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Results are provided automatically once the deadline has been reached and detailed reports on performance are available at a click. 1000s of free online interactive activities now available. www.helbling-ezone.comContents About the Author About the Book Ife) econo lon nted ao Adventures of Tom Sawyet NimrodAbout the Author Mark Twain is one of the most famous and best-loved American authors. He was born Samuel Clemens in Florida, Missouri in 1835. He moved with his family to Hannibal, an important river port* on the Mississippi river when he was four. He lived a rich and varied life working as. a printer, riverboat pilot, gold prospector®, journalist and lecturer®. He left home when he was 18 and travelled throughout the USA and Europe. He put his colourful experiences to good use in his stories, writing over 30 stories under the name Mark Twain His most famous novels are Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huckleberry Finn is considered to be the ‘first great American novel’. Twain is famous for his humour and wit® He was the first great writer to use popular speech and language in his novels, He died in New York in 1910. Did you know? The name ‘Mark Twain’ is river boat slang. In order to s along the river the water has to be two fathoms® deep. ‘Mark twai means ‘mark two! or two fathoms. Boatmen shouted ‘mark twain’ when the river was deep enough for them to sail safely. ( o10s52"¥ cee * fathoms: one fathom is 6 feet (3.35 + lecturer: teacher ina college metres) * port: tun ona rver or sea where boats + od prospector: person wh looks for stop fd in rivers and mines move in a boat er humour About the Book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is based on Mark Twain's own childhood in the Mississippi port of Hannibal. Many of the characters in the story are people he knew: Aunt Polly is his own mother, Becky Thatcher a neighbour called Laura Hawkins, and Huck Finn a boy called Tom Blankenship. The details are true to a small American town in the middle of the 19th century. Twain often makes fun of the institutions, such as in his description of the school teacher who beats his students and reads his own book while the students are writing. One of the main themes of the story is moral growth and maturity. At the start of the book Tom is innocent and mischievous* Everything changes when he witnesses® a terrible crime and he must decide between right and wrong. Other events, too, add to Tom's development ending in his finding treasure in some caves. The treasure is Tom's reward® for acting in a responsible way. The convention of the hero surviving an adventure in caves or in a labyrinth is common to many “rite of passage®” stories. The story also explores the theme of freedom. Freedom is living outside society's rules, like Huck, Tom's friend and companion. However being free has its price. As Tom matures he realizes that freedom is often an illusion® and that in order to live in society we must accept some compromises® There have been many film, stage and television versions of the story, which has remained a classic children's story since it was first published in 1876. The story is continued in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ' compromises: when youaccept something * reward: money or prize for doing ta have something else something good «rite of passage: when you become an adult + witnesses: sees our: person next doorBefore Reading Before Reading £44 Listen to the opening of the story and answer the questions: B41 Look at the picture below and discuss what you can see with a a) Which two characters are talking? Tick (v) below. partner. Ci Aunt Polly (Huck “Wn OTom Osid b) What do you find out about Tom's famil c) What is the difference between Tom and Sid? ing of the story again and answer these a) Where was Tom when Aunt Polly was looking for him? b) What was he doing there? ) Why is Aunt Polly angry? d) What does she want to do to Tom? ) How does he escape? f) How does Aunt Polly feel about Tom’s behaviour? 2 Look atthe picture again, Write three sentences describing carefully 6 Look at these pairs of things which are important inthe story, and the different things you can see. Do this by yourself, then compare match them to the pictures. your sentences with your partner's. oj a) [03 The story takes place in the 1870s. Many of the things you can n the picture are different. With a partner make a list of what things were like then and what they are like now. > JA THEN ted rere iach lore b) ee a 1 C1 needle and thread 2 paint and brush a 3 1 hook and line 4 (© slate and chalkBefore Reading 1 Write these words from the story into the correct sentences. The 4 Look at these pictures from the story. What is happening in each places where you find each one are written in bold. one? Write a descri coffin islands trees funeral trial __ stalactite 1 Awood is an area where there are lots of together. 2 You put the with a dead body in it into a grave. 3 A_______isa stone formation which hangs from the roof of a cave. 4 People go to a courthouse to hear what happens at a 5 There are often in the middle of a river. 6 When there is a everyone goes to the church wearing black clothes. 2 Here are some of the adult characters who appear in Tom Sawyer. Mets ogc meio ire nmoenration ween ive te 5 Look at this picture of Tom Sawyer. What do you think he is like? What toys does he have? What do they tell us about him? Imagine you are Tom. What do you like doing and what do you not ke doing? 1 a) This woman is the sister of Tom Sawyer’s dead mother. Ob) This man was born in Wales and moved to St Petersburg (1 ©) This woman's husband is dead. 1 @) He's the chief village policeman. Ce) He practises medicine. ( f) Hegives out the punishment at a trial in the courthouse. 1 Aunt Poll 2. Judge Thatcher 3 Widow Douglas aircon? J] Ask and answer questions about your hobbies and likes/ 5 Doctor Robinson 6 the Welshman fg) Sia pater. pda [96 Write a letter to Tom Sawyer telling him about your interests and what is going to happen in this story? Discuss you your favourite things. partner. 10 lleae ‘Tom!’ No answer. ‘Tom!’ No answer. ‘What's that boy doing? Tom!" The old lady went to the door and looked out at the garden No Tom ‘Tom! There was a noise behind her. She turned just in time to catch Tom by his belt* and stop him. ‘What were you doing in that cupboard?" ‘Nothing.’ ‘Nothing! Look at your hands and your mouth. What is that?" “J don't know, Aunt.” I know. It's jam®. I've told you forty times that you if you don’t leave that jam alone. Give me that stick, “Look behind you, Aunt!" She turned round quickly and lifted up her skirt, and the boy ran away. His Aunt Polly stood surprised, and then laughed. “What a boy! | really don’t know what to do. | should beat him when he does wrong. But he's my dead sister's boy, and | don’t e to hit him.’ beat & belt: — jam: fruit boiled with sugar and then cateh: hold in your hands pput on bread and cakes 13‘Tom didn’t go to schoo! that afternoon. He went swimming and had a very good time. He got back just in time to help cut the next day's wood. Tom's younger half-brother® Sid was helping, too. Sid was a quiet boy and no trouble*. While Tom was eating his supper, Aunt Polly asked: ‘Was it was very hot in school?” “Yes, Aunt.’ ‘Didn't you want to go swimming, Tom?" ‘No, Aunt, not very much." She felt Tom's shirt, and she was surprised to find it dry. ‘We poured water on our heads to keep cool®,' he said. Aunt Polly looked closely and saw that his hair was wet. Then she remembered something else. ‘Did you have to undo your collar® where | sewed® it to your shirt Tom showed her that the collar was sti ‘o instead. But this time you were good, Tom. n place. was sure you didn’t go to school and you went swimming no trouble: (here) good; he caused no problems sewed: attached with needle and thread But Sidney said: 'm sure you sewed his collar with white thread, but it’s black.” “Yes, | did sew it with white! Tom!" But Tom did not wait for the rest. As he ran out of the door, he said: ‘Sid, I'll beat® you for that.” Later Tom examined the two needles he kept in his jacket pocket One needle had white thread and the other had black thread ‘Why can't she use one colour?” said Tom. TOM’S AFTERNOON it did ae[--}Tom was walking down the street when he met a new boy just a ittle larger than himself. Strangers were interesting in the village of St Petersberg. He was wearing city clothes, and Tom didn't like that. It made him feel poor. The two boys looked at each other and circled’, face to face and eye to eye. Finally Tom said: “What's your name." t's none of your business In an instant they were rolling around® on the ground, fighting ike cats. Soon Tom was sitting on top of the new boy, hitting him with his fists®. At last, the stranger said ‘enough’. Tom let him stand up, and said ‘That'll teach you. Be careful next time.” He got home quite late that night. When he climbed in® through the window his aunt was waiting for him. When she saw the state® of his clothes, she decided to make his Saturday holiday from ©7% school into a day of hard work. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer eos On Saturday morning Tom appeared on the sidewalk® with a bucket® of white paint and a brush®. He looked at the thirty metres of wide fence®. Sighing®, he painted one little piece. Tom sat down, feeling bad. He thought of the fun he had planned for the day. Soon the free boys would be going off on lovely adventures, and they would make fun of him for having to work. He felt even worse. Suddenly he had an idea. He took his brush and started painting calmly. ‘Soon Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom ignored him and continued painting. He stopped and looked at his work like an artist. ‘Hello, Tom. I’m going swimming. Don’t you wish you could? But of course, you have to work.’ Tom looked at Ben, then sai “What do you call work?’ ‘Isn't this work?” Tom continued painting, and answered: ‘Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t, All | know is, | like it.” ‘Do you really like ‘Why not? Does a boy get a chance® to paint a fence every day?’ * none of your busines for you 1 information something jing around: turning on the ground * fists: closed hands (when you hit ‘condition (here, they were dirty) someone) 16 * brush: you use this to paint (see * fence: wooden barrier around a garden stration) + make fun of: laugh at + bucket : container (see illustration) sidewalk: (US) footpath + chance: possibilty opportunity sighing: taking deep breaths because he is sad 7"Wy rw ES Tig Asuaniucs of I ‘That made it sound different. Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush carefully backwards and forwards and stepped back to look. Ben watched every move, getting more interested. Presently®, he said: ‘Hey, Tom, let me paint a little.’ Tom thought, and then said ‘No, | don’t think so, Ben. Aunt Polly wants this fence painted carefully because it's on the street. It's difficult to do it right.” ‘Come on, let me try.’ ‘Vd like to, Ben. But Aunt Polly won't even let Sid do it.’ I be careful. I'll give you my apple.’ Tom gave Ben his brush with reluctance® in his face, but with happiness in his heart. While Ben worked and sweated* in the sun, Tom sat in the shade* eating the apple and thinking how to catch® more boys. And there were lots of them. Boys came to make fun, but stayed to paint. By the time Ben was exhausted®, | Tom had exchanged the next go* with Billy Fisher for a good kite*; and then Johnny Miller, and so on. By the time he had no more paint, he had lots of toys and treasures, and the fence had | three coats® of paint. He had learnt that to make someone want something, you only have to make it difficult to get. TOM’S LESSON ERC cnn lustration) yers; coverings reluctance: when you don't want to do very tired something here) turn shade: out of the sun sweated: his skin got wet because it is hotee Tom walked back into the house. Aunt Polly was surprised to see him. He said: ‘Can | go and play now, Aunt?’ ‘How much have you painted?’ ‘I've finished it, Aunt.” ‘t'm not lying. It is all done.’ Aunt Polly went out to see. When she found the whole fence carefully finished, she was surprised. She sai “So you can work when you try, Tom. Well, go and play.” As he passed one house he saw a new girl in the garden. She was a lovely blue-eyed girl with yellow hair in two long tails and a white dress. His current girlfriend Amy Lawrence disappeared from his heart immediately, and left no memory of herself behind. He watched this new angel secretly until she noticed him, then he started to show off* in all sorts of silly ways to make her like him. Then he saw that she was going back to the house. Tom came up to the fence and leaned® on it, hoping she would stay longer. She moved towards the door. Tom let out a great sigh, but his face brightened when she threw a pansy® over the fence just before she disappeared. He put the flower into his pocket, next to his heart, and went home slow) (Bosse) * leaned: put his body against $e say something tha isnot rue io things in order to make people admire him The Adventures of Tom Sawyer £4 On Monday, on his way to school, Tom met Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry was hated and feared® by all the mothers of the town because he was lazy® and bad. Tom, like the rest of the respectable® boys, was told not to play with him. So he played with him every time he got a chance. Huckleberry came and went® as he wanted. He didn't go to school or church. He went fishing or swimming when and where he chose, and stayed as long as he pleased. Nobody stopped him fighting. He never had to wash and put on clean clothes. Tom said jo, Huckleberry. ‘= came and went: (here) did + feared: they were afraid of him + lazy: who doesn't like work * respectable: good and well-behaved 21‘What are dead cats good for, Huck?’ “To make warts* go away.’ ‘How do you do that?" “You take your cat to the graveyard®, where somebody bad is buried®. At midnight, a devil will come, but you can’t see him, you only hear a wind. And when he's taking the dead body away, you throw your cat after him and say: "Devil follow body, cat follow devil, warts follow cat, I've finished with you.” That removes any wart.’ ‘When are you going to try it, Huck?” ‘Tonight. | think the devil will come after Horse W tonight.’ ‘Can | go with you?’ “Yes, if you're not afraid." ‘Afraid? Not likely®. Come and meow® outside the window when it's time.” ‘OK, and you meow back." When Tom got to the schoolhouse, the teacher asked why he was late. Tom was going to tell a lie, but he saw two long tails of yellow hair hanging down a back that he recognised. Next to her was the only empty seat. He instantly sai ‘I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn. iams TOM ua well aegis + gigs8a°9 ec reddened: became red warts: lumps on skin = whispered: said in a low voice ut in the ground, place for dead people probable + meow: make the sound of @ cat 22 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The teacher then beat Tom, and sai ‘Now go and sit with the girls!" Soon Tom started to look at the girl. She turned away. When she turned back, there was a peach in front of her. She pushed it away; Tom gently put it back. Tom wrote on his slate®, ‘Please take it - I've got more.’ She looked at the words, but made no sign. Now Tom began to write something on his slate, hiding it with his left hand, The girl tried to see, but Tom didn't let her. She put her small hand on his and Tom pretended to resist, but let his hand slip* until she could read ‘I love you.’ ‘Oh, you bad boy!’ and she hit his hand, but reddened* and looked pleased. Tom whispered”: ‘Do you go home for lunch?’ | stay if you ‘Good. That's a deal." ‘What's your name?" “Becky Thatcher. “What's yours?” ‘It’s Tom.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Car ee ‘It's all over except for the kiss. Don't be afraid of that.’ In the end she gave up and let the apron drop, and Tom kissed Tom tried hard to concentrate on his book, but his ideas the red lips. wandered®. So he gave up®. When school stopped at noon® Tom ‘Now after this you aren't to ever love or marry anybody but me.’ rushed® over to Becky, and whispered: ‘No, I'll never love or marry anybody but you, Tom, and you're ‘Pretend you're going home. When you get to the corner, turn __not to marry anybody but me, either.’ down the lane and come back. |ll go in the other direction and come back the same way.’ Soon they were alone in the school. Tom said: ‘Becky, were you ever engaged*?” “What's that?" ‘Engaged to be married.’ ‘No.’ ‘Would you like to?” think so. | don’t know. What's it like?’ t isn't like anything. You just tell a boy you won't ever have | anybody but him, and then you kiss.” ‘What do you kiss for? ‘Well, they always do it - everybody that’s in love with each other. Do you remember what | wrote on the slate?" Tom put his arm round her waist and whispered it softly. ‘Now you whisper it to me — just the same." She resisted® for a while, and then sai ‘Turn your face away, so you can’t see, and then | will. She turned shyly round and whispered, ‘I love you.’ Then she ran away, round the school benches, with Tom after her. She hid in the corner, with her apron® over her face. Tom put his arms round her neck = | a. Sa es = ‘gave up: stopped apron: cloth over a dress (see * noon: 12 o'clock in the day stration) * resisted: didn’t do something, ‘= engaged: when you promise to marty © rushed: went quickly someone ‘= wandered: lost concentration 24‘Of course. That's part of it.” aa It’s so nice. | never heard of it before.” ‘Oh, it’s ever so nice! Why me and Amy Lawrence...” Tom lay awake and a long time later he heard a ‘meow’ outside. Becky's big eyes told Tom he had made a mistake, and he stopped, | single minute later he was dressed and out of the window, confused creeping® along the roof. He ‘meowed’ twice as he went. Huck was ‘Oh, Tom! Then I'm not the first girl you've ever been engaged there, with his dead cat. The boys disappeared in the darkness. The graveyard was on a hill, about two kilometres from the ‘She began to cry. Tom said village. It had a broken wooden fence all around it, and grass and ‘Oh, don't cry, Becky. | don't care for her any more. weeds grew all over it. They soon found the new grave, and hid’ "Yes, you do, Tom — you know you do.’ behind three elm trees that grew together a few metres away. Tom tried again. Becky turned her face to the wal They waited silently for what seemed hours, then Tomstouched ‘Becky, | don’t care for anybody but you." Huck's arm. No reply ~ but crying. “What is it, Tom?" ‘Becky’, he said. ‘Won't you say something?’ More crying. Then Tom walked out of the school and into the country. He didn't return that day. Soon, Becky realised he wasn't there. She ran out into the playground, He wasn't there, She called: “Tom! Come back, Tom!’ She listened, but there was no answer. So she sat down to cry again. By this time the other children came back again. Becky hid how sad she was and had a long, lonely afternoon creeping: moving slowing (on hishands * hid: stayed where no one could see and knees) them 26 27The two held each other with beating® hearts. “Sh! There it is again! Didn't you hear it?” ‘Lord, Tom, the devil's coming! What'll we do?” ‘Don't be afraid. If we keep still, maybe he won at all.’ The boys moved closer together. Voices came from the end of the graveyard. Then some figures approached’, carrying a lamp. ‘Sh!’ “What is it, Huck?” ‘They're humans! | can hear Muff Potter's voice.’ They waited longer. Huck said: ‘and | know another of those voices. It’s Indian Joe's. ‘What are they doing?’ The boys stopped whispering, because three men now stood by the grave, a few metres from them. 't notice® us spades: tool used for digging (see illustration) approached: came close beating: sound of heart when itis working hard wheelbarrow: box with three wheels for notice: see carrying things 28 ‘Here it is,’ said the third voice. As he held up the lamp they saw it was young Dr Robinson. Potter and Indian Joe were pulling a wheelbarrow® with a rope and two spades* on it. They started to open the grave. The doctor put down the lamp and sat with his back against one of the elm trees, He was so close that the boys could have touched him. ‘Hurry, men!” he said in a low voice. ‘The moon might soon come out.’ Finally, the men lifted the coffin out. They took out the body and put it on the barrow, covered it with a blanket and tied it with the rope. 29's ready, doctor,’ said Potter. ‘You'll have to pay us five dollars more, or it’ll stay here. ‘That's right!’ said Indian Joe. ‘What do you mean?’ said the doctor. ‘I've already paid you.” ‘Yes,’ said Indian Joe. ‘But five years ago you sent me away from your father’s kitchen when | came for something to eat. Your father had me jailed® as a homeless® person. | said I'd get my revenge®. And now I’ve got you, and you'll have to pay!” He was threatening® the doctor with his fist. The doctor suddenly knocked* him to the ground. Potter shouted: ‘Hey, don't hit my partner!" and soon they were fighting. Indian Joe got up and picked up Potter's knife. The doctor got free, took a piece of wood, and knocked Potter down with it. At the same moment, Indian Joe saw his chance and pushed the knife into the young man's chest. He turned round and fell down, partly on Potter, blood pouring out® of the wound®. Then clouds covered the moon, hiding the terrible sight®. The two frightened boys ran away in the dark. sary oe «revenge: when you plan to hurt someone * had me jailed: put me in prison after they hurt you, ‘knocked: pushed ‘pouring out: coming out quickly saying or doing things to make him afraid ‘wound: cut in the body When the moon came out again, Indian Joe was standing over the two bodies. The doctor gave a last gasp* and died. Indian Joe said to himself: I've had my revenge!” Then he pulled out the knife and put it into Potter's right hand. After three or four minutes Potter began to move, then he sat up. He looked at the knife in his hand and let it fall in horror. He pushed the doctor's body off him, and gazed® at it. His eyes met Joe's. ‘How did this happen?’ he said. It’s a bad business®,' said Joe without moving. ‘What did you do it for?” it's a bad business: 2 bad thing happened ‘gazed: looked for @ long time 31Potter grew white | shouldn't have drunk® alcohol tonight. | can't remember anything. Tell me, Joe ~ did | do it? | never meant to. It's terrible. He was so young and promising “You were fighting, He hit you with the wood, and you fell down Then you took the knife and stuck® it into him, just as he hit you again. You've been lying there for a few minutes.’ Oh, | didn’t know what | was doing. It was all because of the whisky and the excitement. I've never fought with knives. Don’t tell anybody, Joe.’ ‘No, you've always been fair to me, Muff Potter. | won't tel anyone.’ ‘Oh, Joe, you're an angel.' Potter began to cry. ‘That's enough of that. This isn’t the time for crying. You go that way, and I'll go this, and don't leave any tracks® behind you.’ Potter started to run off. Indian Joe said to himsel ‘His head’s so empty with the hit it received and the whisky that he won't remember the knife until he's a long way away, and then he'll be too afraid to come back for it! The two boys ran towards the village, speechless® with horror. They looked back over their shoulders, as if they might be followed At last, they crashed? through the open door of an old farm building and fell down, tired. After a time Tom said: Huckleberry, what do you think will happen?" If Dr Robinson dies, someone will be punished ‘Who will we tell?” ‘We must keep quiet, Tom. Indian Joe will ki anything. us if we say crashed: went into quickly and shouldn't have drunk: it was wrong to noisily drink promising: with hope for the future speechless: without words punished: treated badly because of «stuck: put something they did tracks: signs 32er uoma ‘At midday the village heard the terrible news. The schoolmaster gave a holiday for that afternoon. They found a bloody knife close to the murdered man, and they knew it belonged to Muff Potter. Someone had seen Potter washing himself in the river at about two o'clock in the morning. They searched the town for Potter, the ‘murderer’. Everyone went to the graveyard. When Tom arrived, he pushed through the crowd. Everyone was talking. ‘Poor Dr Robinson!” ‘This is a lesson to grave-robbers*!" ‘Muff Potter will hang® for this if they catch* him!" ‘Tom shivered® from head to foot when he saw the hard face of Indian Joe in the crowd. Then people began to shout: ‘It's hi The Sheriff arrived, leading Potter by the arm. The poor man’s face showed his fear. He stood by the murdered man, put his face in his hands and burst into tears’ ‘I didn't do it,’ he cried ‘Who accused* you?’ shouted a voice. ‘Is that your knife?’ asked the Sheriff, holding it out. Potter saw Indian Joe. He said: ‘Tell them, Joe.’ Huckleberry and Tom said nothing while Indian Joe lied in front of everyone. He then helped to lift the body of the murdered man and put it in a wagon®. was ‘grave-robbers: people who steal things. ‘accused: said someone did something from graves. ‘wrong ' hang: be killed (by hanging) * burst into tears: started crying suddenly * Sherif (US) chief police man in acounty «= catch: get trembled (from cold or fear) wagon: covered cart 34But Tom soon forgot his secret troubles because something new interested him. Becky wasn't coming to school because she was . Tom didn't play games with his friends and forgot his toys. At school Tom waited at the gate of the playground instead. He watched carefully, hoping whenever a gir! came into sight that it was Becky. When she came back he did everything to attract her attention. He came running and shouting round, broke through a group of boys, sending them falling in every direction. Then he fell himself right in front of Becky, almost knocking her over. She turned, with her nose in the air, and he heard her say: ‘Hmmm! Some people think they're very clever — always showing off” Tom's cheeks burned as he off feeling small. ked himself up*, and crept® BECKY AND. TOM Why doés Tom show off in front of Becky? Win feos ie tu ee What should Tom do to get her attention? Dt iceland The Adventures of Tom Sawyer fue Tom walked away from the school. He was leaving to become a criminal*, never to return. He was a lonely boy; nobody loved him. He met his best friend, Joe Harper. Joe was looking for Tom for the same reason. Joe's mother had beaten him. But Joe hadn’t done anything wrong. She was tired of him and she wanted him to 0 away. The two boys began to make their plans. Joe agreed with Tom’s idea about starting a life of crime and becoming pirates. jometres south of St Petersburg was an island called Jackson's Island. It was uninhabited®, and it was close to the other shore® of the river. They decided to go there. They looked for Huckleberry Finn, and he joined them immediately. They decided to meet at a place on the river bank® three lage at midnight. There was a small raft® there which they intended to take. Each would bring hooks and lines* for fishing, and whatever provisions® they could steal — like real criminals. ee : up: got up * crept: past of verb ‘to creep’ * picked hi 36 “= bank: land beside a river person who does things that + provisions: necessary things (eg; food, clothes)Tom arrived with a boiled ham, Joe had some bacon, and Huck had a frying pan. They took some fire from an empty boat, then they set off* on the raft. At about two o'clock in the morning, they landed on Jackson’s Island, and carried their things onto the shore. They took the old sail from the raft to make a tent to shelter* their provisions. They decided to sleep outside, because that was what criminals did. Then they let the raft go down the river. They built a fire and cooked some bacon for supper, and ate half of the corn® they had brought. It seemed wonderful to be eating in the wild forest of an undiscovered and uninhabited island. They said they would never go back to civilization. It’s just the life for me,’ said Tom. ‘You don’t have to get up in the mornings and go to school, and wash, and all those foolish® things. A pirate doesn’t have to do anything.’ ossar a foolish: silly; stupid set off: went away shelter: protect stolen: taken something that is not yours Worried: felt unhappy and afraid * bury: put under the ground * consciences: feelings of right and wrong, + con 38 Huck said ‘What do pirates do?’ ‘Oh, they take ships and bun them. They get money and bury® itin places where there are ghosts to watch it. And kill everybody on the ships,’ said Tom. Slowly their talk stopped; they felt sleepy. Huck slept easily. Tom and Joe had more difficulty getting to sleep. Their consciences* started to work. They began to fear that it was wrong to run away, and they thought of the stolen* meat, and worried® that it was bad to steal 39When Tom awoke in the morning he and the other pirates all ran and chased each other in the shallow®, clear water. They came back to camp happy and very hungry. While Joe was cutting bacon for breakfast, Tom and Huck walked to the river bank and started fishing. Almost immediately they caught four or five small fish. They fried these with the bacon. ie)is ake so What can you roa They hurried to the shore on the town side. A little ferry® was about a kilometre below the village. It was full of people. There were lots of rowing boats moving around near the ferry. The boys couldn't decide what they were doing. A jet® of white steam Later they went to explore the woods. They swam every hour. came from the ferry's side and they heard that same dull® sound It was around the middle of the afternoon when they got back to |__ again. camp. They were too hungry to fish, but they ate lots of cold ham, 1 know!” exclaimed Tom. ‘Someone's drowned the shade to talk. ‘That's it!” said Huck. ‘They did this last summer when Bi The boys heard a strange noise in the distance. Soon this sound | Tuner drowned. They shoot a jet of steam over the water and that became louder. They sat up and listened. makes the body come to the top.’ “What is it?’ asked Joe. ‘I wonder who drowned,’ said Huck. It isn’t thunder®,’ said Huck. ‘Let's go and see.’ “Boys, | know who drowned. It’s us!” said Tom. They immediately felt like heroes. Here was a great moment people missed® them. Hearts were breaking because of them. Tears were falling. And best of all: the whole town was talking about the ‘dead’, This was fine. It was worth® being a pirate. | and then lay dowr riot deep; low * loud noise during a storm + drowned: died under water * jet: fast moving water or steam ‘+ missed: wanted them back ‘= ferry: boat that transports people and worth: desirable; a good thing vehicles 41 40SCS The boats went away when night fell. The boys ate, and then Huck and Joe fell asleep. But Tom got up carefully, then went and picked up a strip® of thin white tree bark®. He knelt® down by the fire and wrote something on it with his red crayon. He left the message in Joe's hat. Then he ran all the way to the beach at the end of the island. TOM'S MESSAGE cou Saout-cr ener eee Tom swam towards the Illinois shore and followed the river until he came to the place opposite the village where the ferry was waiting. It was just before ten o'clock. He swam and climbed into the small boat that the ferry pulled along behind it. He waited. When the ferry got to the village, Tom got out and swam to the shore so nobody would see him. He ran along unused alleys’ and was soon at his aunt's house. He looked through the window where a light was burning. Inside Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary and Joe Harper's mother were talking, Quietly he opened the door and crept inside to hide under the bed where he could almost touch his aunt's foot. leys: small unimportant streets strip: thin long piece nel: went on his knees ‘re hark: hard covering on a tree 42‘He wasn't really bad, just naughty®. He never meant any harm*, and he had a good heart.’ She said and began to cry. ‘My Joe was the same. He was always making mischief®, but he was very kind. And now I'll never see him again!’ And Mrs Harper cried too. Tom heard that someone had found the raft against the Missouri bank of the river about ten kilometres below the village. They thought the boys had drowned. It was Wednesday today. They were going to wait until Sunday for the funerals®. Tom felt bad. Mrs Harper went sadly home, and Sid and Mary went crying to bed ‘making mischief: being bold naughty: bold prayed: talked to God untied: undid; made free wonder: ask myself drift away: go off along the river funerals: religious ceremonies when people die 44 Aunt Polly knelt down and prayed” for Tom with such deep love that tears were pouring down his cheeks before she had finished, When she went to bed and fell asleep he got out from under the bed, Then he kissed his aunt and went quietly away, with a new plan in his head. Tom went back to the empty ferry, untied® the rowing boat and rowed back across the river to the island. He let the boat drift away® and walked back towards the camp. Just before he got there he waited, and heard Joe say: ‘No, Tom's a good person, Huck. He'll come back. He's got a plan in mind — | wonder® what it is.’ Tom then entered the camp, saying: ‘And here he is!’ which surprised his friends greatly. A fine breakfast of bacon and fish was soon ready, and while they ate, Tom told them his adventures. Then he hid away in a shady corner to sleep till noon, and the other pirates got ready to fish and explore. 45lec accaee That Saturday afternoon in the little town the Harpers and Aunt Polly's family prepared their black clothes for the funeral with great sadness. The village was unusually quiet. The Saturday holiday was difficult for the children, who had no pleasure in their games and gradually stopped playing. In the afternoon Becky walked unhappily round the empty school playground, feeling very sad. She said to herself: ‘| haven't got anything to remember him by and |’ll never see him again.’ By Friday morning Joe was so homesick® that he couldn't stand it®. Tears were very near the surface*. Finally, he sa ‘Let's stop this. | want to go home. It’s so lonely.” want to go too,’ said Huck. ‘It's getting lonely, and now it'll be worse. Let's go too, Tom.’ | ‘won't. You can both go if you want to. I’m staying.’ | Huck went sadly after Joe, and Tom stood looking at them, with a strong desire to go along, too. He hoped they would stop, but they didn’t. He ran after them, yelling®: want to tell you something!” They stopped and turned round. He started telling his secret plan, and they listened until at last they saw the ‘point’ he was making, and then they cheered® and clapped and said it was ‘amazing*!" They came happily back and started their games again, chatting® all the time about Tom’s wonderful plan and admiring the genius of Ke) e a PANN SER aee Eu Eon great and surprising homesick: sad because you want to go talking home cheered: shouted from happiness tears... surface: he was close to crying Couldn't stand it: it was too much for him» yelling: shouting 46When Sunday school* finished next morning, the bell began to toll®, instead of ringing as usual. The villagers arrived, talking in whispers about the sad event. But there was no whispering inside, and nobody remembered when the church had been so full. Aunt Polly entered, followed by Sid and Mary, and then by the Harper family, all dressed in black, and everyone stood until the families sat down at the front, They said a prayer and sang a hymn’. The priest spoke about the three boys in such a way that everyone thought they had made a mistake to see only faults® and problems in them. The people in the Church were so moved that they all started crying. There was a slight noise in the gallery® which nobody noticed; a moment later the church door opened; the priest stood sti . First one and then another pair of eyes turned round, and then, almost at once, everyone stood up and stared while the three ‘dead’ boys came walking up the aisle®. They had hidden in the gallery listening to their own funeral service! Aunt Polly, Mary and the Harpers covered their boys with Kisses and gave thanks, while poor Huck stood uncomfortably, not knowing what to do or where to hide from so many eyes. He started to creep away, but Tom caught him and said: ‘Aunt Polly, it isn't fair. Somebody's got to be happy to see Huck." corridor in a church 49I'm glad® to see him, poor motherless boy!” And the kisses and hugs® he got from Aunt Polly made him feel more uncomfortable than before That was Tom's great secret plan - to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals. They had rowed over to the Missouri shore on a log®, on Saturday evening, landing about ten kilometres below the village. They had slept in a wood at the edge of town till nearly daylight. Then they had crept up the back lanes® and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church. lanes: small roads lg: piece of wood hhugs: when you put your arms around someone 50 uC ne Tom was a hero now! Smaller boys were proud to be seen with him. Boys of his own age were jealous. The school children admired him and Joe very much. Tom decided to be independent of Becky now. When she arrived, he pretended not to see her. Becky noticed that Tom was talking to Amy Lawrence. She grew worried. She said to Mary Austin: ‘I want to tell you about the picnic.’ ‘Oh, that's nice. Who's going to gi ‘My mum's going to let me have one. ‘Oh, good. I hope she'll let me come. ‘She wi ing everyone who's friends with me — or wants to be,’ and here she glanced® at Tom, but he continued talking to Amy about Jackson's Island. uae a Saale looked quickly 51wg All the group asked for invitations except Tom and Amy. Then Tom turned coolly® away, still talking, and took Amy with him. Becky left her friends and had a good® cry. Later Tom found Becky sitting on a bench®, looking at a picture- book with Alfred Temple. He was very jealous. Becky saw him, and she knew she was winning her fight, and was glad to see him suffer as she had. Becky started looking at the picture-book with Alfred again, but when Tom didn't appear, she lost interest. Alfred kept sayin; ‘Oh, here’s a lovely picture! Look at this!’ She got angry and said. ‘Oh, don’t bother® me! | don’t like them!’ She started crying and walked away. Alfred soon guessed the truth. Becky had used him to get revenge on Tom. He wished there was some way to get Tom into trouble without any risk* to himself. Then he noticed Tom's spelling book and he poured® ink* onto it. Becky, looking in at the window | behind him at that moment saw him do it, and moved on before he saw her. She went to find Tom and tell him; Tom would be pleased and their troubles would end. But before she was halfway home, she had changed her mind. | She thought how Tom had ignored her picnic. And she decided to let him get into trouble because of the damaged spelling book. She decided to hate® him forever as well ‘ong seat * bother: cause problems for; annoy coolly: in a calm way poured: put a lot of liquid ‘ood: (here) long risk: possibility of damage 82“Chapter 12 4 Tom left for school again after lunch and met Becky at the end of Meadow Lane. He ran up to her and said: | acted very badly today, Becky. I'm sorry. Please let's be friends." The girl stopped and looked at him. “Keep yourself to yourself, Thomas Sawyer. you again.” Becky wanted to see Tom get into trouble for the damaged spelling book. But soon Becky was going to be in trouble, too. The teacher, Mr Dobbins, wanted to be a doctor but he was too poor and he decided to become a schoolmaster, instead. Every day he took a mysterious book out of his desk and read it while the children were writing. He kept the book lacked up in his desk. But the children were desperate to know what it was. As Becky was passing his desk she noticed the key in the lock. She opened the desk and took the book out. never speak to ® tearing: breaking (of paper) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The title page ~ Professor somebody's Anatomy - didn't help. She soon found a beautiful coloured picture of a human figure. At that moment Tom came in. Becky moved the book away tearing* the picture page down the middle. She put the book back into the desk, and started crying. ‘Tom Sawyer, you are a bad boy. You're going to tell the teacher now, and |’Il get into trouble!’ Becky ran out of the schoolhouse crying. Tom thought ‘How strange girls are! Well, of course I’m not going to tell old Dobbins about this. Dobbins will ask first one child who tore his book and then another, and when he comes to the right girl he’ know. You can always see it in girls’ faces. 55School started again, and soon the ink in Tom's spelling book was found. Tom said he hadn't spilt® the ink, but that made it look as if he were lying. Becky almost said Alfred Temple had done it, but she kept quiet. She thought that Tom would tell the teacher about her tearing his book, so she didn’t save him. Mr Dobbins beat Tom and then Tom went back to his seat. After an hour Mr Dobbins unlocked his desk and took out his book. Tom looked over at Becky. She looked like a hunted® and helpless® rabbit. The next moment the master faced the children. |) There was a long silence, then he spoke ‘Who tore® this book?’ There wasn't a sound. The teacher searched their faces “Benjamin Rogers, did you do it?” Benjamin said no. ‘Joseph Harper, did you?" Joe also said no. Dobbins looked at the rows of boys, thought for a moment, then turned to the girls: “Amy Lawrence?" A shake of the head ‘Gracie Miller?” The same sign Becky was next. Tom was shaking from head to foot. ‘Rebecca Thatcher’ — (Tom looked at her face; it was white with terror) — ‘did you tear — no, look at my face — did you tear this book?" Tom jumped to his feet and shouted: ‘I did it! The children stared in surprise at his fool loss + foolish: stupid * noble: courageous and honorable ‘helpless: without help or protection spilt: (v. to spill lt fall ‘= hunted: that someone is looking for tore: (v. to tear) break 56 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ‘And when he stepped forward for his punishment he saw the surprise, the thanks, and the love that came from Becky's eyes. This was enough for one hundred beatings. And he didn’t even mind staying for two hours after school, because he knew that Becky was waiting for him outside Tom went to bed that night planning revenge on Alfred Temple, for Becky had told him everything. And he fell asleep with Becky's, last words to him in his ear: “Tom, you are so noblegems Tom was mostly bored in the long, slow holiday. But the sleepy atmosphere changed when the murder trial® began. It was the only thing that people talked about. It made Tom feel bad. He took Huck to a lonely place to talk to him. ‘Have you ever told anybody about it?” ‘Tom, if we tell somebody, Indian Joe will “Huck, don't you feel sorry for Muff Potter sometimes?’ “Always. He's never done anything to hurt anyone.’ hate to hear people saying bad things about him. Everyone went to court the next day. The jury came in, and then they brought Potter in. He was pale and exhausted. Indian Joe was there, as hard-faced® as ever. Then the judge®, the Sheriff and the lawyers® arrived. Several witnesses* gave evidence* which proved Potter's guilt. Finally, Potter's lawyer stood up and said: “Your honour, at the opening of this trial we said we would prove that our client did this terrible thing while under the influence of alcohol. We have changed our mind. Please call Thomas THE TRIAL es aaa eg ea 4 z —_— hard-faced: with a hard unfriendly ‘expression judge: person who decides fa criminal © witnesses: people who give information is guilty or not ina tr 58Amazement appeared on every face, including Potter’s. Tom “Thomas Sawyer, where were you on the seventeenth of June, | was a about the hour of midnight?" hero once Tom glanced at Indian Joe’s face, and was unable to speak. more. But Everyone waited, breathless®. Then Tom said: while his in the graveyard! days were | ‘A|little bit louder, please. Don't be afraid. You were. wonderful, his n the graveyard. nights were full ‘Were you near Horse ‘Williams’ grave?" of horror. Indian Joe “Yes, sir. As near as | am to you. filled his dreams. Poor ‘Were you hidden?” Huck felt the same, even “Yes, sir. Behind the elm trees on the edge of the grave.’ though they hadn't given his “Was anyone with you?" name. Muff Potter thanked him “Yes, sir. | was there with...” and Tom was glad. But at night he ‘Don’t give your friend’s name. We will talk to him later. Was wished he had remained silent. there anyone else with you?" People offered rewards®, and they ‘Only a dead cat.’ searched the country, but they didn’t find There was laughter in the court, and the judge silenced® it. Indian Joe. Tom didn't feel safe with Indian “We will show the skeleton of that cat. Now, tell us everything | Joe free. But as the days went past, his fear that happened, and don't be afraid.’ disappeared little by little*. Tom began, slowly at first, but then his words came more easi All sounds stopped as the audience listened carefully. ‘The doctor hit Muff Potter with the piece of wood, then Indian Joe jumped with the knife and..." Crash! Quick as lightning, Indian Joe jumped out of the window. In a second he was gone! Pe (@iosse° is * breathless: without breathing. + silenced: made quiet le by litle: a litle piece at a time; » rewar gradually criminal money for finding 2 60eemes Every boy wants to find treasure. And Tom was no different, One summer day Tom told Huck about his idea. “Where can we look for treasure?’ asked Huck it’s hidden on islands, under dead trees, but mostly under the floors in haunted* houses.” “Who hides it?” ‘Robbers*. You can find a box with a hundred dollars in it, or a chest® full of diamonds.’ So, on Saturday afternoon the boys went to look for treasure at the haunted house on Cardiff Hill. It was a quiet and lonely place. And the boys were very frightened. They entered quietly, and explored downstairs. There were cobwebs® everywhere and everything was old and broken. Then they threw their tools in a corner and walked upstairs, but there was nothing there. They were just about to go downstairs and start digging when Tom stopped ‘What is it?” whispered Huck, going white with fright. ‘Keep still! There’s someone downstairs. The boys lay down, looking through the holes in the wooden floor. There were two men downstairs. One was an old Spaniard with in a wide sombrero* hat. The other was dirty and unpleasant looking. The boys shook with fear. ‘chest: large wooden box robbers: people who steal/take ‘cobwebs: what spiders make things that do not belong to them haunted: with ghosts sombrero: wide Mexican hat ‘unpleasant: not nice 62Then the Spaniard spoke. Tom and Huck shook with fear. It was Indian Joe. The men sat down on the floor and ate. They then lay down and. fell asleep. When the two men woke up, the stranger said: it’s time for us to move, partner. What will we do with the $650 from the robbery* ‘Let’s keep $30 each and leave the rest here.’ The dirty man went to the fireplace® and moved a stone. Then he lifted out a bag full of money and took out some coins. The two boys forgot all their fears. There was real treasure downstairs. ees —— Se Then Indian Joe started digging a hole with his knife. The knife hit something. ‘What is it?’ asked the other man. ‘It’s. a box,’ said Indian Joe. And he put in his hand and pulled out a handful* of gold coins. The other man found the boys’ tools, and they soon pulled out the box. BlossarY lace: where you light a fire ina * handful: what a hand can hold house ‘robbery: the act of stealing 64 ‘There's thousands of dollars in there,’ said Indian Joe ‘The Murrell Gang used this area one summer,’ said his partner. ‘They must have hidden their money here.’ ‘What'll we do with this, Joe? Will we bury it again? ‘No, someone might find it,’ said Indian Joe. Let's bury it in the number two den®." The two men left. Tom and Huck got up. They were very relieved. They decided to watch out for the ‘man in the sombrero’ when he came to town. And find out where the number two den was. © den: iding placeTorn met Huck next cay. Tm seit =e ‘Let's find Indian Joe and his number two den.” : “Where do you think it is?” Saturday was the day of Becky's picnic. Becky's mother ‘Maybe it’s the number of a room in the tavern prepared the picnic food. No adults went with the children, just Tom found out from the tavern-keeper’s son that room number some young teachers. They all met at Judge Thatcher's house and ‘two was locked all the time. No one went in or out except at night,| then they went on the ferry together. The last thing Mrs Thatcher and there had been a light there the night before. said to Becky was: ‘That's the number two we want,’ said Tom. ‘Get all the door “You'll get back late. Stay the night with one of the girls who keys you can find. And on the first dark night we'll go there and, lives near the ferry landing®.” try them." stay with Susy Harper, mother.’ On Thursday Tom got an old lamp of his aunts, and at midnight) They played games at the wooded place where the ferry the two boys crept towards the tavern. Huck kept watch* while| stopped. Then there was the picnic meal, and finally a visit to Tom went to the door. Tom seemed to be gone for hours. Suddenly| some nearby caves. It was quite late when they started back* he came running by: towards the town. ‘Run!’ said Tom The boys ran until they found shelter® in an old farm. Tom said: tried two keys but nothing happened, then | tried the door handle, and it wasn't locked! | almost stepped on Indian Joe’ hand! He was lying on the floor with his arms out. | think he wa drunk*." ‘Did you see the box of money?’ ‘Huck, | didn't stay and look. Let's not try again till we kno he’s not there. If we watch every night we'll see him go out, then] we'll get the box. ‘Ok,’ said Huck. ‘I'll watch. If he leaves the room CYand get you.’ ( ciosserd © drunk: having drunk too much — « shelter: refuge; somewhere that gives inere the ferry stops _* started back: started to return alcohol cover and protection ‘= kept watch: checked to see if anyone tavern: (old) pub where you can was coming sleep 66 67Huck was already on duty® watching the tavern. He heard the door closing softly. Two men walked past him, and one had something under his arm. It must be the box! It was too late to call Tom now, so Huck decided to follow them. They went up Cardiff Hill and down the other side into the dark trees. Then they stopped. Huck heard Indian Joe's voice just in front of him. ‘Widow Douglas has got guests — there are lights on! ‘Let's go back,’ said the other man. ‘Go back? I'm going to leave this country forever and this is my last chance to get my revenge on her. I’m not interested in her money - you can have it. But her husband jailed me many times for being homeless and whipped* me in front of the whole town. He's dead, but I'll take revenge on her!” ‘Let's start now: ‘No, we must wait until the guests have gone and the lights are out.’ Huck listened in horror. Then he walked backwards very carefully until he was a good distance from the two men. Then he ran down the hill until he reached the Welshman’s house. He banged® on the door. The old man put his head out of the window. ‘What's all that noise? What do you want?" ‘Let me in - quickly! I'll tell you everything!” The door opened and Huck told his story. Three minutes later the old man and his sons were up the hill walking quietly. After a silence there was a sudden explosion of guns® and a cry. Huck ran back down the hill as fast as he could nocked (hit) loudly * guns: pistols, etc doing his job whipped: hit with a whipThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ceaems ©\__ The next morning, Huck came and knocked on the Welshman’s asleep? She must be very tired. door. Inside the Welshman said: ‘Where did you go last night? | was worried about you.’ *Yes,' answered Mrs Thatcher with a frightened look. ‘Didn't ‘| was scared,’ said Huck. ‘I came now because | wanted to | she stay with you last night?" know what happened.’ “Why, no.’ ‘Well, we walked quietly until we were five metres from them, | Mirs Thatcher turned pale® and sat down. Just then Aunt Polly but then | sneezed®. They started to run and | shouted ‘Fire*, | arrived. boys!’, but | don’t think we hit them. We contacted the police. ‘Good morning, Mrs Harper. | think Tom stayed at your house Now they're guarding the river. They're going to search the woods ast night, and now he’s afraid to come to church.’ later. | wish we had a description of the men. Do you know what | ‘He didn’t stay with us," said Mrs Harper, looking worried. they look like®?" Soon everyone in town was talking about Tom and Becky. The “Yes. One of them is Indian Joe, but he’s dressed as* a Spaniard | Sheriff questioned the children and young teachers. They said in a sombrero." they couldn't remember seeing Tom and Becky on the ferry on ‘That's enough, lad. We met them in the woods a few days ago." the way home. One young man said that they might still be in the I go and tell the Sheriff. caves. Mrs Thatcher fainted* and Aunt Polly started crying. ‘Please don't say that it was me who told you!” The church bells were soon ringing loudly and everyone left ‘But the Sheriff will want to thank you, Huck. their houses. People forgot about the robbers. They set out on Then Widow Douglas arrived with some other people. She was | horses, in rowing boats, and on foot to the caves. very grateful® to the Welshman. He answered: “You should really thank someone else, but I can't tell you his name." Later that day, Mrs Thatcher went to Suzy Harper's house. She CAVES ean js * dressed as: wearing the clothes of * look like: appear (we use this for | « fainted: fell down and lost fire: shoot physical descriptions) ‘consciousness © grateful: full of thanks ** sneezed: sound made when you blow air out of your nose 70 7All night long the town waited for news, but when morning came the only message was: ‘Send more candles and send food’. When the Welshman got home on Monday morning, dirty from fi) searching the caves, he found Huck in bed with a fever. Widow Douglas came over to look after him, because the doctors were all at the caves, Some men came back to the town in the afternoon, while the strongest ones continued searching. They found the names ‘BECKY’ and ‘TOM’ written on the wall with candle smoke, along with a piece of dirty ribbon. Mrs Thatcher recognised it as Becky's and £) started crying. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom and Becky visited the caves with all the other children. Then they decided to find some new tunnels and chambers*. They didn't notice they had left their friends behind They wrote their names on the wall with candle smoke. Then Tom found a beautiful little waterfall®, with a path behind it. This led into a large cave full of stalactites. Finally, Becky said: it’s a long time since | heard the others. Let's go back, Tom. They walked and they walked, but they couldn't find their way back. They shouted, but only their echoes* came back. Tom said that he didn't know how to find the way back. ‘© waterfall: place where wate ight * echoes: winen sounds repeat and come back 73Tom, we're lost! We’ lace! She sat down, crying. He sat down beside her, and put his arms round her. Then she put her head on his chest and slept a while. When she woke up they set out again. When Becky was tired they “Yes, they certain! They decided to explore some of the side passages*. Tom had some str s pocket and he tied it to a rock, letting it out as they went slowly forward. After twenty steps, the passage turned Tom looked to see what was round the corner and in the distance he saw a human hand, holding a candle! It was Indian Joe! Tom was terrified, But it was dark and Indian Joe didn’t see him. Tom went back to Becky but he didn't tell her about Indian Joe. The children sat and waited. Tom suggested exploring another passage. But Becky was very weak and she told Tom his string. She made him promise to come back often and speak to her. Tom kissed her and set off down one of the passages