.to him,whichshowshisrespect the composition.Van tolisten Ruytenburghturns Rembrandt madehimthemostimportantpersonin yethedoesnotdisappear.a darkbackground, off. company tomarch tohislieutenantforthemilitia captain isgivingorders ofvanRuytenburgh’scoat.The hand onthefront clothing andbypaintingtheshadowofBanningCocq’s him toBanningCocqbycontrastingthecolorsoftheir only hintsthatheisamilitaryman.Rembrandtlinks the fullsuitsofarmor—are days whensoldierswore 1.
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2 choose twoyounggirlstocarrytheemblems behind her. Intheirpublicshows,themilitiawould chicken tiedtoherwaist.Shehasafriendinblue inyellowwithadead on theleftisablondgirldressed mastery oftheirweapons. included inthepaintingtodemonstratemen’s drillformusketeers,andsotheywere the standard partof clean it.Loading,shooting,andcleaningwere right ofvanRuytenburgh,blowsonhisweaponto his gunintotheair, militiaman,tothe andathird the captain,onlypartiallyseen,anothermanshoots ofhismusket.Behind gunpowder intothebarrel carried by militiamen. Their crisscross patterns add to addto patterns carried bymilitiamen.Theircrisscross in thedarkness,someleaningagainst wall,others van Ruytenburgh.Additionallancescanbe counted behind his head,tiedtothelanceofmaninarmor ribbon danglesover signaled inanunusualway:Ared is many oftheothersinscene.Hisprestige The oneinthewhitecollarandblackhat outranks appear tobefiguringouttheirplacesinthe formation. the dustydogbelow.Behinddrummer, two men with hisstaccatobeat.Thesoundseemstobother toleadamarch tocomeforward right seemsready In spiteofhispartialappearance,thedrummeron A RedRibbonandFineOldClothes costume, andbygivinghimthelargeflagtounfurl. him highuponthestairs,byshowingsheeninhis him inbrightlight,hemadeimportantbyplacing WhileRembrandtdid notpose ofAmsterdam. crosses black the colorsofmilitiacompanywiththree in themilitiacompany.Hewavesaflagthatcombines Cocq andvanRuytenburghthehighest-rankingperson Visscher,in yellowisJanCorneliszoon afterBanning that theirfacescanbeseen.Themanabovethegirl chicken’s claws. girlholdingaloftthe place,thefair-haired a prominent parade thatisbeingorganized,thesemascotswilltake themilitia’scolors.In of thegirls’costumesare Theyellowandblue theclawsofabird. company, here 2.
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. chiaroscuro almost universallycalled.Althoughtheexaggerated died, butithasstuck,andiswhatthepainting yearsafterRembrandt the paintingoverahundred Night Watch isamistakentitlethatwasgivento Not aNightWatch of oldclothesinAmsterdam! opportunity forRembrandt,perhaps lover thegreatest specialdignitytothecompany.Whatan past brought many Dutchmen,clothingassociatedwithaglorious beginnings ofthemilitiacompany.Ineyes yearstothe Banning Cocq,gobackahundred and helmetofthemanshootinghismusketbehind everyday.Some,likethebreeches wore ordinarily thanwhatDutchmen andcolorful ornate much more onthehugecanvas. everywhere the feelingofcommotionthatRembrandthascaptured Ruytenburgh. Captain FransBanningCocqandLieutenantWillemvan of thepaintingisOfficers andMenoftheCompany title ofanenemy.Theofficial alert totheapproach it isclearthatnooneinthepaintingonwatch, And as theshadowsunderBanningCocq’sfeetprove. theleft, isdaylightinthescene.Itcomesfrom there world. oneofthewonders painting wasconsidered “outlive allitsrivals,”andwithinanothercenturythe thatitwould studentswrote In 1678,oneofhisformer it wouldbethemostfamousDutchpaintingofalltime. hadnoideathat was thirty-sixyearsold.Heprobably 3.
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2 B environment. howtodealwiththisweird they willhavetolearn Mars—the shortestpossibletriptotheRedPlanet— to tosurviveaone-yearjourney are If astronauts yourhurts, stomach up. getsupset,andyouthrow Your up, facepuffs your nose gets stuffy, your back unpleasant. Your bodygetsupsetandconfused. world.” different life,livingina “Living inspaceislikehavingadifferent spacestation, said whenhevisitedtheinternational AsspacetouristDennis Tito gravity isalienstuff. Zero likeSuperman. in spaceisn’tjustflyingaround thatbeingweightless 1960s, scientistshavediscovered everything isfun,nothinghard. becausenothingweighsanything.Infact, gets tired objects canbeliftedlikefeathers,andnooneever Heavy withouteffort. somersaults andacrobatics by RobertZimmerman Gravity Without Life microgravity, human bodychangeinmanyunexpected ways. In togetbloodupourbrains. pump hard designedto blood downintoourlegs,heartsare us upright.Andbecausegravitywantstopullallour legs, which become thin and sticklike, to the head, legs, whichbecomethinandsticklike,tothe head, we walkandrun.Ourinnerears gravityas toovercome inorder strong muscles are 2. 1.
Worse, weightlessnesscansometimes bedownright NOT! Sincethefirstmannedspacemissionsin In space, the much weaker gravity makes the In space,themuchweakergravitymakes the Our bodies are adapted to Earth’s gravity. Our adaptedtoEarth’sgravity.Our Our bodiesare experience as their spacecraft orbits Earth. orbits spacecraft their as experience microgravity balance. irz) ßr (in» ears inner wall, flying!Theyfloat,theyweave,do wallto bounceaboutfrom Astronauts eing weightlessinspaceseemssoexciting. (mì» krò grav» i tè) n. i grav» krò (mì» 2
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Many throw up. up alot! throw throw Many Many astronauts become nauseous. appetites. lose They their confused.people Many sense of their balance—gets few gives days space,first in ear—which inner the can’t they even walk. to Earth whenthat return they themselves to exercise, muscles their become sofeeble about space in is too easy. astronauts If don’t force to Earth. weaker, returned theywouldsnaponcetheastronauts oftheirbonetissue.Ifbonesgotmuch more in spaceforseveralmonthscanlose10 whohavebeen does.Astronauts bone asitnormally pull onthebones,itdoesn’tneedtolaydownasmuch goingtopushand decides thatifthemusclesaren’t apartandrelax. disks betweenthemspread spines straightenout.Thebonesinthespineand inchestaller. betweenoneandthree “grow” Their nose. have astuffed-up hangingupsidedownor makes youfeellikeyou’re which swellsup.Theextraliquidinyourheadalso organized and neat. If you don’t put things back where organized andneat.If youdon’tputthingsbackwhere you.Butyou’dbetterbe let yourtoolsfloataround yourself upsidedown,theceilingbecomes thefloor. left or right simplyturn you If byhead. your pointing In weightlessnessyouchoosetomoveup or downand equipment canbeinstalledoneveryinch of everywall. head on. to theceilingissimplysomethingyou’llbumpyour towork,andanythingyouattach can’t getupthere uselessonEarth.Youspace aboveyourheadispretty suddenly seemmuchbigger. you:The Lookaround adjust. spine and sayspace). foodalways that blanderin tastes heart The astronauts (though return Appetites down. settle a week people get usually used to it. stomachs Their Worst is how stomachs their of the all feel. During muscles their flabby. get And and weak Floating But their bones also get thin and spongy. The body But theirbonesalsogetthinandspongy.Thebody toroutinely The lackofgravitycausesastronauts And you can’t drop anything!Asyouworkcan And youcan’tdrop In space,however, isuseful.Infact, thatarea becomesfun! Rooms likeabird Then, flyingaround Weightlessness isn’t bad, however. all about After
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2 Russian spacestation,Mir, Linenger, thanfourmonthsonthe whospentmore uncomfortable whentheygetbacktoEarth.Jerry usuallyweakand thantwomonthsinspaceare more oncesaid,“Ye-ech!” Ryumin dinner.hour before Valeri AsRussianastronaut bicycleanother andthenrideanexercise the morning foronehourin Imagine havingtorunonatreadmill everysingle day. routine a boringtwo-hourexercise havetofollow too weakforlifeonEarth,astronauts everywhere. drinking, theliquidwillcontinuetoflowout,spilling to haveaclampatoneend,orelsewhenyoustop tostayinaglass.Thestrawhas liquid simplyrefuses the spoon,itwillfloataway. doesn’t work.Ifthefoodisn’tgooeyenoughtostick forks andknives,butscoopingfoodwithaspoon globules. apart andcoveringeverythingwithlittletinymilk theyslamintoawall,splattering finish thembefore these bytakingbigbitesoutofthem,butyou’dbetter YouInstead, bigballsofmilkwillform. candrink the flakesfloatalloverplace,milkwon’tpour. Notonlywill Don’t trypouringabowlofcornflakes. you daystofindthemagain. blow themintonooksandcrannies,itmighttake willthen theywillfloataway.Aircurrents securely, finished,tyingthemdown they belongwhenyouare two dozen astronauts have lived in space for more have livedinspaceformore two dozenastronauts would floatawayandoutofcontrol. was constantlyafraidthatifhemovedtoo much,he He felt likeitwasbeingsmashedintothemattress. fifteen-month-old son,John. liftingandholdinghis he said.Heevenhadtrouble returned. “My body feltlikea500 Even after all this exercise, astronauts who spend astronauts Even afterallthisexercise, becoming theirmusclesandbonesfrom prevent To astraw,since Everyone inspacedrinksthrough eatenwith Some mealsonthespacestationare newwaystoeat. youhavetolearn In microgravity, And yet, Linenger recovered quickly. In fact, almost quickly.In fact,almost And yet,Linengerrecovered When Linengerwenttobedthatfirstnight, hisbody
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. feels like you are hangingupsidedownthewholetime! feels likeyouare possible thatvoyagestoMarsare proving toEarthgravitywithoutproblems, they allreadapted them.And discomforts ofweightlessnessandovercame thanayear.more Thesemenandwomenfacedthe than sixmonths,and fourhavestayedinorbitfor
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2 I it stooddownbythebeachalonginlet. was eightyfeetlong.Itcalledasmokehouse,and North America I Am aNative of by ChiefDanGeorge See-see-am earth andeverythingitcontainedwasagiftfrom Theearthwashissecondmother.its creatures. The them.Myfatherlovedtheearthandall surrounded that foreverythinginnature was adeeprespect home withthem. infancyhowtolovepeopleandbeat from and learned insuchahouse them.Myfatherwasborn threaten uncles andcousinswholovedthemdidnot byauntsand and foundthemselvessurrounded thethoughtsofadultworld shared And children therightsofoneanother. torespect another; learned toserveone tolivewithoneanother;learned learned thetribe,people In houseslikethese,throughout inthemiddleservedcookingneedsofall. fire butoneopen by blanketsmadeofbullrushreeds, separated dwelling. Theirsleepingapartmentswere grandfather’s sonsandtheirfamilieslivedinthislarge was tousehisgiftswithrespect. raised abovehisheadwhilehesoftlymoaned see himstandingbythewater’sedgewith hisarms above themountaintopinearlymorning Indian RiverandIcanstillseehimasthesunrose my youngmind. on “Thank you,thankyou.”Itleftadeepimpression 2. 1.
And beyond this acceptance of one another there And beyondthisacceptanceofoneanotherthere I remember, asalittleboy,fishingwithhimup language of Chief George’sChief of people. language See-see-am ocean. an or lake, inlet lived incommunalhouses.Mygrandfather’shouse that intoaculture Iwasborn distinct cultures. n thecourseofmylifetimeIhavelivedintwo (in» let«) n. (in»
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. makes him the greatest ofthemall makes himthegreatest the lowestofanimals.Itispowerto lovethat love noneofit.Manmustfullyorhewill become orhewill love atall,formanmustallcreation outside andbeyondhim.Andthisis,ofcourse, not tolovethethingsthatare his ownbutneverlearned to loveatall.Perhaps heonlylovesthethingsthat are learned how tolovewell.Iwonderifhehaseverreally cleverthanmypeoplebutIwonder ifheknows more andhechokestheairwithdeadlyfumes. kills there; tothelifehe poisoninthewaters,indifferent throw withhim.Iseehim hertreasures toshare refused amonster,of motherearthasthoughshewere who thebosom mountains. Iseehimtearingthingsfrom leavinguglywoundsonthefaceof strip thehillsbare, hiscities.Isee him from about blottingoutnature andabusesher.nature going Iseemywhitebrother butevenattacks only hatesandfightsitsbrothers to helpanddevelop. weapons tokill,thanitdoesoneducationandwelfare onwarsand thatspendsmore understand aculture formeto numbers.Itishard to killevengreater bombs wars, andisatthisverymomentpreparing thatjustifiesthekillingofmillionsinpast a culture tounderstand that existsamongpeople.Itishard lessaboutthem. care apartment donotevenknowthepeopleinnextand times biggerthantheoneIknew.Butpeoplein me. around toacceptmanyofthethingsIsee is whyIfindithard knewortasted.This some yearstheonlyoneIreally them justforthefunofit.” hungry.Youare them.You mustrespect mustnotkill tofeedyouwhen those fishtobeyourbrothers, Spiritgaveyou of it.”“MySon,”hesaid,“theGreat all animalsiscapable oflove. once he caught me gaffing forfish once hecaughtmegaffing 3.
My white brother does many things well for he is doesmanythingswellforheis My whitebrother thatnot formetounderstandaculture It ishard formetounderstandthedeephate It isalsodifficult of I seepeoplelivinginsmokehouseshundreds intoandfor Iwasborn This thenwastheculture And I shall never forget his disappointment when And Ishallneverforgethisdisappointmentwhen gaffing for fish for gaffing
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2 blessing. mygreatest joy,mystrength, Her lovewasmygreatest atrip. from whenIreturn I missmywife’spresence handuponus desperately tofeelareassuring abletosacrificeforothers. we are With With tirelessly. itwemarch it,andwithitalone, loved.With knowing thatweare creative. itweare ourselves. little wedestroy begin tofeeduponourownpersonalitiesandlittleby and inwardly confidently attheworld.Insteadweturn courage fails.Without lovewecannolongerlookout Without loveourself-esteemweakens.Without itour have itbecausewithoutwebecomeweakandfaint. have itbecauseourspiritfeedsuponit.We must forest tobleedanddiealone. forest is likeawoundeddeerthathascrawledaway intothe andridicule.Myculture of theirIndianwaysbyscorn forgotten theoldways.Andmanyhavebeen shamed manyofouryoungpeople have but yours.Already isuponusandsoonwewillhavenovalues integration beautiful andgoodthingsin ourculture something from yourculture much from allthetime.Wewishes onlytoreceive havetaken them withothersandtotakeonlywhatheneeded. asbelongingtohimandheexpectedshare in nature do amongmypeople.TheIndianlookedonallthings wasashamefulthingto possessions; infact,tohoard tolivewithothers. infancy peoplelearned livedinbigfamilycommunities,andfrom My culture distrust. privacy buildsupwallsandpromote It didnotlookonprivacyasathingtobeclungto,for didprizefriendshipandcompanionship. my culture strong arm around us around arm strong havebeenlonelytimeswhenwesowanteda there There have been times when we all wanted so havebeentimeswhenweallwantedso There You andjoythatcomesfrom andIneedthestrength Love issomethingyouandImusthave.We must Soon it will be too late to know my culture, for for Soon itwillbetoolatetoknowmyculture, Noone Everyone likestogiveaswellreceive. ofprivate didnotprizethehoarding My culture yours.But haslittletooffer I amafraidmyculture
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2 level-headed appraisal by RussellBaker Gumption No I my favoriteBigLittleBook, oftheradiorereading waslyinginfront afternoon spotted waslackof“gumption.”Myideaaperfect keeping upwiththecompetition. had betterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceof she wasted no energy on self-pity. She would make me she wastednoenergyonself-pity.Shewould makeme andStoogeViller.Dick Tracy If disappointed,though, daughter andleftherwithasonwhowas content with of fatethathadallocatedallthegumption tothe uptointhose days. considered females were a nurseorschoolteacher, theonlyworkthatcapable however, as thebestshecouldhopeforwasacareer herself ifshehadn’tbeenagirl.Becauseofthisdefect, for forgiveness.Doriscouldhavemadesomethingof in pound we’dpaidforandafewouncesextrathrown and comebacktriumphantlywiththefullquarter- to theA&P, themanagerwithlegalaction, threaten could carryapieceofshort-weightedcheeseback cleaning thehouse.Whenshewasonlyseven positively enjoyedwashingdishes,makingbeds,and I, hadenoughgumptionforadozenpeople.She do thosedirtydishes.” a log,”shesaid.“GetoutinthekitchenandhelpDoris disgust. “You’ve gumptionthanabump on gotnomore shewaspowerlesstohideher a goodtimeinrepose, Viller. Mymotherdespisedinactivity.Seeingmehaving 2. 1.
The flaw in my character which she had already The flawinmycharacterwhichshehadalready This musthavesaddenedmymother, thistwist My sisterDoris,thoughtwoyearsyoungerthan adventures of comic-strip heroes like Dick Tracy.Dick like heroes comic-strip of adventures Big Little Book Little Big appraisal me to“makesomething”ofmyselfand,aftera years old.Itwasmymother’sidea.Shewanted whenIwaseight began workinginjournalism (ß pràz» ßl) n. pràz» (ß
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. present duringoneoftheseinterrogations. present Mymother was uptobePresident. didn’t wanttogrow number oflittleboyssaidyesandmeantit. Asurprising uptobePresident. you wantedtogrow theworstforaskingif Men ofgrandfatherlyagewere Lincoln’stime. walked amonguscouldremember Lincoln.Manyagrandfatherwho five yearsfrom it. AbrahamLincolnhaddoneWe onlysixty- were thanpaupersstillbelievedtheirsonscoulddo more hardly whowere jokingly butseriously.Manyparents andaskeditnot uptobePresident, wanted togrow oftheUnitedStates. uptobePresident that Igrow whatshecoulddowithit.Shedidn’tinsist overestimate hadgivenhertomold,shedidn’t the materialLord That wasthewayhermindworked. helpsthosewhohelpthemselves,”shesaid. “The Lord make somethingofmyselfwhetherIwantedtoornot. Company. She introduced me. He bent low from me.Hebentlowfrom Company. Sheintroduced in theparlorwithanexecutiveofCurtis Publishing and Iwantyoutomeethim.” Somebody’scoming right afterschoolthisafternoon. “Buddy,” shesaidoneday,“Iwantyouto come home something ofmyselfcouldnolongerbesafely delayed. making toward the jobofstartingmeonroad was always“Buddy.” ofmeI was asignalofunhappiness.Whensheapproved little gumption,Russell,”shesaid.HercallingmeRussell evidenceofabumpbuddingonlog.“Have distressing instantly tomind.“Iwantbeagarbageman,”Isaid. magazines. Themostdesirablejobonearthsprang labels,anddiscarded bottles, tincanswithpretty up?” you wanttobewhengrow asked,“Well, inthePresidency, lack ofinterest whatdo uncle, havingposedtheusualquestionandexposedmy 3.
I was asked many times myself. No, I would say, I I wasaskedmanytimesmyself.No,wouldsay, stillaskedboysifthey Fifty yearsagoparents Havingsizedup aboutthedifficulty. She wasrealistic When I burst in that afternoon she was in conference shewasinconference When Iburstinthatafternoon eightyearsoldshedecidedthat When Iturned My unclesmiled,butmymotherhadseenthefirst trashpilesandcollectempty I lovedtopickthrough questioned. interrogations (in ter ß» gà« shßnz) n. gà« ß» ter (in situations in which a person is formally formally is aperson which in situations 3 An elderly Anelderly TAKE NOTES No Gumption
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2 of theSaturday nodoubt, publishing houseintheworld.Ihadheard, companiesofAmerica.Perhapsthe great thegreatest onayoungman.Itwasoneof responsibility enormous working fortheCurtisPublishingCompanyplaced a crucialstep,hesaid,wantedtoadvisemethat taking confidence, thenspokeman-to-man.Before weighing whetherIcouldbetrustedtokeephis say-quit spiritittakestosucceedinbusiness?” tomakesomethingofmyself. determination opportunity toconquertheworldofbusiness? mother hadtoldhim,heasked,thatIlongedforthe the waistandshookmyhand.Was ittrueasmy Ladies Home those twomonthlypillarsofthemagazineworld, devotion. itwithreligious fact, read oftheSaturday house hadheard PostandthatI,in believe thatIwassuch ayoungman? top inaworldsuchas ours.DidItrulyandsincerely and hishairneatlycombedcouldhopeto come outon willing toworkandsavekeephisface washed men wouldnotgofarinthisworld.Onlya youngman young menthoughtlifewasallplay.Those young many myspunk. Too a luckyyoungman.Headmired trustworthy?” you I wasworthyofaknighthood.Finally:“Are corporation. being apartofthatgreat of world ofbusiness,hesaid.Hewaspersonallyproud the weightiesthonorsthatcouldbebestowedin He eyed me silently for a long pause, as though He eyedmesilentlyforalongpause,asthough “That’s right,”Isaid. My mothersaidIcertainlydid. “But haveyougotthegrit,character, thenever- “That’s right,”Iwhispered. thatIwasblessedwitharare My motherreplied Then doubtless, he said, we were also familiar with alsofamiliarwith Then doubtless,hesaid,wewere ofit?Mymothersaidthateveryoneinour Heard The caller smiled for the first time. He told me I was The callersmiledforthefirsttime.Hetold meIwas “That’s right,”Isaid. My mothersaidIwasthesoulofhonesty. Again hestudiedmeasthoughdebatingwhether My mothersaidhehadeveryrighttobe. Representing theSaturdayRepresenting Evening familiarwiththem,saidmymother.Indeed wewere andtheCountryGentleman. Journal Evening Post? was one of Post wasoneof
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. easily accessible thechestsothatpouchlay shoulder andacross showed mehowtodrapetheslingovermyleft filling stations at the intersection with Union Avenue, filling stationsattheintersectionwithUnion Avenue, two were There thepeoplewere. That’swhere Avenue. relatives. threadbare suit;washappilymarried; andtookin a three-piece a week; wore pearl-grayspats, a week;wore soft-drink bottlerinNewark,hehadanincomeof$30 made somethingofhimselfby1932.Assalesmanfora ThiswasmyUncleAllen.Allenhad brothers. had takenDorisandmetolivewithoneofheryounger andnotmuchelse,mymother Roebuck furniture leavinguswithafewpiecesofSears, two yearsbefore, Myfatherhaddied bleakest yearoftheDepression. fringeofNewark.Itwas1932,the at thenorthern journalism. weight onmyrighthip,embarkedthehighwayof magazines in,and,tiltingtotheleftbalancetheir put thecanvasbagovermyshoulder, dumpedthe press. depended uponussoldiersofthefree and soldtoacitizenrywhosehappinesssecurity fiction,andcartoonstobeswiftlyextracted journalism, presented it with reverence fitforachasuble. itwithreverence presented cartoons totheAmericanpublic. fiction,and tobringthebestinjournalism, the streets bag, slingitovermyshoulder, andsetforththrough inahandsomecanvas with theinkofpresses, at ourdoor. Iwouldplacethesemagazines,stilldamp copies oftheSaturday EveningPostwouldbedelivered printed the followingTuesday,hesaid,thirtyfreshly oftheCurtisPublishingCompany.On representative had seenofmethathewasgoingtomakea 5. 4. 6.
With Belleville myload ofmagazinesIheadedtoward We livedinBelleville,NewJersey,acommutertown school, The followingTuesdayIracedhomefrom He said he had been so impressed by what he bywhathe He saidhehadbeensoimpressed “That’s right,”Isaid. “He certainlydoes,”saidmymother. He had brought the canvas bag with him. He thecanvasbagwithhim.He He hadbrought chasuble or ankles. spats spats accessible (spats) (chaz» ß bßl) ß (chaz» (ak ses» ß bßl) ß ses» (ak
n. cloth or leather material that covers the upper part of shoes shoes of part upper the covers that material leather or cloth 5 to my right hand, allowing the best in tomyrighthand,allowingthebestin
n. sleeveless outer garment worn by priests. worn garment outer sleeveless
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. a rumbleseat $5,000 ayeartosupportbighouseandBuickwith of himself—perhaps mightbeafantasticsalaryof there madesomethingimportant and hitthejackpot,really lively talk,andperhaps—if very,verylucky amanwere and suits,eveningsofreading collars, well-pressed desksandwhite were vision ofthebetterlifethere astheirlegacy.Inmymother’s furniture of mail-order anddiedwithafewsticks the grimeateintopores, lunch pailsatsunup,workedwiththeirhandsuntil menleftwith myfather’sworldwhere possible from Evening metotheSaturday of life’spossibilities.Introducing grade educationsintheirheads.Shehadfancierideas on theirhands,overallsbacks,andfourth- uplikehimandhispeople,withcalluses not grow thatIwould father’s plainworkman’slife,determined Virginia andmymother,northern dissatisfiedwithmy fresh fresh whenabatchofthirty the comingofTuesdaymorning, unsold magazinesonMondayevening;thenIdreaded townforsixdaysandstillhadfourorfive the entire soldmythirtycopies.SomeweeksIcanvassed I rarely most weeksIrangafairmajorityofitsdoorbells.But few personsdid.Itwasatownof30,000 “Want tobuyaSaturday EveningPost?”InBelleville sales pitch.WhenadooropenedIsimplyasked, mother’s instructions,Icouldnotdeliveranengaging the door, whensomeonedid.Despitemy andscared whennoonecameto doorbells ofstrangers,relieved of potentialbuyers.Iwastimidaboutringingthe was afraidofthedogsthatsnarledbehinddoors sale to report. Mymother beckonedtoDoris. sale toreport. against meIcamebacksoakedandwithnot asingle and shoutedmysalespitchatthemotorists. Istoodonthecurb red Newark. Whenthelightturned commuter flowfrom lightcontrolled atraffic where magazines tonight,”mymotherwouldsay. 7.
And so I set forth with my sack of magazines. I And soIsetforthwithmysackofmagazines. One rainy night when car windows were sealed sealed One rainynightwhencarwindowswere “Want tobuyaSaturday EveningPost?” I usuallypostedmyselfthenatabusyintersection of those andselltherest “Better getoutthere rumble seat rumble Saturday door. EveningPostswasdueatthefront , she was trying to wean me as early as Post, shewastryingtoweanmeasearly
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2 bag andsaid,“Ifatfirst youdon’tsucceed listening tomyexplanation,shehandedme thecanvas potential buyerleftinBellevillethatweek. After wasn’ta single doorbell intownandknewthere struggle wheneverI moanedthatIhadrung every which sheconstantlysentmebackintothe hopeless succeed, try,tryagain.”Thiswasthebattle crywith getstheworm.” “The earlybird Icoulddependonhertosay, up earlyinthemorning, abouthavingtoget wealthy, andwise.”IfIwhimpered “Early tobedandearlyrise,makesamanhealthy, wouldbeexplainedwith, bedtime, Iknewthatarefusal maxims byheart.Askingtostayuppastnormal Doris, “Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.” reached intoherbottomlesssupplyofmaxims reached good sensetobuyfruitinsteadofcandy.Mymother withapatonthebackforhaving I wasrewarded meforwastinganickel.Insteadofscolding, reported your appetite.” apples, whichcostanickel,andgaveherone. I boughtthree onBellevilleAvenue, the vegetablestore Leadingherto so happyIdecidedtogiveheratreat. thecontrary.Iwas batch. Ididn’tfeelhumiliated.To changed halfadozentimesshedisposedoftheentire costs anickel.” Saturday EveningPostathim. car, andDoristhrusta thewindowtostare, lowered startled atwhathetooktobeamidgetassaultinghis fist againsttheclosedwindow.Thedriver, probably carandbangedhersmall tothenearest she strode red thebag,andwhenlightturned magazine from withmetothecorner. Shetooka years old,returned to sellthesemagazines,”shesaid. 8.
The one I most despised was, “If at first you don’t The oneImostdespisedwas,“Ifatfirstyou don’t allmymother’s By thetimeIwastenhadlearned Back at the house that evening, she dutifully Back atthehousethatevening,shedutifully “You supper,” shouldn’teatbefore shesaid.“It’llspoil “Eat yourapple.”Ibitintomine. “You shouldn’twastemoney,”shesaid. thelight Before Her salesmanshipwasirresistible. “You needthismagazine,”shepiped,“anditonly Brimming withzest,Doris,whowasthenseven withBuddyandshowhimhow “Go backdownthere maxims (mak» simz) simz) (mak» n. wise sayings. wise
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. writer. upwasa decided thatwhatI’dliketobewhenIgrew I butsecretly of beinglaughedatintheschoolyard, tellanybodyforfear gumption atall.Ididnotdare work. make out,whatwritersdidcouldn’tevenbeclassifiedas Writers didnothavetoringdoorbells.SofarasIcould bysurlystrangers. against angrydogs,beingrejected canvasbags,defendingthemselves town peddlingfrom writer’s life.Writers the didnothavetotrudgethrough gladdenedmyheart,wastheeaseof what really them.Bestofall,though,and as muchfunreading bealmost thought thatmakingupstoriesmustsurely a notionhowtobecomewriter, butIlovedstoriesand writer, urgetowrite,andhadn’t hadshownnoprevious supper shesuddenlyinterruptedtheconversation. new ideahadtakenlifeinhermind.Halfwaythrough wassaidaboutitimmediately,buta me. Nothingmore andcomplimented top-drawer seventhgradeprose thatitwas own schoolteacher’seye,mymotheragreed the teacherhadgradedwithanA.Readingither short “composition”onmysummervacationwhich thatdemandedlesscompetitivezeal. careers by pursuingalifeinbusinessandstartedconsidering concluded thatIwouldnevermakesomethingofmyself Mymotherfinally atleastonevaluableresult. produced the firstdayexceptforherinsistence, after quit Three years in that job, which I would gladly have yearsinthatjob,whichIwouldgladlyhave Three I wasenchanted.Writers didn’thavetoany I claspedtheideatomyheart.hadnevermeta shesaid,“maybeyoucouldbeawriter.”“Buddy,” homea One eveningwhenIwaselevenbrought TAKE NOTES No Gumption
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2 him known around theworld. him knownaround himthenickname“SnowflakeBentley,”andmake earn It wouldbecomeapassionthatlastlifetime, helaterwrote. things underthismicroscope,” popguns andsling-shots,Iwasabsorbedinstudying boy itwasspecialindeed. seemed likemuch,buttothis1880sVermont farm in teaching.Asbirthdaygiftsgo,itmightnothave Bentley The Legacy of “Snowflake” SpecialA Gift— 5,000 than itwasbasedononeofBentley’smore are or onjewelry,maybeatotebag,chances If youhaveeverseenasnowflakedesignonmug, Focused onBeauty W by BarbaraEaglesham he would observe the crystal and hurry to draw what he wouldobservethecrystalandhurryto drawwhat feather.them withabird Then,holdinghisbreath, hewouldflatten slide.There, them toamicroscope andtransferring abroom end ofapiecestrawfrom onesonthe pickingupthemostperfect microscope, hehadhis spend hoursinsidehiswoodshed,where painted black. He’d some snowcrystalsonaboard done),hewould collect were fly (andifhischores than todrawthem.Assoonasthesnowstarted to hisenjoymentofthedelicatehexagonsother share andnowayto had onlyhiseyesandmicroscope, thebuildingblocksofsnowflakes). crystals are 1.
And nothing fascinated him more than snowflakes. thansnowflakes. And nothingfascinatedhimmore playingwith “When theotherboysofmyagewere At first, though, Bentley did not own a camera. He At first,though,Bentleydidnotownacamera.He photomicrographs
photomicrographs old microscope hismotherhadonceused old microscope birthday thatwastochangehislife—an agiftonhis15th ilson Bentleyreceived
photographs made through a microscope. 1 of snow crystals (snow ofsnowcrystals(snow
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. more from the white background ofthephotopaper. thewhitebackground from more find awaytomakethe shapeofthecrystalstandout snow crystals!) did justthatin1988,andindeedfoundtwo identical that theymightlookthesame.(ScientistNancy Knight wasagoodchance thesamecloud,there by-side from abletocollect two crystalsside- thatifhewere realized exactlyalike,although he snow crystalsthatwere forwashing.Inallthattime,heneversawtwo brook tothe that hethencarried,oftenbylantern-light, beneaththestairsdevelopingnegatives tiny darkroom Many hoursoverthenext45 age of19,Bentleyfinallyphotographedasnowflake! thecamera. image toreach stray lightandallowonlythewavescarrying tocutdownthe beneath thestageofmicroscope, was toplaceametalplatewithpinholeinthecenter thecameralens.Hissolution much lightwasreaching outthattoo Not untilthefollowingwinterdidhefigure blank. after frustratingtime,hisnegativesappeared camera, soBentleyhadnoonetoaskforhelp.Time with photography.Inthe1880s,fewpeopleowneda behindthecamera),hebeganexperimenting knob from thefocus running backandforth(hecouldn’treach the cameraandriggedupawaytofocusitwithout to snow crystal.Onceheattachedthemicroscope “Snowflake” Bentley. bythelocalsofJericho,whonicknamedhim shared afeeling it hadbeenworthwhile.”Thatwasprobably “buthenevercametobelieve money,” Bentleywrote, of time.“Somehowmymothergothimtospendthe wasawaste amicroscope felt thatlookingthrough today. Hisfather, farmer, beingaserious,hardworking the equipmentcost$100—equaltoawhopping$2,000 was, Theproblem knew wastheanswertohisdreams. andcamerathathe advertisement foramicroscope against time. in adrawingwhilesimultaneouslybeingrace allthedetails frustrating businesstotrycapture itevaporatedintothinair.he sawbefore Itwasa An artist as well as a scientist, Bentley wanted to An artistaswellascientist,Bentleywanted to This wasthekey,andonJanuary15,1885,at hebeganhisquesttophotographa Undeterred, Eventually, afewyearslater, Bentleynoticedan
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2 chewed everybite36 andwhoalways withdewthenextmorning, covered tie aninsecttoabladeofgrassphotographit funny “Willie.” Hewasthemanwhowouldsometimes but tohisfriendsandfamily,hewaskind,gentle, world. able and hewassatisfied toknowthatwouldfinallybe hiswork,butithadbeenalaboroflove dollars from thanafewthousand was pleased.Henevermademore hisdeathin1931.Bentley his housejustweeksbefore his photographs,wasfinallypublishedanddelivered to blackwhenprintedbysunlight. background the turning trick thatallowedsunlightthrough, the edgesofimageswithaknife,time-consuming and scrapingthephotographicemulsionawayfrom plate negatives,sohebeganmakingcopiesofthem He couldn’tbringhimselftoalterhisoriginalglass Bentley. “Snowflake” asthenot-so-flaky-after-all remembered thepeopleofJericho,heis To the sizeofraindrops. hislifeanddevelopedamethodtomeasure throughout kept adetaileddailylogoflocalweatherconditions who notonlyphotographedsnowcrystals,butalso scientists,hewastheuntrained researcher his life.To wholived bachelor farmer who alsoplayed He is remembered primarily for this accomplishment, primarilyforthisaccomplishment, He isremembered Bentley’s book,SnowCrystals,containing2,453of
to share the beauty of his snow crystals with the thebeautyofhissnowcrystalswith to share
the violin and clarinet. He was the the violinandclarinet.Hewas
times. He was a gifted pianist times. Hewasagiftedpianist
in the same farmhouse all all in thesamefarmhouse
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lunas violín guitarra amor voz voz sweet onthetongue. note to thelastpure voz, note tonote,thenthetrio She’d nod,smile,ashisbowslid bitbybit. learned songs oflunas withhisstrings, for himtosnare Both casttheirmusicintheair or pickedthemelodywithquickfingertips. while hisfatherstrummedtheguitar one phraseatatime singing Mexicansongs years agointheirsmallhome but hehearsonlyhismother’svoice faces to stagelightsandupturned again andhebows Rows ofhandsclap when hebows. He hearsher would blendagainand (vòs) n. (ä« môr«) n. (ä« (vè ò lèn«) n. ò (vè (lØ« näs) (lØ« (gè tär« rä) n. tär« (gè Spanish for “voice.” 3 guitarra,
n. Spanish for “moons.” Spanish for “love.” for Spanish Spanish for “violin.” for Spanish Spanish for “guitar.” for Spanish 1 andamor 4 violín 5
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prickly pear She offers turquoise formyfingers, turquoise She offers I saymakemebeautiful. breath. myskinwithherwarm She strokes me. I saycaress peppermint. She givesmechamomile,oregano, I sayhealme. She whispers,“Lieinmyarms.” I sayholdme. She shoutsthunder, flasheslightning. I sayfrightenme. pricklypear She servesred I sayfeedme. The desert is my strong mother.The desertismystrong El desiertoesmimadre. The desertismymother. the driestsand. the snow’ssilence, She bloomsinthesun’sglare, I sayteachme. She chantsherwindysongs. I saysingtome. a pinkblossomformyhair. She sprinkles raindrops inmyfaceonasunnyday. She sprinklesraindrops I sayteaseme.
n. a species of cactus with sharp spines and an edible fruit. edible an and spines sharp with cactus of species a n. 1 onaspikedcactus.
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Esto La Varsovian Bailand and laughing. but sayingtome,“Estoy tottering nowwhenyouwalk pinned onyourshoulder, beautifulthantheorchid more waltzing onyourninetiethbirthday, butstillyoung you, white-haired danced withmychildren, my dearaunt,whoyearslater uptodancewithyou, when I’dreach years latersmilingintomyeyes to thebeatofLaVarsoviana, swaying your long,bluedress a youngwomanatvillagedances andround spinning round inthewind, your long,blackhairfree a younggirlinMexico, andround spinning round youdancing, I willremember smiling intotheeyesofyourpartners, y (es t¡«) v. (es o (bì län» dò) v. län» (bì a (lä bär» sò byä« nä) n. byä« sò bär» (lä Spanish for “I am.” “I for Spanish 1 Spanish for “dancing.” a lively folk dance. folk alively 3 bailando,” 2
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FatherJohn’s syrup.cough old-fashioned Medicine For thecomingwinter and Icollectbooks chipmunks gathernuts fat Bears store take FatherJohn’sMedicine and littleboysgirls mothers makeoatmeal hair more Dogs grow forthecold preparing and Iairmyquilts snails burythemselves themud burrow Frogs 1
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no matterhowslowlytheyfell. luminous pinkpetalsthathave intoacloudofsuddenazaleas, while youfloatfree corner panting behindyouonsomestreet leaveyourloneliness A victory!To is ifittranslatestobicycles. downKingWilliampedaling hard Street What Iwondertonight for tryingtobeachampion. Ieverheard the bestreason his lonelinesscouldn’tcatchuptohim, fastenough if herollerskated A boytoldme never feltloneliness, TAKE NOTES The Rider
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feed (fèd) n. (fèd) feed 25
Past StingRayandShark,
Out withazoom, Back upheswims
A whoop,abark; Or “Applebutter,” Before youcansay Before Words like“Dillpickle” 15 Whatever you wish, Before you can utter See how he dives He plops at your side Before you can think,
From From the rocks with a zoom! With a mouthful of fish! And sweeps away; 5 See how he darts
Down heplunges tiny particles that minnows feed on.thatminnows feed tiny particles Through Through his watery room Softer than spray, 10 Past crabsandeels Quicksilver-quick, And green seaweed, A flick of the wrist!
Past fluffs of sandy A flip of the flipper, Minnow feed! With aswerveandtwist, See how he swims 1
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And letsthewatchrundown. ofthegame Becomes tired Until thekeeper, averyoldman, amuseafascinatedinfant, To foralittlewhile Ticking Life isbutatoythatswingsonbrightgoldchain
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brooch brooch quarried Has no more needof,andIhave. Has nomore whichshe That couragelikearock, The thingshetookintothegrave!— The goldenbrooch Now graniteinahill. NewEnglandquarried; Rock from Went withher, andiswithherstill: The couragethatmymotherhad Oh, ifinsteadshe’dlefttome Yet, itissomethingIcouldspare. more: I havenothingtreasure She leftbehindformetowear; (brò£) (kwôr» èd) (kwôr» n. large ornamental pin. ornamental large n. adj. carved out of the ground. the of out carved adj. 2 mymotherwore 1 The CourageThatMyMother Had TAKE NOTES
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I’se beena-climbin’on, But allthetime Bare. And placeswithnocarpetonthefloor— up, torn And boards And splinters, It’s hadtacksinit, Life formeain’tbeennocrystalstair. Well, son,I’lltellyou: And lifeformeain’tbeennocrystalstair. I’se stillclimbin’, For I’sestillgoin’,honey, Don’t youfallnow— ’Cause youfindsit’skinderhard. Don’t yousetdownonthesteps back. So boy,don’tyouturn ain’tbeennolight. there Where And sometimesgoin’inthedark corners, And turnin’ landin’s, And reachin’
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Back through flowers Back through plains Back through hours Back through stars Back through cities Back through lightning Back through Back belowmountains Back byrivers garlands Back through groves Back through silence Back through distance Back through clearing Back through clouds Back through Back through midnight Back through Back alonglove noon Back through smoke Back through rain Back through birds Back through
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knell Hark! NowIhearthem—Ding-dongbell. Sea nymphshourlyringhisknell; Into somethingrichandstrange. hiseyes; pearlsthatwere Those are Full fathomfivethyfatherlies; But doth suffer aseachange But dothsuffer Nothing ofhimthatdothfade coralmade; Of hisbonesare (nel) n. funeral bell. Ding-dong. 1 TAKE NOTES Full FathomFive
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clear waterdashes. gushes rushessplashes and plash! finally stopssputtering spurts, scatters, splatters, slash, gashes wider; spatters asmatteringofdrops, a splutter, utters sputters, The rustyspigot
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And miles to go before Isleep. And milestogobefore Isleep, And milestogobefore tokeep, But Ihavepromises lovely,dark,anddeep, The woodsare Of easywindanddownyflake. The onlyothersound’sthesweep issomemistake. askifthere To bellsashake He giveshisharness The darkesteveningoftheyear. lake Between thewoodsandfrozen near stopwithoutafarmhouse To My littlehorsemustthinkitqueer watchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow. To He willnotseemestoppinghere His houseisinthevillage,though; Ithinkknow. Whose woodstheseare Stopping byWoods onaSnowyEvening TAKE NOTES
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sepulcher wingèdefs) n. seraphs (ser´ With alovethatthewingèdseraphs thanlove— But welovedwithalovethatwasmore I wasachildandshechild, And thismaidenshelivedwithnootherthought livedwhomyoumayknow That amaidenthere It wasmanyandayearago, That thewindcameoutofacloudbynight, Yes! (asallmenknow, that wasthereason The angels,nothalfsohappyinHeaven, shutherupinasepulcher To kinsmencame So thatherhighborn A windblewoutofacloud,chilling that,longago, And thiswasthereason I andmyAnnabelLee— In thiskingdombythesea. Than toloveandbelovedbyme. By thenameofAnnabelLee; In akingdombythesea, Chilling andkillingmyAnnabelLee. In thiskingdombythesea) Went envyingherandme:— In thiskingdombythesea. And bore her away from me, herawayfrom And bore My beautifulAnnabelLee; In thiskingdombythesea, Coveted herandme. (sep» ßl kßr) n. ßl (sep» vault or chamber for burial; tomb. burial; for chamber or vault angels. 2 1 ofHeaven
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suet suet shilling “You old,”saidtheyouth,“asImentioned are Ihavenone, sure But, nowthatI’mperfectly “In myyouth,”FatherWilliam tohisson, replied And yetyouincessantlystandonyourhead— “You old,FatherWilliam,” are theyoungmansaid, which it gave to my jaw And the muscular strength, “In myyouth,”saidhisfather, “Itooktothelaw, Yet you finishedthegoose,withbonesand By theuseofthisointment—oneshilling “In myyouth,”saidthesage,asheshookhisgray Yet aback-somersaultinatthedoor— you turned “You old,”saidtheyouth,“andyourjawsare are before. beak— locks, too weak (sØ»it) Why, Idoitagainandagain.” thebrain; itmightinjure “I feared Do youthink,atyourage,itisright?” “And yourhairhasbecomeverywhite; Has lasted the rest ofmylife.” Has lastedtherest And arguedeachcasewithmywife; Pray, howdidyoumanagetodoit?” “I keptallmylimbsverysupple ofthat?” Pray, whatisthereason mostuncommonlyfat; And havegrown For anythingtougherthansuet; Allow metosellyouacouple?” (shil»i¢)
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tipping Terribly. He missedhisgameofbaseball And wouldnotlethersee And, tipping, hermedicine. And brought herbread. andbrought herbroth, And brought hercocoain. He brought wassick, Because, whenMother-dear On him. gold itsgreatest The sunshoulddrop Than Mrs.Jackson’sJim. neverwasanicerboy There (tip » i¢) » (tip
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moor moor galleon sword. rapier But the landlord’s black-eyeddaughter,But thelandlord’s Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black loveknotintoherlong black Plaiting adarkred He whistledatunetothewindow,andwhoshould His rapierhilt withajeweledtwinkle, And herode up They fittedwithneverawrinkle.Hisbootswere ofbrown velvet,andbreeches A coatoftheclaret abunch cocked-hatonhisforehead, He’d aFrench The highwaymancameriding,uptotheoldinndoor. And thehighwaymancameriding— The moonwasaghostlygalleon ofdarknessamongthe The windwasatorrent The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple wasaribbonofmoonlightoverthepurple The road He tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all He tappedwithhiswhipontheshutters,butall andclashedinthe Over thecobblesheclattered be waitingthere hair. to thethigh. doeskin. of laceathischin, gusty trees. cloudy seas. was lockedandbarred. dark innyard. moor, (mør) n. (rà» pè ßr) pè (rà» (gal» è ßn) n. è (gal» 2 open, rolling land with swamps. with land rolling open,
hilt large cup-shaped handle of a rapier, which is a type of of atype is which arapier, of handle cup-shaped large hilt Bess, the landlord’s daughter,Bess, thelandlord’s His pistolbuttsa-twinkle, Riding—riding— large Spanish sailing ship. 3 a-twinkle,underthejeweledsky. Part One 1 tossed upon tossedupon
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brand casement bonny bonny ostler But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the the But Ishallbebackwiththeyellowgoldbefore inthemoonlight,and Then hetuggedathisrein And hekisseditswavesinthemoonlight, cametumbling As theblackcascadeofperfume “One kiss,mybonny theostler Tim Where astablewicket And darkintheoldinnyard But sheloosenedherhairinthecasement. could uprightinthestirrups.Hescarce He rose I’ll cometotheebymoonlight,thoughhellshould Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the the Dumb asadoghelistened,andheard But he loved the landlord’s daughter,But helovedthelandlord’s hollowsofmadness,hishairlike His eyeswere Then lookformebymoonlight, Yet, mesharply,andharrythrough iftheypress tonight, bar theway.” and peaked. galloped awaytothewest. over hisbreast; creaked reach herhand, reach face burnt robber say— robber moldy hay, morning the day, (äs» lßr) n. (äs» (brand) n. (bän» è) adj. (bän» (kàs» mßnt) n. (kàs» piece of burning wood. burning of piece stable worker. (O, sweetblackwavesinthemoonlight!)
light; Scottish for “pretty.” for Scottish The landlord’s red-lipped daughter. Watch for me by moonlight,
like abrand window frame that opens on hinges. on opens that frame window 5 4 sweetheart,I’mafteraprize listened.Hisfacewaswhite 7 6 His His
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sniggering men George’s King Till, now, on the stroke ofmidnight, now,onthestroke Till, andstrainedinthedarkness, and They stretched Look formebymoonlight; “Now, keepgoodwatch!”andtheykissedher. She wasdeathateverywindow; There He didnotcomeinthedawning.at The tipofonefinger touched it!Thetriggeratleast wetwith She writhedherhandstillfingerswere She twistedherhandsbehindher;butall the I’ll cometotheebymoonlight,thoughhellshould They hadboundamusketbesideher, withthe They hadtiedheruptoattention,withmanya hercasement,theroad For Besscouldsee,through Two ofthemkneltathercasement,withmuskets King George’smen camemarching— troop A redcoat But theygaggedhisdaughter, andboundher, to Theydrankhis tothelandlord. They saidnoword When the road was a gypsy’s ribbon, looping the wasagypsy’sribbon,loopingthe When theroad theriseof And outofthetawnysunset,before muzzle beneathherbreast! at theirside! was hers! knots heldgood! the hourscrawledbylikeyears, thedoomedmansay— heard sweat bar the way! sniggering jest. that the foot of her narrow bed. the footofhernarrow ale instead inn door. purple moor, moon, noon; he wouldride. (snig» ßr i¢) ßr (snig»
or blood! Cold, on the stroke of midnight, Watch for me by moonlight; And hell at one dark window; Marching—marching— soldiers serving King George of Great Britain. Great of George King serving soldiers
jest sly joke. sly jest 9 8 Part Two came marching, up to the old uptotheold camemarching,
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priming The redcoats lookedtotheirpriming! The redcoats inthemoonlight; laybare For theroad She wouldnotrisktheirhearing;she The highwaymancameriding— Tlot-tlot, tlot-tlot,inthedistance?Were theydeaf it?The Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot!Hadtheyheard And thebloodofherveins,inmoonlight, Up, shestooduptoattention,withthemuzzle nomore The tipofonefingertouchedit.Shestrove Had watched for her love in the moonlight, and died Had watchedforherloveinthemoonlight, anddied daughter,How Bess,thelandlord’s gray it,andhisface grew Not tillthedawnheheard Bowed, withherheado’erthemusket,drenched tothewest;hedidnotknow Hespurred He turned. inthemoonlightandwarned herbreast Shattered Then herfingermovedinthemoonlight, one wideforamoment;shedrew Her eyesgrew ofthe Down theribbonofmoonlight,overbrow Nearer hecameandnearer.Nearer Herfacewaslikea silence!Tlot-tlot,inthe Tlot-tlot, inthefrosty with herownblood! last deepbreath, strive again; that they horsehoofs ringing clear; toherlove’srefrain. throbbed beneath her for the in the to hear who stood him—with herdeath. hill, light. echoing night! up, straightandstill. (prì» mi¢) n. (prì»
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did nothear? Riding—riding— The landlord’s black-eyed daughter, Her musket shattered the moonlight, Blank and bare in the moonlight; explosive used to set off the charge in agun. in charge the off to set used explosive
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brandished A highwaymancomesriding— When theroad isaribbonofmoonlightoverthe When themoonisaghostlygalleontossedupon And stillofawinter’snight,theysay,whenthewind With smokingbehindhimandhis thewhiteroad likeamadman,shoutingcurse Back, hespurred Plaiting adarkred loveknotintoherlongblackhair But thelandlord’s black-eyeddaughter, Over thecobblesheclattersandclangsindark A highwaymancomesriding,uptotheoldinndoor. And helayinhisbloodonthehighway,witha When theyshothimdownonthehighway, hisspursinthegoldennoon;wine- were Blood-red He whistles a tune to the window, and who should He whistlesatunetothewindow,andwhoshould He tapswithhiswhipontheshutters,butallis bunch oflaceathisthroat. to thesky, purple moor, cloudy seas, is inthetrees, rapier brandished red was red be waitingthere locked and innyard. (bran» di§d) adj. (bran»
his velvetcoat; Bess, the landlord’s daughter, Down likeadogonthehighway, Riding—riding—
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They had to learn to work as a team, keeping the toworkasateam,keepingthe They hadtolearn
the 1880s. 1880s. the Teddy Blue get out there inthelead,tryingtohead them and get outthere you’d know—thenjumpforyourhorse and wouldn’tneedtocomeinand tellyou, men onherd andthe that lowrumblingnoisealongtheground .
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. to ford the trail.” on thespot,iffoundguilty.Ineverhadamanshot another hewastobetriedbytheoutfitandhanged was todo.Themainclausestipulated settingforthwhateachman an articleofagreement, starting onatraildrive,Imadeitruletodrawup Charles Goodnight the chuckwagontoeliminateanychanceofgunplay. trail. Someoutfitsmadethemkeeptheirweaponsin nettlesome: far more were pouring ontothePlainsbyrailroad, thatthehomesteaders,now Blueremembered Teddy theirland—payableinmoneyorbeef.But crossing territory, andsometribeschargedtollsforherds land immediatelynorthoftheRedRiverwasIndian Initially,the a mile,thesunshiningontheirhorns.” sighttoseethemstrungoutforalmost apretty sure “itwas Blueremembered, the openplains,”Teddy north. of alongladderreaching another, waslikeclimbingtherungs acowboyrecalled, thoseriversoneafter chairs,”andcrossing rocking “lookedlikeamillionfloating Goodnight remembered, the Brazos,Wichita, theRed. 2. 3. 5. 4.
Regardless of its ultimate destination, every herd had had ofitsultimatedestination,everyherd Regardless Most cowboys had guns, but rarely used them on the usedthemonthe Most cowboyshadguns,butrarely “After you crossed the Red River and got out on theRedRiverandgotouton “After youcrossed ariver, swimmingacross oflonghorns A bigherd mill ford ford stipulated 1860s. the in beginning drives trail successful rode Charles who Goodnight cowboy get themintoamill if thenextjumpwouldlandyouinashallowgrave. you,notknowing and prairiedogholesallaround riding atadeadruninthedark,withcutbanks cowboys onthe their wheat or their garden patch,they would their wheatorgarden for afence,andthenwhenthecattlegotinto it around alongside thetrailandplowafurrow and chargeusforwater. Theywouldplantacrop watered theherds take upaclaimrightwhere (mil) n. (fôrd) v. There wasnolovelostbetweensettlersand There 5 a series of rivers—the Nueces, the Guadalupe, aseriesofrivers—theNueces,theGuadalupe, slow movement in acircle. in movement slow (stip» yß làt« ßd) v. làt« yß (stip» cross a river at a shallow point. ashallow at ariver cross 3
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The settlers’ hostility was entirely understandable. understandable. The settlers’hostilitywasentirely There were few diversions on the trail. Most trail fewdiversionsonthetrail.Mosttrail were There theirown,as triedtoenforce Sometimes, farmers disease. quarantine in stillraising punkins whentheywere there through for damages.Andthecattlehadbeencoming come cussingandwavingashotgunyelling just ahorseshakinghimself—couldmake them singing, anylittlesoundinthenight—itmight be spooking atothernoises.Iknowthatifyou wasn’t a soundtheywasusedtowouldkeepthem from and itdid;Idon’tknowwhy,unlesswas that and wenthomeafterwehadpassed. I wanttowithyou,”andtheyfellbackthesides, uptothem,hesaid:“I’vemonkeyedaslong rode our Winchesters. andashe rightacross, Herode ofhimandwedidthesamewith the saddleinfront cattle inbehindme.”Heslidhisshotgunacross on thatpointwithyourWinchester andpointthese buckshot andledtheway,saying:“John,getover Old man[Goodnight]hadashotgunloadedwith theArkansasRiver.cross We didn’tevenstop. notgoingtoletus twenty ofthem,andtheywere fifteenor were and saidwecouldn’tcomein.There
Illinois. The singingwassupposedtosoothe[thecattle] Some menmetusatthetrailnearCanyonCity, (kwôr» ßn tèn) ßn (kwôr» 6 called “deadlines,” at the western called“deadlines,”atthewestern lines n. boundaries created to prevent the spread of of spread the to prevent created boundaries
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. and turned looseintown. and turned horse—the cowboywasabouttobepaidforhiswork, andhis sole companionshisfellowcowboys,herd, his the chuckwagon,drinkingonlywaterandcoffee, every day,eatingnothingbutbiscuitsandbeefstewat months inthesaddle—oftenwearingsameclothes Texas.” coming upfrom “seemedtobe cattle intheworld,”heremembered, an additionalthirteenmovingparalleltohis.“Allthe behind him;eight strung out whichhecouldseesevenherds rise from tothetopofa Bluerode staggering: once,Teddy At last, the herds neared their destinations. After theirdestinations.After neared At last,theherds The numberofcattleonthemovewassometimes for awhile,but song “Bury MeNotontheLonePrairie”wasagreat you in the creek ifyousangit. you inthecreek it andthecoyoteshowledit;gotsothey’dthrow saying ontherangethatevenhorsesnickered awholesongthatway. and you’dgothrough wouldsinganotherverse; the othersideofherd man wouldsingaverseofsong,andhispartneron the cattlewasbeddeddownandquiet,one their horsesonawalk,ifitwasclearnightand wouldn’t noticeit. singing,they leave thecountry;butifyouwere The two men on guard would circle around with around wouldcircle The twomenonguard
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. “especially Uncle.” down whenitdoesn’tfly.” tohaulitback machine upthehill,andI’llbethere man whooncewasmyson. I oweyousomethingforwhatwasdonetobythat the coldest,wettestdayeverknownsincecreation?” and takeaboatclimbthisabominablehill,allon hill,” Unclesaid.“Whyelsewouldwecloseupourshop questions allatonce. 1.
“We allgettingfatanyway,”WhiteDeersaid, were “But how? Why?” I was bursting with a dozen “But how?Why?”Iwasburstingwithadozen “I still don’t,” Uncle said sternly. “But I still feel as if “ButIstillfeelasif “I stilldon’t,”Unclesaidsternly. “But youdon’tbelieveinflyingmachines.” “Why, tohelpyougetthatthingupthetopof father. son my was once who man
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abbit hi hi hi B D hado hado r r t t t igh ee B la la la igh r a horse that a horsethat w w w right t w w the third laun- thethird t S : How are you? : Howare : I’myoungerthanyou. thewagon : Icouldhavegottendownfrom M : Uncle,MissWhitlaw! : Septembertwenty-second,Nineteen- S t oon a t S a r r : Watch gopherhole. S tar another another hado and w ’ s M hand. i ss W M M W ind i oon ss his fatherlive thenarratorand where stable inSanFrancisco of thestory father W hitla r S W ide hi hado indrider r t w Moon Shadow’s MoonShadow’s la enterfrom L.] w w owner of a ownerofa the narrator thenarrator enters
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ss he railroad for the railroad. your aeroplane. the plottogether. You ought togetachancefly [They strain. good grip? over hisshoulderashefacestheaudience.]Gota Dew gùng Ngúng, ngúng. move.] and theothersrepeat. Therhythm picksupasthey stamps hisfeetinaslowrhythm tosetthebeat tugging.] up. Stampinghisfeettogetbetterfooting,hekeeps contraption. railroad. expected. thanIever yourneckwhichwasmore broken And howthin.ragged.[Pause.]Butyouhaven’t ting fatanyway.Butlookathowtallyou’vegrown. get- when itdoesn’tfly.RedRabbitandmewere W r r r r r rs S S
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ss S S ide ide B B B B : Seengà, : Púsh,púsh. : Ngúng,ngúng. : Getrìch, hi hado hado W hitla r r r r hado hado r r t igh igh igh igh : Allright. : That’senough. la standsCastheothersstampgrass. hitla w t t t t w w w w w S S S S : Listentothewindonwings. : [To : [To : [Panting.]We thegrass madeit.Tramp and , W takesherplacebefore therightpropeller t t t t w a a a a
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i ss ss ss indrider guy wires guy ss of theguywires up toheavenandnevercomedown.Butthensome [The aeroplane roars loudlyoverhead. did it. They turn andtilttheirheadsback.] [They turn theground. up inthesky.Off send forMother? Wouldchants canbringtheirwiveshere. youliketo and mer immigration class.I’dbeamerchant, wouldhavetochangemy officials So thewestern S audience.] roar.] witha begintoturn cough intolife.Propellers watch theaeroplane.] just going to roll downthehill? just goingtoroll nearly well,hemademesitdownnexttohim. ButwhenFatherwas designing thenextaeroplane. hewasbusy say much,justthoughtalot—Ifigured him backtothelaundryrecover. Fatherdidn’t Uncle took waswrecked. ous. Onlytheaeroplane bones,butitwasnothingseri- had afewbroken rated. Dragonwingscamecrashingtoearth.Father W W W r hado W S S S S
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crooge r letters. counting-house r The spotlightis tighton counting-house, and Iwillcollectwhatisdueme. have themjailed,ifIto.Theyoweme money my chiefmourner the clergyman,the clerk,undertaker ofmyburialwassignedby I amdead.Theregister nodoubtthat am dead.[Helaughs.]Oh,no,there’s [ remembers] Iamdeadasa doornail. Ghostly musiccontinues,under. ders. We shallnotyet seeintotheoffices andsetting. at his gratingvoice.Lookathim.him in histhinlipsblue;andspeaksoutshrewdly red, hisgait;makeseyes shrivels hischeek,stiffens nipshispointed nose, hisoldfeatures, freezes and solitaryasanoyster. Thecoldwithinhim andself-contained, ing, covetous,oldsinner!secret, grasping,scraping,clutch- squeezing, wrenching, most tightfistedhandatthe ent himtoyou:EbenezerScrooge behind ooge A spotlightfadesup,StageRight,on ley S , . crooge [ . d They owe me money and I will collect. I will TheyowememoneyandIwillcollect. countsandmumbles.] ] My name is Jacob Marley and I Cackle-voiced] MynameisJacobMarleyandI . c S . He is ancient; awful, dead-eyed. He speaks Heisancient;awful,dead-eyed.speaks crooge ; pitifully.Aftera
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arley person responsibility to carry out to carry responsibility person sarcastic. solemnized sìn»), tßr), yØ zek» (eg executor sole my r Where else? Christmas eve and Scrooge isbusyin else?ChristmaseveandScrooge Where isbusyinhiscountinghouse. a-time. Scrooge life.Itisnowthestory:once-upon- his scroogey andwatchhimplayout stay awhilewithScrooge The belltollsandImusttakemyleave.You must talking directly tothe [ thewaytosuchandaplace. not once,inquire o’clock, nomanorwomannow,everinhislife, everaskhimwhatitis bestow atrifle,nochildren himto you cometoseeme?”Nobeggarsimplored you?When will howare looks, “MydearScrooge, tosay,withgladsome ever stoppedhiminthestreet away from sole residuary legatee, sole residuary tor, mysoleadministrator, mysoleassign, wasmysoleexecu- know howmanyyears.Scrooge into theblackvoidbeyond. does, he“takes”thelight: [A ghostlybellringsinthedistance. human sympathytokeepitsdistance. all pathsoflife,warning his wayalongthecrowded edge of anythis?Itistheverythinghelikes!To care it seems,aspotlight.]ButwhatdoesScrooge and solemnized lent manofbusinessontheverydaymyfuneral, sad eventofmydeath,butthathewasanexcel- mourner. wasnotsocutupbythe ButScrooge it? [Pauses;movescloserto And it’scheaperthanpaintinginanewsign,isn’t He answerstobothnames.It’sallthesamehim. andsometimestheycallhimMarley. him Scrooge Marley. Sometimespeoplenewtoourbusinesscall and door:Scrooge dow andabovethewarehouse itstands,onthewin- thewindow.There name from [ M ] He never painted out my Pauses againindisgust]Heneverpaintedoutmy ley arley my sole residuary legatee . movestowards [ ] He and I were partners for I don’t partnersforIdon’t Disgusted] HeandIwere standsnextto (säl» ßm nìzd«) ßm (säl» S crooge 3 it with an undoubted bargain. itwithanundoubtedbargain. v. honored or remembered. Marley is being being is Marley remembered. or honored , now,heading S
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4 glowing coal? tiny astobarely castalight:perhaps itisonepitifully looks abouthim.Musicin. [ of acubicle,copyingletters.Near a whitecomforter time, inducetheexplosionofoddflash-pot.I.H.] fire. Hisdoorisopenandinhis lineofvision,wesee S S Ltd. distance. Lightsupin set:offices ofScrooge andM conclusion of song,soundfadesunderandintothe [ S N S N [ his candle. N.B. Christmas music in, sung by a live chorus, full. At Christmas musicin,sungbyalivechorus,full.At This ghostlybellringsinthedistanceagain. 5. 4. c c c crooge e e
r r r p p Humbug comforter Christmas toyou,Uncle!Godsaveyou! merry? You’re poorenough! haveyou tobe have tobemerry?Whatreason employ elsewhere! tofind prepared Cratchit!Unlessyou’re breath, mycoal-box,won’tyou?Well,coal from saveyour your you?Next,you’llbeaskingtoreplenish are not beenlightalldaythisday. ithas andquitedarkoutsidealready: Only three! [The clocksoutsidestrikethree.] them to warm and stampingtheirfeetuponthepavementstones and down,beatingtheirhandsuponbreasts, can hearthepeopleincourtgowheezingup outside: foggywithal:and,ifyoulistenclosely, his counting-house.Itiscold,bleak,bitingweather I’m sure youdon’tmeanthat. I’m sure he he ooge ooge ooge S M w w crooge . . arley [ Christmas a “humbug,” Uncle? Christmasa“humbug,”Uncle? . . . ’ I do! Merry Christmas? What right do you Ido!MerryChristmas?Whatrightdoyou Bah!Humbug! youdoing,Cratchit?Actingcold, Whatare s Cheerfully; surprising (hum» bug«) (hum» clerk, (kum» fßr tßr) fßr (kum» S ’ sits at his desk, at work. Near him is a tiny sitsathisdesk,work.Nearhimisatiny s comingsandgoingsshould,from timeto crooge C ratchit B interj.
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. [ the momentofimpropriety. S S N S N S N S N S N The c c c c c crooge e e e e e r r r r r p p p p p ever doneyou! and letmekeepitinmine. hisheart.Heshould! through own pudding,andburiedwithastakeofholly Christmas” onhislips,shouldbeboiledwith my will,everyidiotwhogoesaboutwith“Merry year older, butnotanhourricher. IfIcouldwork without anymoney;a Christmastime toyoubutatimeofpayingbills of foolssuchasthis?MerryChristmas?What’s and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your you andyou’llkeepyourChristmasbylosing your good; andIsay,Godblessit! that ithasdonemegood,andwilldo put ascrapofgoldorsilverinmypocket, I believe Uncle,thoughithasnever Andtherefore, journeys. boundonother and notanotherraceofcreatures fellow-passengerstothegrave, were as iftheyreally andtothinkofpeoplebelowthem up heartsfreely, of, whenmenandwomenseemtoopentheirshut- agoodtime:theonlytimeIknow come round—as I alwaysthoughtofChristmastime,whenithas that ButIamsure say. Christmasamongtherest. - Idare derived good,bywhichIhavenotprofited, enough. You’re haveyoutobemorose? What reason rich he he he he he ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge C w w w w w lerk . . . . . There are many things from which I have whichIhave manythingsfrom are There Keepit!Butyoudon’tkeepit,Uncle. Uncle! Uncle. Don’tbecross, Come,then.Whatrighthaveyoutobedismal? . . . . . andpokesouthistinyfire, asifinexchangefor Let me leave it alone, then. Much good it has Letmeleaveitalone,then.Muchgoodhas Nephew!You keepChristmasinyourownway WhatelsecanIbe?Eh?Whenliveinaworld Bah!Humbug! [ ] Let me hear another sound from theclerk]Letmehearanothersoundfrom To in the tank applauds, looks at the furious inthetankapplauds,looksatfurious
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r r r r r r r p p p p p p p p a ways like the United States Congress. States United the like ways Parliament Uncle humor isintact the most happy NewYear Turns from ridiculous than“MerryChristmas”![Turns lifetimewhichisevenmore to meinyourentire with yourfamily! the last.SoAMerryChristmas,Uncle! ing now? married either. fornotcom- Whygiveitasareason tomorrow. Christmas, andI’ll ButIhavemadethetrialinhomageto resolute. why cannotwebefriends? stops at Cratchit N speaker, sir. Iwonderyoudon’tgointoParliament. thenephew]You’re situation. [To quiteapowerful he he he he he he he he ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge t chi ephew w w w w w w w w ...... t Nay, Uncle, you never came to see me before I I Nay,Uncle,younevercametoseemebefore BecauseIfellinlove. But,why?Why? Don’tbeangry,Uncle.Come!Dinewithus [ AndAHappyNewYear! Iamsorrywithallmyheart,tofindyouso you;Iasknothingof Iwantnothingfrom ...... That,sir, istheonlythingthatyouhavesaid Whydidyougetmarried? I’dratherseemyselfdeadthan Goodafternoon! Goodafternoon! Goodafternoon! Nephew! Goodafternoon, He standsfacing MerryChristmastoyousir, andavery,very
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r r r Rt Rt p p p a a a liberality liberality Bedlam wager your visit has warmed him. wager yourvisithaswarmed years, andhe’salone.He’snoticedyourvisit.I’ll He diedsevenyearsagothisverynight. toBedlam! Christmas! [Pauses]I’llretire pairofyou,talkingaboutaMerry and theperfect tosupport husbands, withwivesandchildren tion, justfine my clerk there earning fifteenshillingsaweek earning my clerkthere the otheristhin.Bothare pleasant.] abetterChristianthanIam,sir.are God Mr. Marley? Mr. ofaddressing Have Ithepleasure or Scrooge, C common comforts,sir. inwantof ofthousandsare necessities; hundreds inwantofcommon time. Manythousandsare atthepresent greatly and destitute,whosuffer forthe poor we shouldmakesomeslightprovision Mr. Scrooge, thanusuallydesirable that itismore will enter, as represented byhissurvivingpartner represented calling card] Good afternoon. he he he ooge ooge ooge t t t M M chi chi chi ly ly ratchit w w w M M an an . . . t t t
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r r r r r r r Rt Rt Rt extremely hardextremely and unattractive. of 1834 made the workhouses in workhouses the 1834of made Law Poor New The needy. the for relief to provide neighborhood each in poor the Poor Law Poor the prisoners. to punish used was device this it; around arranged steps treading the Treadmillmil«) (tred» operation? they are not. they are from their useful course. [Pauses] I’m glad to hear it.from tostopthem at first,thatsomethinghadoccurred rather die. excuse me—Idon’tknowthat. thesurpluspopulation. Besides— it, anddecrease mustgothere. badlyoff enough: andthosewhoare establishments thatIhavementioned:theycost gentlemen, thatismyanswer. Ihelptosupportthe backtothem]SinceyouaskmewhatIwish, turns vigor, then? Abundance rejoices. [Peninhand;aswell Abundance rejoices. time, ofallothers,whenWant iskeenlyfelt,and Weof warmth. choosethistime,becauseitisa to buythePoorsomemeatanddrink,means endeavoringtoraiseafund titude, afewofusare Christiancheerofmindorbodytothemul- furnish pad] WhatshallIputyoudownfor, sir? ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge M M M M ly ly ly M M M an an an an ...... Ohhh, I see. I was afraid, from what you said whatyousaid Ohhh,Isee.wasafraid,from Are there noprisons? there Are And aren’t the Union workhouses still in theUnionworkhousesstillin Andaren’t TheTreadmill Nothing! If they would rather die, they had better do Iftheywouldratherdie,hadbetterdo away; Iwishtobeleftalone![Pauses;turns . . . . an an an Bothverybusy,sir. Still.Iwishthatcouldsay Theyare. Butyoumightknowit! andmanywould Manycan’tgothere; . . . Plentyofprisons. Under the impression that they scarcely thattheyscarcely Undertheimpression You wishtobeleftanonymous?
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4 stricken of steel.Heistransparent. padlocks, ledgers,deeds,andheavypurses fashioned chain now,towhichisfastenedcash-boxes, keys, pigtail, vest,suitasusual,buthedragsan enormous 14. S M [ M c a
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4 dance abouttheroom. None, ofcourse,appears.Sees M M S M S M S S [ Terrified that a chain will appear about his body, thatachainwillappearabouthisbody, Terrified c c c crooge a a a a r r r r r r r comfort tome,Jacob be flowery,Jacob!Pray! Jacob. death. [ goes notforthinlife,itiscondemnedtodosoafter men, andtravelfarwide;ifthatspirit amonghisfellow- within himshouldwalkabroad beside you many and many a day. That is no light beside youmanyand manyaday.Thatisnolight that youcansee,Imaynottell.havesat invisible business. [ forbearance, ity, mercy, wasmybusi ness. Thecommonwelfare with him.] me! liebefore ing hole;andwearyjourneys limitsofourmoneychang- beyondthenarrow roved counting-house—mark me!—inlifemyspiritnever moans again.]myspiritneverwalkedbeyondour I cannotstay,lingeranywhere tome.Icannotrest, isallthatpermitted more, other ministers,tokindsofmen.Averylittle andisconveyed by EbenezerScrooge, regions, Scrooge! Mytimeisnearlygone. Scrooge! since. It is a ponderous chain. since. Itisaponderous seven ChristmasEvesago.You onit, havelabored yourself? Itwasfullasheavyandlongthis, coilyoubear the weightandlengthofstrong strange toyou?Orwouldknow,you,Scrooge, Isitspattern byyard. made itlinkbylink,andyard his ghostybones.]Iwearthechainforgedinlife. ooge ooge ooge ley ley ley ley . . . . It is required of every man that the spirit ofeverymanthatthespirit Itisrequired How is it that I appear before you in a shape youinashape HowisitthatIappearbefore [ other Ihavenonetogive.Comfortcomesfrom . . . spins and waves the unwanted chain away. spinsandwavestheunwantedchainaway. Jacob. Old Jacob Marley, tell me more. Speak Speak Jacob.OldJacobMarley,tellmemore. I will, but don’t be hard upon me. And don’t uponme.And don’t Iwill,butdon’tbehard alwaysagoodmanofbusiness, Butyouwere Screams word “business”;aflash-potexplodes M arley BUSINESS!!! Mankindwasmybusi- S crooge screams again;atragicscream; from isquaking.]Hearme, M arley
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4 sound atthehouroftwelve.] hour approaches oneo’clock,butthebellsstoptheir course, andauseofscrim the choirissingingsomewhere outsideofthehouse, asleep, inhisdarkenedroom. Itshouldappearthat and the singingisended,choirshouldfadeoutofview 18. 16. S M d Sing,” sungbyanonstagechoirofchildren, spotlighted, [ [ [ 17. Christmas music, choral, “Hark the Herald Angels Christmas music,choral,“HarktheHeraldAngels The bellstoll. There issilenceagain.Thelightsfadeout.] . c c a
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4 ghost hands, and turns hisfacetotheaudience.] hands, andturns road.] that isopen;covered byasoft,downysnow:country across an openstage.Inthebackground, weseeafield [ music again] are heard. Thescenedissolvesintoanother. Christmas dissolve intosparklyflickers.Lovelycrystalsofmusic [ S S P M S [ P P S P S P S S S c a a c a c a c a c a crooge crooge crooge r St St St St St r r r r r Fly with me![Heleads night. altogether, this tohavesleptpeacefullythrough tohavebeenleftalone all thebetterformywelfare kindspirit,itwouldhavedone but,really, concern, do understandthatIamplentyobligedforyour withme? here boy here! this! than andyoushallbeupheldinmore hand here [ long,long forgotten. and hopes,joys,care each oneconnectedwithathousandthoughts, Conscious ofathousandodorsfloatingin theair, ooge ooge ooge ooge ooge Pause] Thisone—thisScrooge— ley . . . . . [ [ Your heed! then.Take reclamation, Your welfare. Your past. appears besidehim;takes ] Bear but a touch of my Pointing tohisheart]Bearbutatouchofmy Motioning to . You strickenbyfeeling. seethis Scrooge: . . . . . [ Mywhat? Nottosoundungrateful,sir, please andreally, MayIask,please,sir, whatbusinessyouhave Good Heaven! I was bred in this place. I was a inthisplace.Iwasa GoodHeaven!Iwasbred andthe touchesthespirit’sheartandlights freezes, staringatthefieldbeyond. Panicked] Fly,butIamamortalandcannotfly! G S ho crooge s t
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4 watching thescene,unseen.] Lights uponolderboy] [ older enters. Sheismuch,muchyoungerthanthisslightly reading. Thedoortotheroom opensandayounggirl Elder [ terrible voiceinthehallway, Off. Itisthe to thedoorwithher. Suddenlywe hearameanand [ F B F B S P S P S P Lights outonlittleboy.Aflashoflight.puff ofsmoke. The boy—aslightlyolder Laughing; she drags at boy, causing him to stumble Laughing; shedragsatboy,causinghimto stumble c a c c a a an an oy oy St St St r r r see anotherChristmas. yes given himsomething:that’sall. outside mydoorlastnight.Ishouldliketohave his eyesoncuff ] ah!it’stoolate! inside his head boy. [Pauses;stopshisweeping]Iwish he said“yes” ifyoumightcomehome;and ask himoncemore when Iwasgoingtobedthatnotafraid heaven! Hespokesogentlytomeonedearnight kinder thanheeverusedtobe,andhome’slike home. est timeintheworld. together alltheChristmaslong,andhave the merri- tobe butfirst, we’re nevertocomebackhere, are tobeaman and coach to bringyou.Andyou’re . . ooge ooge ooge . . Yes! Home,forgoodandall!Fatherissomuch Dear, dearbrother, Ihavecometobringyou You quite awoman,littleFan! are Home,littleFan? . . . [ Whatisthematter? You must,Mr. youmust. Scrooge, S S Smiles; waveshishandtoS
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4 of hishouse.Hisneighbor, to house. sit andswingongliders,conversingacross from house town. Thehouseshavefront porches onwhichpeople residential Americanstreet, verytypical ofthesmall angle toward thestreet below.It’satree-lined, quiet Street.” Pandownuntilweare shooting downatan the horizonandisonasignwhichreads “Maple [ Maple Street The Monsters Are Due on N and thecamerabeginsaslowpanacross theHeavens.] and planetbodiesstandoutinsharp,sparklingrelief, [ W M M C S N by RodSerling front lawn. Anothermanwatershislawn.] ice cream toacouple ofkids.Twowomengossiponthe bicycle andisjustintheprocess ofstoppingtosellsome the fenderwatchinghim.AGoodHumorman ridesa The camera has begun to pan down until it passes The camerahasbeguntopandownuntilitpasses Fade in on a shot of the night sky. The various nebulae Fade inonashotofthenightsky.Thevariousnebulae teve a harlie arrator r r o rr s s m we callTheTwilightZone. which is thedimensionofimagination.Itanarea man’s fearsandthesummitofhisknowledge.This ence andsuperstition.Anditliesbetweenthepitof betweenlightandshadow—betweensci- ground space, andastimelessinfinity.Itisthemiddle which isknowntoman.Itadimensionasvast . . a a B G
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4 front ofhishouse.] is overflowing tothecurbandsidewalk. Inthebackground at tenorelevenpeoplestandingaround thestreet and into thebackyard. [ [ highlighting thesekindsofphrases:] creep upfrom below,small,mildlydisturbedvoices [ and repetitive.] hook. Hervoiceisindistinctanddistant,butintelligible woman pushingherfingerbackandforthonthedial mower, off andon,withnothinghappening. He plugsintheplug,flicksonswitchofpower that nothinghappens. getting downoff the stooltoflicktheswitchandfinding V W M W V [ He walks past the side of his house and disappears He walkspastthesideofhishouseanddisappears We lookdownonthestreet aswehearthevoices P M an oice ete o o rs The camerapansdownslowlyuntilwe’re looking Through thewindowofafront porch, weseea Another manisworkingonanelectricpowermower. Radio’s gonedead! My powermowerwon’tmove,workatall. Can’t getathingontheradio. Phone won’twork. Electricity’s off. S r m m working. the souponstoveandjuststopped power’s still on on Floral Street. I’llberight back! power’s stillonFloralStreet. phone, operator! the phoneeither. Thephoneseemstobedead.
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4 at night.Onthesidetablerests anunlitcandle. we canseecandlelightbutnoelectricity,and there’s the glassofmilk,andstartsoutscene. candle withamatchfrom aboxonthetable,picksup hand. Shesetsthemilkdownontable,lights [ W M [ G toward them,theybackawayfrightened.] toward in lowvoices.Attheendofeachconversation theylook taking inlittleknotsofpeoplewhostandaround talking can beseenbehindher. milk inhand.Theentryhall,withtableand litcandle, There’s a murmur ofreaction fromThere’s thecrowd again. amurmur We seeamediumshotofthe ood o r We cutsuddenlytoagroup shot.As Outside, the camera slowly pans down the sidewalk, Outside, thecameraslowlypansdown sidewalk, M s m ting something begin here that’sanightmare! ting somethingbeginhere startingbecauseletmetellyou what you’re sick people—allof you. You’re sickpeople,doyouknowthat?You’re insomnia! You fools.You frightenedrabbits, scared, pause ashelooksaround, thenshouts.]Isaiditwas Did youhearwhatIsaid?saiditwasinsomnia.[A [ insomnia. Nowwhat’sthepenaltyforinsomnia? know whatI’mguiltyof?[Helaughs.]of ing forsomething. look- waiting forsomething.[Apause]Asifhewere right, lookingupattheskyasif the sky.[Shelooksaround thecircle offaces.]That’s ofhishouse standing outinfront intheweehoursofmorning Goodman here of timesI’dcomeout bed lateatnight.Acoupleoftimes frighten you.AsGodismywitness starting—thatshould me tellyou—thisthingyou’re At thispointthelaugh,humor, leaveshisvoice.] . r an m s G . an . ood [ G L . A littlereluctantly] Well You knowreally e ood s m
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e e e kangaroo court kangaroo m you are! wife’s doneplentyoftalking,Steve,abouthowodd cion yourself. all straightenedout,youain’texactlyabovesuspi- seenwith,Steve!Untilwegetthis watch whoyou’re do? Just stand around here allnight? here do? Juststandaround Steve. I thinkwebetterkeepoureyeonyoutoo! looking toward tell uswhatshe’ssaid. and forgetit. appointed hangingjudgeandjustclimbintobed shut. You likeaself- couldquitstruttingaround Charlie. You couldgohomeandkeepyourmouth ageeightonup! any ofus,itseems.From might as well set up some kind of kangaroo court. might aswellsetupsomekindofkangaroo Andthenwe man, woman,andchildonthestreet. out. Let’spickouteveryidiosyncrasyofsingle been plenty of nights you spent hours down in your been plentyofnightsyouspenthoursdown inyour that toward as wellcomeoutnow.[Heturns hesitant steptothefront ] Ithinkeverythingmight ’em’ll tiptheirhand.Theygotto. Make iteasierforyou. themdown. can getridofallthesuspects?Narrow How aboutafiringsquadatdawn,Charlie, sowe v v v r r r r . . e e e an There’s no need gettin’ so upset, Steve. It’s just noneedgettin’soupset,Steve. It’sjust There’s [ lie lie lie lie . . . As ifhewere takingthebitinhisteeth,takesa [ [ Go ahead, what’s my wife said? Let’s get it all Goahead,what’smywifesaid?Let’sgetitall . What I’d like to know is—what are we gonna wegonna WhatI’dliketoknowis—whatare . . ’ . ] There’s something you can do, somethingyoucando, Raising hisvoice]There’s Whirling around toward him]Oryou,Charlie.
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e e e scapegoat basement. them. Icanshowittoyou.It’srightdowninthe myself. It’sjustahamradioset.Alotofpeoplehave ham radioset,that’sall.Iboughthimabookonit frightened, shewalkstoward thegroup. ] It’sjusta that canhappentous. to you? Who youtalktoonthatradioset?Andwhotalks workin’ on?Ineverseenit.Neitherhasanyoneelse. too—all ofyou!You’re standing tothegroup and turns who isn’tandwho’ssafeamenace.[He and Andstoptellingmewho’sdangerous afford! look likemeteors. inwhat menwhoflyoverhere green three-headed outerspace.Italkto to? Italktomonstersfrom so denseallofasudden?[Apause]WhodoItalk cify—all settofindascapegoat thing. Well, noneofushaveeverseenthatradio— basement workin’onsomekindofradioor- that we’lleateachotherupalive— look, friends,theonlythingthat’sgonnahappen is point somekindofafingeratneighbor! Well now If they a search warrant. a search v v v r r r . e e e
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4 race forward overtohim. the manover. Nowthecrowd gathersaround them.] then fallsforward onhisface. out asmallcry,stumblesforward ontohiskneesand angle shotlookingdownatthefigure, whosuddenlylets sound ofitexplodesinthestillness.There isalong closer andhesuddenlypullsthetrigger. The wives. mothers clutchingchildren, menstandinginfront of them. sidewalk. Thedarkfigure continuestowalktoward [ stand intheshadowswatching. approaching figure. back inagroup, staringtoward thedarknessand [ D mother grabsherboyasdoacoupleofothers.] them. Oneofthewomenletsoutastifledcry.Theyoung footsteps onconcrete asthefigure walksslowlytoward we canheartheclickety-clackofslow,measured suddenly materializedinthegloomandsilence [ S C S D t carrying ashotgun.Heholdsitup.] [ He swingsthegunaround topointittoward the Another woman lets out a wail and the people fall Another womanletsoutawailandthepeoplefall Cut toalongshotlookingdownthestreet. Afigure has Now t t o ha on on The group standsthere, fearful, apprehensive, We seeamediumgroup shotofthepeopleasthey e e mm right overus,wouldn’tyuh?Well, someofuswon’t! into agrave!You’d walk letwhatever’soutthere monster! gun doagainst— Will youpeoplewiseup?Whatgoodwouldashot- here? anybodythinkathoughtaround Lord—will v v r . . e e We mayneedthis. [ lie y . . In ahushedvoice]PeteVan Hewasjust Horn! C [ Ashotgun?[Hepullsitoutof . [ C . harlie Slowly looksup]It’sPeteVan Horn. No more talk,Steve.You’re Nomore goingtotalkus ] It’s the monster! It’s the Shouting, frightened]It’sthemonster! harlie pullsthegunfrom slowlyraisesthegun.Asfigure gets S teve D is there first and turns isthere firstandturns S o D n teve , o n C D M harlie ’ s o hand.] arti n ] Good ’s hand.]Good n , and joins them, joinsthem, S teve
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4 after him. starts tofollow,atfirstwalkingfast,andthenrunning grabs thechildandstartstorunwithhim.Thecrowd [ M W explicit thanthat.] We but nothingmore getonlyavaguefeelingofform, figures silhouettedagainstthebrightlightsappear. out abeamoflightfrom theilluminatedinterior. Two which sitsshrouded indarkness.Anopendoorthrows to ashotlookingtoward themetal sideofaspacecraft, The cameracontinuestomoveawayuntilwe dissolve the MapleStreet signfrom highabove. once againwe’vereached theopeningshotlookingat sight andsoundthecamerastartstopullaway,until then slowlyinthemiddleofthisnightmarishmorass with shotsofhousesasthelightsgoonandoff, and they shout,accuse,scream, interspersingtheseshots [ M D C W M M C S lights goonandthenoff again.] stay onforamoment,thenfrom across thestreet other lights gooff andthelightsinanotherhousegoon.They The crowd startstoconvergearound themother, who We moveintoaseriesofclose-upsvariouspeopleas t ha ha on rs o an rs o an We seeafullshotofthestreet assuddenly e m m me something. that calledthem— together. it. wreck house. place. v r r . . .
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4 from Prentice HallUnitedStatesHistory Joseph McCarthy R. second term. second term. toa just theissue.McCarthywaseasilyreelected campaign.Anticommunismseemed tobe reelection for apopularissueonwhichtofocushis1952 andwaslooking accomplished verylittleinthatterm intheSenate.Hehad finishing hisfirstterm the attentionofAmericanpublic. War inJune1950,McCarthy’saccusationsgrabbed oftheKorean of communists.Still,withtheoutbreak thelist his listchanged.McCarthyneverdidproduce communists. Overthenextmonths,numberson department. Then,heclaimedthat57employeeswere “205badsecurityrisks”inthe were that there give specificnames,McCarthysaidhehadmeant communists. secretly the namesofStateDepartmentemployeeswhowere He wavedapieceofpaper, which,hesaid,contained State Department was infested with communist agents. The senator, JosephR.McCarthy,chargedthatthe Wisconsin madeaspeechinWheeling,West Virginia. In February1950,alittle-knownsenatorfrom Makes Accusations McCarthy The earlyColdWar inside the United States. inside theUnitedStates. causedbytheworkoftraitors really setbacks were sense of fear and helplessness. He suggested that these and unscrupulousmanbegantotakeadvantageofthis Americans worriedaboutthenation’ssecurity,aclever Americanconfidence.Atthattime,as undermined ofSovietagentsintheUnitedStatesall the exposure another. ThefallofChina,Sovietnuclearbombs,and 1.
At the time of the above speech, McCarthy was At thetimeofabovespeech,McCarthy was afuror.The chargeprovoked Whenchallengedto communist Soviet Union the and U.S. the war, between physical without conflict, of aperiod War Cold
1 (1945–1991). years saw one ominous event after yearssawoneominouseventafter
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. power and influence. power andinfluence. to serveintheSenate,hehadlostvirtually allofhis accusations.AlthoughMcCarthy continued reckless orcondemned,himforhis censured, Senate formally supporters.The senator hadlostmanyofhisstrongest of others.Itwasanupsettingsightformany Americans. witnesses, twistthetruth,andsnickeratsuffering For thefirsttime,publicsawMcCarthybadger horrifiedbyMcCarthy’sbullyingtactics. Most were rivetedtotheirtelevisionsets. weeks, Americanswere hold televisedhearingstosortouttheallegations.For personally motivated.Finally,theSenatedecidedto thatMcCarthy’sattackswere leaders responded claiming thatit,too,wasfullofcommunists.Army In 1954,McCarthywentaftertheUnitedStatesArmy, McCarthy Falls From Power the MarshallPlan. andauthorof State GeorgeMarshall,anationalhero of Secretary took onlargertargets.Heattackedformer anewone. faded, heintroduced When caughtinalie,hetoldanother. Whenonecase Heattackedruthlessly. theirreputations. destroyed by McCarthycausedpeopletolosetheirjobsand beingaccused an investigationssubcommittee.Merely of McCarthybecamechairman could notbeproved, Piling baselessaccusationsontopofchargesthat politicianintheUnitedStates. the mostpowerful single American. aboutdomesticcommunismthananyother concerns legitimate todiscredit allegations, McCarthydidmore charges.Bymakingirresponsible reckless extreme, for McCarthyismbecamea catchword that theterm his ownbrandofanticommunism—somuchso In thefollowingfouryears,McCarthyputforward McCarthy’s Power Increases communist sympathizers. communist sympathizers. McCarthy. Theyworriedthathewouldbrandthemas 2.
By the time the hearings ended in mid-June, the By thetimehearingsendedinmid-June, the power,Confident becauseofhisincreasing McCarthy Between 1950and1954,McCarthywasperhaps World War II in an effort to prevent the spread of Soviet communism. communism. Soviet of spread the to prevent effort an in II War World after economies European rebuilding for aid financial provided that program (officially knownastheEuropean RecoveryProgram, ERP)aU.S. Plan Marshall 2 Even other senators came to fear Evenothersenatorscametofear TAKE NOTES Joseph R.McCarthy
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4 was to preserve them. was topreserve andhowcriticalit their democraticinstitutionswere However, how important Americanshad come torealize speechandbythelackofopen,honestdebate. free of The nationhadbeendamagedbythesuppression downfall in1954signaledthedeclineofRedScare. 3.
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5 by AnneTerry White Persephone and Demeter D her son,Eros. ( what damagehadbeendone. And mountinghisgoldenchariot,hewentuptosee ofthedeadopentolightday,”hethought. realm Pluto, thekingofunderworld,wasalarmed. Andsomightilydidtheyshaketheearththat get free. her apron and strewed the ground. “Mother!” theground. andstrewed her apron swiftlyaway. caught herupanddrove he and lovedherat once.With onesweepofhisarm with liliesandviolets.ThegodlookedatPersephone withblossoms, shewasfillingherapron overflowed hercompanions,andnowthatbasket from ( She wasPersephone(pßrsef«ßnè),daughterofDemeter girlwasgatheringflowers. along itsedgeacharming himwasablossomingvalley,and softened. Before eyes hisveins.Hisstern stolethrough warmth had hisheartbeentouched.Nowanunaccustomed gloomy underworldoverwhichheruled.Butnever straight intoPluto’sheart. thestring,and shot fittedittohisbow,drew arrow, feet. He chose from hisquiver feet. Hechosefrom pangs oflove.Whyshouldhealoneescapethem?” Lethim,too,feelthe ofthatdarkmonarch. the breast into upyourdarts!Sendanarrow mine. Quick!Take his coal-blackhorsesandshesaid: ), was sitting on a mountainside playing with af« rßdìt«è),wassittingonamountainsideplayingwith ), goddess of the harvest. She had strayed di mèt«ßr),goddessoftheharvest.Shehadstrayed 2. 1.
Now the goddess of love and beauty, fair Aphrodite Now thegoddessofloveandbeauty,fairAphrodite asunderandleavethe “They mayteartherocks “Mother!” she screamed, while the flowers fell from whiletheflowers fellfrom “Mother!” shescreamed, The grimKinghadseenfairmaidsenoughinthe At his mother’s words, Eros leaped lightly to his leapedlightlyto his Eros At hismother’swords, isonewhodefiesyourpowerand “My son,there as Cupid. quiver quiver Eros (er» äs) (er» (kwiv» ßr) (kwiv» giants. Themonstersheavedandstruggledto fire-breathing alive anumberoffearful, eep underMt.Aetna,thegodshadburied in Greek mythology, the god of love; identified by the Romans Romans by the love; identified of god the mythology, Greek in case for arrows. for case 1 She saw Pluto as he drove around with with around ShesawPlutoashedrove 2 his sharpest and truest hissharpestandtruest
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. the bankwithhistrident. butthegodheldhertight.Hestruck to theground, nymph wafted and thisthe Persephonehaddropped, up thegirdle but fearofPlutokeptherdumb.Yet shehadpicked herdaughterwas, She wantedtotellDemeterwhere dominions. Pluto hadclefttheearthandgonedownintohisown toSicily.ShestoodbytheRiverCyane,where returned outanddespairing,thegoddess was. Atlast,worn daughter. Persephone Butnonecouldtellherwhere and weepingPersephone. darkness swallowedthemall—horses,chariot,Pluto, He did not like to take from his brother the one joyful theonejoyful hisbrother He didnotliketotakefrom my daughtershalltheearthbearfruitagain.” goddesses topleadwithDemeter. must intervene.”Andonebyhesentthegodsand Itseemedthatallmankindwoulddieofhunger.grew. rain. Thistles wastoomuch wastoomuchsun.There in vain.There died, theseedwouldnotcomeup,menandoxentoiled Thecattle nothinggrew. known. Nothingprospered, favors!” shallyouenjoymy me.Nomore is howyoureward clothed youingrassandnourishinggrain,this Shelaidtheblameoninnocent land. off. indeed, butshedidnotsuspectPlutoofcarryingher Cyane. attheRiver the horseson.Inafewmomentstheywere outofsight,sofastdidPlutourge theywere already 8. 3. 5. 6. 4. 7.
Now arivernymph endtooftheearthDemetersoughther From Zeus, of course, knew well where Persephone was. Persephone was. Zeus, ofcourse,knewwellwhere But shehadthesameanswerforall:“Not tillIsee “This cannotgoon,”saidmightyZeus.“IseethatI The goddess knew then that her daughter was gone The goddessknewthenthatherdaughterwasgone That year was the most cruel mankind had ever That yearwasthemostcruelmankindhadever “Ungrateful soil!”shesaid.“Imadeyoufertile.I And she called on her companions by name. But And shecalledonhercompanionsbyname.But purplish flowers. thistles wafted wafted river nymph (nimf) nymph river trident girdle (sì an) (sì Cyane River 3 (g†rd» ßl) (g†rd» Persephonestruggled,herloosenedgirdle (trìd» ßnt) (trìd» (wäft» ßd) (wäft» (this» ßlz) (this» 8 n. and weeds were the only things that theonlythingsthat andweedswere n. 7 n. belt or sash for the waist. the for sash or belt n. onthewavestofeetofDemeter. spear with three points. three with spear n. a river in Sicily, an island just south of Italy. of south just island an Sicily, in ariver carried. stubborn, weedy plants with sharp leaves and usually usually and leaves sharp with plants weedy stubborn, goddess living in ariver. in living goddess 6 had seen him carry off his prize. hisprize. hadseenhimcarryoff 5 The earth opened, and The earthopened,and
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5 car. fouroftheseeds. the sweetpulpfrom man was to be preserved. SohecalledHermes man wastobepreserved. thing inhislife,buthesawthatmustiftheraceof into joyinthetelling. Andthesadtaleofeachturned her mother’sarms. out swiftlytomeetherdaughter. Persephoneflewto wheels and,asadeerboundsoverthehills, sheran thechariot theblackhorses.Thegoddessheard drove your fillofflowers!” youwell—andget amongtheimmortals.Sofare great thatyourhusbandis to,atleastremember to return away.Andifyouthinkmineisagloomypalace you are theseeightmonths love youtruly.Itwillbelonelyhere he spoke,“thinkkindlyofme,Iprayyou.Forindeed the reins. have nofragrance.I gemsuponher.husband whenhepressed “Jewels smile toherlips. oftheunderworldcouldbringa glittering treasures by Pluto’sside.Shewaspaleandjoyless.Notallthe in thedimpalaceofking,hefoundPersephone forever.” tohermother ofthedead,shemayreturn the realm shehasnottastedfoodin hisbride.Provided release and said: had acceptedapomegranate she couldnotleavetheunderworldforever. Forshe her—that togoatonce.Onlyonethingtroubled ready command.Shesprangup, to disobeyhisbrother’s eyes sparkled, forsheknewthatPlutowouldnotdare heart leapedwithinher. andher rosy Hercheeksgrew 10. 11. 9.
With hisgolden aheavyheartPlutomadeready Straight to the temple of Demeter at Eleusis, Hermes Straight tothetempleofDemeteratEleusis,Hermes as “Dear wife,”saidtheKing,andhisvoicetrembled “You shewouldsaytoher havenoflowershere,” onhiswingedfeet,andthere Down spedHermes “Descend totheunderworld,myson.BidPluto When she saw Hermes and heard his message, her hismessage,her andheard When shesawHermes Hermes car car seeds. pomegranate 11 He helped Persephone in while Hermes took up tookup HehelpedPersephoneinwhileHermes (kàr) n. (h†r» mèz) (h†r» chariot. (päm» ß gran« it) gran« ß (päm» a god who served as amessenger. as served who agod
do notwantthem.” n. round fruit with a red leathery rind and many many and rind leathery ared with fruit round 10 from Pluto and sucked Plutoandsucked from 9 to him tohim
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. of fall. followed bysummer’sfruitfulnessandtherichharvest andwithhercometheflowers, Persephone returns, leaves fall,theearthstopsbringingforth.Inspring dies,the for eachseedthatshetasted.ThenNature spends inthegloomyabodeofPluto—onemonth So it is to this day. One third of the year Persephone oftheyearPersephone So itistothisday.Onethird TAKE NOTES Demeter andPersephone
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5 borrow it.” borrow beings.” these twowonderful about keeping inthatbox,”saidEagle.“Ihaveheard Eagle. just alittleforthemoontolookout. day. Whentheywantedlesslight,openedthebox opened thelidandletsunpeekout.Thenitwas sun andthemoon.Whenevertheywantedlight box.Inittheykeptthe that theKachinashadasquare Coyote satdownandwatchedthedance.Theysaw wasasyetnosunandmoon.Eagle new. There dancing. Now,atthistime,theearthwasstillsoftand coughed upalot He wasabadswimmer. He Healmostdrowned. you.” certainly canswim.ThistimeIdonothavetocarry to ariver. “Well,” saidEagle,“youcannot fly,butyou thecanyon.Theycame on hisbackandflewacross me across.” canyon. “Letusflyoverit,”saidEagle. huntingpair.”“Friend Eagle,mychief,wemakeagreat by Richard Erdoes andAlfonsoOrtiz Sun and Moon in aBox regretted tohaveCoyotefora regretted we cometoanotherriver, youmustcarryme.”Eagle Coyote hunting.Eaglecaughtrabbits. Coyote andEaglewere 1.
“No, that would be wrong,” said Eagle. “Let us just saidEagle.“Letusjust “No, thatwouldbewrong,” “Let usstealthebox,”saidCoyote. “This mustbethesunandmoonthey are to whispered “This issomethingwonderful,” Coyote Eagle flew over the stream, and Coyote swam across. andCoyoteswamacross. Eagle flewoverthestream, “Yes, Iseethathaveto,”saidEagle.HetookCoyote “My chief,Icannotfly,”saidCoyote.“You mustcarry thewest.Theycametoadeep They wenttoward “Good, letusstaytogether,” saidEagle. They cametoKachinaPueblo. (kß £è» nß pweb» lò) pweb» Kachinanß Pueblo£è» (kß
caught nothing but grasshoppers. Coyote said: caught nothingbutgrasshoppers.Coyotesaid:
of water. “Mychief,”hesaid,“when
Native village. American
companion. 1 The Kachinas were TheKachinaswere
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. where Eagle could not see him. He could not curb his Eaglecouldnotseehim.He notcurbhis where to lagbehind,hidinghimselfbehindsome bushes andbushes.Coyote pretended fulloftrees area, carrying theboxinhismouth.Theycame toawooded Eagleflying,Coyoterunning, went onasbefore, uponme.Ishallnotbetrayyour trust.” can rely toopenit?” theboxandundernocircumstances drop load.” when theyfindoutthatIdidnothelpyoucarrythis me, willnolongerrespect scold me,andmychildren chief, letmecarrytheboxforawhile.Mywifewill running. ThenCoyotebeggedforthefourthtime:“My toentrustsomebodylikeyou.” is tooprecious carrying.’” Coyoteletshischiefdoallthe ‘That lazy,disrespectful embarrassed.Peoplewillsay: “My chief,Iamreally in histalons.ButCoyotewentonpesteringEagle: give ittohim,continuingflyabove,holdingthebox even thinkofopeningthebox.”Still,Eaglewouldnot the betterof you.” openingthebox.Curiositywillget from able to refrain you carrythisburden.” do thisforyou.Peoplewilltalkbadlyaboutme,letting chief, Iamashamedtoletyoucarrythebox.should keep up.ThenonceagainCoyotecalledEagle:“My above withthebox,Coyoterunningbelow,tryingto thingsweborrowed.” wonderful curious andopentheboxthenwecouldlose carrying.” let mehavethebox.Iamashamedtoyoudoall AfterawhileCoyotecalledEagle:“Mychief, ground. Coyoteranafterhimonthe the boxandflewoff. When the Kachinas were not looking, Eagle grabbed notlooking,Eaglegrabbed When theKachinaswere Then Eagle allowed Coyote to carry the box. They Then EagleallowedCoyotetocarrythebox. They criedCoyote.“You mychief,Ipromise,” “I promise, saying:“WillThen Eaglerelented, notto youpromise Eagleflying,Coyote They continuedasbefore, “No, Iwon’tgivethisboxtoyou,”Eagleobjected.“It “No,” criedCoyote,“donotfear, mychief,Iwon’t “You“No, Idon’ttrustyou,”Eaglerepeated. won’tbe flying For sometimetheywentonasbefore—Eagle You notreliable. “No,” saidEagle,“youare mightbe TAKE NOTES Sun andMooninaBox
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5 summer allthetime.” wouldbenowinter.Then there Thenwewouldhave could havekeptSunandMoonalwaysclosetous. have winter. Ifyouhadnotopenedthebox,thenwe Nowwe thatyouneverkeepapromise. remembered Ishouldhave youare. low, cunning,stupidcreature not haveletyoupersuademe.Iknewwhatkindof theplainsandmountains. and covered heaven of thesky,andatoncesnowfelldownfrom box, Moonjumpedoutandflewawaytotheouterrim andicywindsmadealllivingthingsshiver.brown, branches,thegrassturned thetree the leavesfellfrom cold, very edgeofthesky,andatonceworldgrew a flash,Suncameoutoftheboxandflewaway,to curiosity. Quicklyhesatdownandopenedthebox.In Eagle said:“Ishouldhaveknownbetter. Ishould Coyotecouldputthelidbackon Then, before
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. NARRATIVE ESSAY américanos plot,mymotherknewthatlos in anunderground myfather,dictatorship. From whowasinvolved abloodyandrepressive Republic hadendured soon beliberatingus.Forthirtyyears,theDominican thelanguageofnationthatwould we couldlearn totheAmericanschoolso decided tosendherchildren myEnglish. States, Mesopotamia;Iwouldlearn oftheUnited infractions,thepresidents interested summerschool. Infifthgrade,Ivowedwouldget I by JuliaAlvarez My First Free Summer in-your-mouth language ofEnglish! in-your-mouth rocks- I hadtodointhatimpossiblydifficult, learning And allofthis silly wighangingabovetheblackboard. ofamanwearing withapicture a hotclassroom liberty andjusticeforall—whilebeingimprisoned in and andSpot,aboutfreedom tame littlepets,Puff they were onthemap,aboutDickandJane they were their funnywitchhats,aboutthe50 inthepaper.visited thepalaceandhadtheirpicture inparadesand andsoon.Theymarched was born, became thedictator, thedaydictator’soldestson birthday, thedictator’ssaintday,daydictator oftenonholidaytohonorthedictator’s schools were attendingDominican was thatmyfriendswhowere activities. I didn’t know the dictator was bad. All I knew me. the island. 2. 1.
That was the problem. English.Mymotherhad That wastheproblem. Meanwhile, I had to learn about the pilgrims with aboutthepilgrimswith Meanwhile, Ihadtolearn “But why?”I’dask.Ididn’tknowaboutmyfather’s “You your English!”Mamikeptscolding havetolearn the 1950s. the Jan and Dick nòs) kä» rè me« ä los américanos (lòs school. Thirdgradesummerschoolfourthgrade- grade, summer never hadsummer—Isummerschool.First 1 e had promised tohelpbringdemocracy hadpromised characters in a reading book commonly used by students used commonly book areading in characters
school. Secondgrade,summer n. Spanish for “the Americans.” “the for Spanish n.
states and where states andwhere 2 and their andtheir
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5 members were leaving for the United States, using leavingfortheUnitedStates, using members were aboutallyearwasdeserted. Family I haddreamed ofBs. card accompanied myreport thenotethat in classroom. off IgrinnedasMamiread English progressing nicely. Attentiveandcooperative to go finally sunkin! MaybeAmericanprincipleshad wanted tobefree. and go off tolaplaya and gooff playonthetrampoline To connected allourproperties. that pack ofcousinsandfriendsinthecommonyard a funsummer?Yes, ma’am!Iwantedto runwiththe ofmyluckiness?No,sir!Thethought A realization the rightanswer. Whathadchangedme?Gratitude? swoopssoIcouldgetcalledonwith sword-wielding tosaybrightly.“Yes,learned wavemyhandin sir!”To MorganSchool!” to gotheCarol ourmeeting.“Noteverygirlisluckyenough home from allowedtoattend. members ofmyfamily—were people, butafewDominicans—mostofthemfriendsor and daughtersofAmericandiplomatsbusiness bulk ofthestudentbodywasmadeupsons Morgantostartherschool.The had encouragedCarol grandfather. Infact,ithadbeenmygrandmotherwho the Americanschoolstoodhadbeendonatedbymy onwhich thegrounds extenuating circumstances, hopedfor.was whatIsecretly were Butthere session. lady?” theprincipalwouldquizmeatendofour for myspecialsummerlessons. inmyseatwhiletheyarranged principal. Isquirmed MamiandImetwiththe lookediffy, my prospects 3.
But the yard replete with cousins and friends that withcousinsand friendsthat replete But theyard The summerof1960beganinbliss:Idid not have In fifthgrade,Istraightenedout.“Yes, ma’am!”I “You shouldbegrateful!”Mamiscoldedontheway out,which It’s awonderthatIjustwasn’tthrown “Yes.” Isighed.“Sir.” “Yes, what?”Mamicoached. My mother’seyeonme,I’dmurmur, “Yeah.” you,young Aren’t “She isgoingtoworkextrahard. Somehow, Imanagedtoscrapeby.EveryJune,when (lä plä« yä) plä« (lä playa la
summer school!Attitudemuchimproved. Her n. Spanish for “the beach.” “the for Spanish 3 and get brown as a berry. I asaberry.I andgetbrown
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. the dictator liked to play. Pretend that he was letting thathewasletting the dictatorlikedtoplay. Pretend Not everyonereturned. room. escorting passengersintoasmallinterrogation soldiers wieldingmachineguns,checking papers, the airplanedidnotappear. linedwith Theterminal suitcases. the contentsofourDominicanlivesintofour small for contradiction.We wonderinghowtofit racedoff, soon.” Thedesperatelookinhereyesdidnotallow I’llbeintopack hours. Iwantyoualltogogetready! lifted ahandforsilence.“We’re leavinginafew invented andeveryonespokeEnglish.Butmymother summerschoolhadbeen the UnitedStates,where English. give mewhenI’daskwhyIhadtolearn away. nolesstosomeplacesofar going onatripanywhere, We’re leavingfortheUnitedStates!” bright smileshesometimespastedonherterrifiedface. thattoo- summoned mysistersandme.Shewore have beenbetterthanthis! Evensummerschoolwould Iwasbored. 10-year-olds. behavior bywhomever Godputinchargeofthelives feelingasifI’dbeentrickedintogood the empty yard, all killed?” whispered. police,”myoldersister “Secret untilmorning. there Volkswagens blockedourdrivewayandstayed home. advising Americanstoreturn The UnitedStateshadcloseditsembassyandwas massivearrests. were had unraveled.Everydaythere whatever connectionstheycoulddrumup.Theplot This had happened before, a cat-and-mouse game acat-and-mousegame This hadhappenedbefore, mymotherwhisper tomyfather.“It’s atrap,”Iheard but Our flightwasscheduledforthatafternoon, I wasabouttotellherthatdidn’twantgo My motherflashedmethesamelooksheusedto I wasthefirsttospeakup,“Butwhy?” WeOur mouthsdropped. hadn’tbeentoldwewere “Good news,girls!Ourpapersandticketscame! theendofsummer,One daytoward mymother Day afterday,Ikickedadeflatedbeachballaround “Shut up!”mysisterhissed.“Doyouwanttogetus thepolice?”Iasked. ifthey’re theysecret “Why are terrified.Everynightblack were My ownparents TAKE NOTES My FirstFreeSummer
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5 says, wavingusin. hisface.“Welcomeacross totheUnitedStates,”he them tomyfather. asmilespreads Thenwonderfully, I swearheislookingatme. When heisdone,asks,“You forschool?” girlsready hasbecomemine. terror Myparents’ have togoback?Iamholdingmybreath. documents. Whatifhedoesn’tletusin?we our reviews Americanofficial echoing hallasastern andIfallasleep. weliftoff roar powerful faces. Finally,theyleave,thedoorcloses,andwitha Theygoseatbyseat,lookingatour come onboard. We todepart.Butsuddenly,soldiers sitdown,ready cabin. AnAmericanladywearingacapwelcomesus. walking ontherunway,climbingupstairsinto Aplanelands,lightsflashing.Wenext morning. are United States. ours wasnotatrip,butanescape.We hadtogetthe andlibertyjusticeforall Freedom instead,theywouldsay: be translatedintowords, sight, alightcameoninmyhead.Ifthecould into nightandmidnightwithnoplanein intoeveningand turned away, andafternoon Butasthehoursticked dreading. were parents policewouldhaulthewholeclanaway. The secret together—wham! and friendsconvenientlygathered someone go,andthenatthelastminute,theirfamily The man laughs. He stamps our papers and hands The manlaughs.Hestampsourpapersandhands “Yes, sir!”Ispeakup. He checksourfacesagainstthepassportpictures. standinginsidealarge, weare Next morning, ofthatnightisablur.The rest Itisone,thentwothe Of course,Ididn’tknowthatthiswaswhatmy
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© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. AUTOBIOGRAPHY I by JeanFritz mk bluebell wasawild ofarock, thecrevice pushing upfrom ofme, found myselfonthevergeoftears.Infront adult, walkingalongabeachinMaine,Isuddenly We memories,whichexplainswhyasan havestrong withcare. the habitofobservingoursurroundings wedeveloped wouldn’t beMKsorevenKsforever), we knewwouldbeleavingChinasometime(we oftheworld.Andwenoticed.Perhapsthe rest because School in Wuhan, until IhadputmyfeetdownonAmerican soil. American.Norwould I,Ithought, didn’t feellikeareal the soonerbetter. America,I Sofarawayfrom not. OfcourseIknewhadtobecomeanAmerican, seventh grade,whetherIwasfinishedwithChinaor toAmericawhenIhadfinished planned toreturn businessmen andwomen,aswriters,historians. toChinaasconsuls,teachers, as they wouldreturn After finishingtheirhighereducationintheStates, likelytocommittheirlivesinsomewayChina. more theirhighschoolyears were through stayed there however, inChinaand born thatthoseMKswhowere the strings thatmadeupmyquest.Ihavenoticed, my life. I wasbackinChina,welcomingbluebells summers atKuling. 2. 3. 4. 1.
I had just finished sixth grade at the British I hadjustfinishedsixthgradeattheBritish highschool.Myfamily I wouldn’tbestayingthrough formetounscramble For alongtimeitwashard in China. Wuhan Wuhan Kuling MKs bluebell suspect formostofusMKs place. We to inrelation wewere alwaysknewwhere sharpened oursenseoftimebut (em« kàz«) (em« (kØl» i¢) (kØl» 2 (wØ» hän») (wØ» likethewildbluebellsIhadknowninmy (blØ» bel«) (blØ» n. n. Missionary Kids; the children Missionary of missionaries. now called Lushan, a hill resort south of the Yangtze River River Yangtze the of south resort ahill Lushan, called now n. n. city in the central part of China, near the Yangtze River. Yangtze the near China, of part central the in city plant with blue, bell-shaped flowers. 4 so I would have one more year soIwouldhaveonemore 3 SuddenlyIwasachildagain. 1 Chinanotonly
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5 warlord. against alwaysfighting—warlord the Chinesewere was fightingupanddowntheYangtze River, but to go.Nothingwouldchangethat.Iknewthatthere “auntie” ‘Auntie Barrett’?” up,Jean,”shesaid,“thatI’mnolongeryour so grown “Haveyoubecome adequate. Sheraisedhereyebrows. whichIthought was and said,“Hello,Mrs.Barrett,” butIjustheldoutmyhand herwarmly mother greeted My porch. hiswifewasonthefront home, where Mr. ustotheir metusinShanghaianddrove Barrett was twoyearsyoungerthanIandgenerallyunlikable. missionary family,whohadoneson,Fletcher, who my mother. Shanghai,thenwhat?Iasked And whenwereached thedeck. around bulletsbysteelbarrierserected from goingtoShanghaiwouldbeprotected and children intheriver.one ofthegunboatsanchored Thewomen the daytime,butforsafetyatnighttheywouldboard My fatherandotherAmericanmenwouldworkin SowasI.AndIknewwhatourplanswere. normal. mykneeswere theboatthatafternoon, we reached He justdidn’thavearickshahandy.Bythetime like StephenintheBiblewhowasstonedtodeath. hurt,butItoldmyselfthiswas runners, soweweren’t and throwing stones.The and throwing atus callinghatefulwords rantotheroad, farmers been inarickshaonthewaytoracecoursewhen MymotherandIhad I hadonlyfeltthisoncebefore. was onitswayhere. done somuchdamagetoNanjing(justdowntheriver), afternoon boattoShanghai. afternoon hadtocatchthe All Americanwomenandchildren messages. Myfatherhadcalled,theservantexplained. neighborsforemergency we dependedonourGerman something washappening.Sincewehadnophone, our housewithamessageformymother, Iknew nextdoorracingtoward as Isawtheservantfrom 5. 6.
I didn’t say that I’d always been too grown up for the upfor the I didn’tsaythatI’dalwaysbeentoogrown We another wouldbestayingwiththeBarretts, As I helped my mother pack, my knees were shaking. shaking. As Ihelpedmymotherpack,kneeswere Shanghai warlord warlord
5 (wôr» lôrd«) (wôr» business. I just smiled. In China all MKs business. Ijustsmiled.InChinaallMKs That had nothing to do with me. But as soon Thathadnothingtodowithme.Butassoon (sha¢» hì») (sha¢» n. n. n. military commander who exercises power by force. power exercises who commander military seaport in eastern China. eastern in seaport
ricksha-pullers were fast fast ricksha-pullers were 6 The army, which had whichhad Thearmy,
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. along, children.” along, she said.“Hehaslotsofgamestoshowyou.Now,run Mrs. B.pushedFletcherforward. friends“auntie”or“uncle.”Notme. called theirparents’ will bebetterthere.” Thinkyou’lllikeit?” “but you’llgetthere. first. the mine, I openedthebookandletPilgrimsstepoff and oftenvisitedwithPriscillaAlden. wellnow first settlersinAmerica.Iknewthempretty year—The CourtshipofMilesStandish last my suitcase.ItwasonefatherandIhadread book andliedown.” Isaid.“IthinkI’llgetmy making mesick.“I’mtired,” Besides,thisconversationwas Not evenmyparents. before. thought. Noonehadevercalledme“pretty” “It’s you,”hecried.“Y-O-U.” the answerasifhecouldn’tcontainitasecondlonger. he said.“I’llgiveyouahint.She’sanMK.” The boysneverknewit,ofcourse. heaven’s sakes! question. the middleofanUncleWiggley game,heaskedmea Ididn’tpaymuchattentionuntil,in a bluestreak. we’d play—rummy,thenpatience,whilehetalked 7.
“Fletcher has been so excited about your visit, Jean,” “Fletcher hasbeensoexcitedaboutyourvisit,Jean,” “It may be hard,” I warned her. Iwarned “It maybehard,” “It’s anewcountry.Itwillbewhateverwe make it.” “How doyouknow?” “Everything promptly. “I knowIwill,”sheanswered “You’re Plymouth,”Itoldher, still alongwayfrom I’dbeentoldwas Settled onthebedinroom At the last minute I had slipped my favorite book in At thelastminuteIhadslippedmyfavoritebookin Well, wasevendumberthanI’d FletcherBarrett Thenhesuddenlyshriekedout “And she’spretty.” “Naturally.” Fletcher hadn’tfinishedwithlove.“I’minlovenow,” Ever sincefirstgradeI’dbeeninlovewithsomeone. What didhethinkIwas?wastwelveyearsold,for “Have youeverbeeninlove,Jean?”heasked. Fletcher didhavealotofgames.Hedecidedwhat Longfellow, written Longfellow, Standish Miles of Courtship The into Shanghai. Priscilla was one of the Mayflower intoShanghai.Priscillawasoneofthe
in 1858. One character in the poem is Priscilla Alden. Priscilla is poem the in character 1858. One in
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5 for you to be a boarder at the American School. It won’t attheAmericanSchool.Itwon’t for youtobeaboarder the BritishSchoolis closed,” shesaid,“I’vearranged me.“Since around filling withtears.Sheputherarms didn’t wanttobecaughtinalie. he was upset.Fletcherdidadisappearingact; Ifigured didyougetsuchanidea?” “Where replied. American Schoolasaboarder.” me. “You’re notgoing.You’re goingtotheShanghai me, hisfacefullofnews. now, andassoonhecamehome,rushedtosee tickets backtoWuhan. Fletcherwasbackinschool next week,somymotherwentdowntowntobuyour School hadcloseddown.(Goodnews!) TheBritish notreopening. businesseswere foreign The dangerwasmostlyover, hethought,butsome day student.Butevenso! LivinginShanghai,Fletcherwasjusta to beboarders. sentthere alloverChinawere from famous. Children lucky hewas.TheShanghaiAmericanSchoolwas how school, thewayIhadallmylife,hemightrealize school?” anAmerican.” American schoolandyou’re to schoolsoon. the summerwasalmostoverandhe’dhavetogoback whether Ilikeditornot.Fletcherwasfussingnowthat the bookandwentdownstairs. Pilgrims togetbackontheMayflower.ThenIclosed Neither willJohn,”sheadded. “Oh, I’m sorry, Jean,” my mother said, her eyes “Oh, I’msorry,Jean,”mymothersaid,her eyes When mymothercameback,Icouldseethat she “Yeah, likecowsfly.” “I overheard ourmotherstalking.It’strue,Jean.” “My motherwouldneverdothat.You’re crazy,”I “Your motherisonlybuyingoneticket,”heinformed The Yangtze Riverboatswent backinservicethe myfather.Then onedaymymothergotaletterfrom He wasimpossible.IfhehadgonetoaBritish tofeel?” “What’s there in “Don’t youfeellikeanAmericanwhenyou’re “So what?” “I thoughtyou’dlikeit,”Isaid.“Afterall,it’san The daysthatfollowed,IspentmostlywithFletcher, I wasbeingcalledforsupper. Iwaitedforthe “Maybe,” sheadmitted.“ButI’llnevergiveup.
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. States, shetoldme,wasaboyishbob. you don’thavetolooklikeone.”Thelatest styleinthe sizing upmystraighthairandbangs. town. Shewassquintinghereyesasshelooked atme, friendscameto explained, whenoneofherbrother’s themtoteadances,she of highheeledshoes.Shewore Andapair closetInoticedablackvelvetdress. shared belonged ontheothersideofdoor. Hanginginour wholookedasthoughshe my Americanroommate, wasPaula, like Sundayschoolteachers.Andthere theirheads had longhairbraidedandwoundaround girls andtwoAmericanMKs,theJohnsonsisters,who ontheother.were twoRussian were Onmysidethere side ofthedoor;juniorhigh(whichincludedme) by aswingingdoor. onone Thehighschoolgirlswere with me? like alotoffussaboutfootball.Whatwasthematter on theirhands,yellingrah,rah.Itjustseemed jumping,standing practicing cheerleading.Theywere ofhighschoolgirlswere On thefootballfieldagroup Ididn’tfeelathing. gatesoftheschoolgrounds, iron the would overwhelmme.Butwhenwewentthrough it thanatinglingnow;surely itwouldbemore Surely the Americanflagflyingoverconsulate. Ialwaysfeltatinglingwhensaw transformation. short). Iguessexpectedsomekindofimmediate took metotheShanghaiAmericanSchool(SASfor I didlovemine. necessary to deceive your parents if necessary todeceiveyourparents backfaketears.Sometimesit’s okay,” Isaid,sniffing American.) Iburiedmyheadonhershoulder. “I’llbe myself, I’dhavealmostayeartopracticebeingan felt.(Justthink,Itold so Icouldn’tletonhowreally safe.” least I’llknowyou’re be forlong.We mayevengobacktoAmericaearly.At and newspaperonthefloor, andshebegancutting. one, shedecided. 8.
“I happen to know you’re an MK,” she said, “but anMK,”shesaid, “but “I happentoknowyou’re I’dbelivingwasdividedin half where The dormitory After mymotherleftontheboat,Mr. Barrett I knew my mother was worried that I’d be homesick, I knewmymotherwasworriedthatI’dbehomesick, So that night she put a towel around my shoulders myshoulders So thatnightsheputatowelaround bob bob (bäb) n. woman’s or child’s haircut. short
you love them, and you lovethem,and 8 She’d give me She’dgiveme TAKE NOTES mk
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5 could feellikeawallflower up forthetalksessionstheywanted.Ofcourseagirl supposedtosign andtheboyswere like dancecards givenwhatlooked we had“talkparties.”Thegirlswere ofdancing.Instead, school, andtheMsdidn’tapprove toomanyMKsinthe were dances.There weren’t American flagfeeling,Ienjoyedthemonthswasthere. overtheBritishSchool.Evenwithoutan improvement myself. MeanwhileIhadtoadmitthatSASwasabig on eachsideofmyface.I’dgetusedtothem,Itold suddenlyoutdoors,lookinglikejughandles ears were but notme.Afterbeinginhidingalltheirlives,my watched myhairtraveltothefloor. Ithought,as This mightmakeallthedifference, too. “Our heads and our legs aren’t ready for land,” forland,” ready too. “Ourheadsandourlegsaren’t having difficulty, were weeks. Inoticedmyparents aboutasI hadbeendoingfor the lastthree I lurched allstill atsea,and me. Instead,itswayedasifwewere soil, butIexpectedtheAmericansoiltohold stillfor SanFrancisco. course Iwasgladtoreach ofseasickness, soof back upagain.Ihadmyshare itcame luckyiftheycouldgetitdown before they were their timeincabins.Iftheycameoutforameal, he’devermade,andpassengersspentmostof crossing happen often.Thecaptainsaidthiswastheroughest drinking beefteaundermysteamerrugbutitdidn’t withacupof“beeftea.”Ilovedtheidea around awaiterwouldcome At eleveno’clockeverymorning me whenIwaslyingonmylongfoldingdeckchair. plaidsteamerrugthatIwouldputover and-green Myfatherhadgivenmeagray- know howdifferent. fivedaysontheYangtze from be different butIdidn’t America early. goingto Just asmymotherhadsuspected,wewere Itwasearlyspring. suddenlyappeared. my parents tomakeachoicewhen and actuallyIwasalmostready to lookovertheboysincaseIwantedfalllove, but mineusuallywas.Thesepartiesgavemeachance 9.
What I enjoyed most were the dances, except they thedances,exceptthey What Ienjoyedmostwere American, It didn’t.Myearsmighthavefeltmore I couldn’t wait to take my first steps on American I couldn’twaittotakemyfirststepsonAmerican thePacific would weekscrossing I knewthatthree a dance due to shyness or lack of popularity. of lack or to shyness due a dance wallflower (wôl» fl™« ßr) fl™« (wôl» n. person who stands against the wall and watches at at watches and wall the against stands who person 9 if her card wasn’t filled up, wasn’tfilledup, ifhercard
© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. hometown laughedat. was asked,butInever told.Icouldn’tbeartohavemy shut up.“Whatwasthenameofyourhometown?” I while, assoonanyoneevenmentioned China, I Didn’t theirteachersteachthemanything? Aftera rats anddogs?Didyoueatwithsticks?” you liveinamudhut?”oneboyaskedme. “Didyoueat China.“Did certainly acuriosity.IwastheKidfrom to school.OfcourseIwasnolongeranMK, butIwas faint.Soontheyhadallslippedaway. growing was fading.Indeed,thePilgrimsthemselveswere thanthat.”Hervoice American, you’llhavetodomore important. their livesworkingontheexperiment.” will helpifyougettoknowAmericanswhohavespent work. one oftheoneswhohadtotrymakeexperiment an experimentandperhaps alwayswouldbe.Iwas times.We different from allknewthatAmericawasstill in Americatogether, anditdidn’tmatterthatwecame allofus wewere, Pilgrims, Priscillafirst.Ismiled.Here outside, andwhenIopenedit,outtumbledthe forheaven’ssakes? bathroom, real grandmother,aunts anduncles,areal andyes,evena tohavereal part ofthisfamily.Andwasn’titwonderful my grandmother’shouse,IfeltasifI’dalwaysbeena settledat feel thatyoubelonged?Bythetimewewere How couldyounotfeelAmerican? going. wewere we’dbeen,where where wewere, where ItwasallofAmericaatoncesplashedacross roads. boysdraggingschoolbagsoverdusty towns, forests, Mountains, theMississippiriver, flatranchland,small under usandrushingpastourwindows—theRocky but itdidn’tseemlong.EveryminuteAmericawas meetingus. were ourrelatives Pittsburgh where the nightinahotelandtooktrainnextdayfor my fatherexplained.“Ittakesalittlewhile.”We spent “Try!” Priscilla scoffed. “If you want to be a real “Ifyouwanttobeareal Priscillascoffed. “Try!” I decided that American children were ignorant. ignorant. were I decidedthatAmericanchildren aboutdisappointmentassoonIwent I learned justwhatshemeant,butIknewitwas I wasn’tsure “You’ll havedisappointments,”Priscillasaid.“Butit I wantedtotalkPriscilla,sotookmybook mostofthecontinent, tripacross It wasathree-day
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5 that I had to take China with me wherever Iwent. that IhadtotakeChinawithmewherever hometown,” Isaid,“wasWuhan, China.”Idiscovered the momentstandingbesideYangtze River. “My Ifoundmyselfsmiling.was for Iwasborn, me where quest. Butnotquite.Onedaywhensomeoneasked alive. whentheywere were asthey Priscilla, butIwouldtrytomakethemasreal I mightnottalktotheminthesamewaytalked them, Iknewwantedtowriteaboutthemsomeday. about collegeandread Americans. AsIwentthrough asPriscillawouldsay,“real” likehimwhowere, more wouldwork. thenewgovernment as hewasthere, run onceagain.Everyonehadconfidencethataslong wasover, Whenhisterm hewaspersuadedto of office. hetooktheoath When thecountryneededapresident, toworkontheConstitution. the Revolution,heagreed way. Whenhethoughthisworkwasoverattheendof Indian teepeeallmylife.”Henevertooktheeasiest the Revolution,“Iwouldhavechosentoliveinan what Iwasgettinginto,”hesaidatthebeginningof way; ofcoursehebecamediscouraged.“IfI’dknown disappointmentsonthe were again. Ofcoursethere waittogobackhomeandbeafarmer he couldhardly was askedtodoforhiscountry,hedidit,eventhough make AmericaintoAmerica.Nomatterhowmuchhe howmuchhehaddoneto things. Ihadneverrealized twodifferent knowing historyandunderstandingitare course I’dalwaysknownwhoWashington was,but American Revolution studyingaboutthe questions. Butnowwewere pointed out.“Justafewwhoaskdumbquestions.” I had the feeling that I was coming to the end of my I hadthefeelingthatwascomingtoendofmy Although Washington many were wasthefirst,there Even inhighschool,however, Ioftengotthesame ignorant,”mymother are “Not allAmericanchildren
and GeorgeWashington. Of
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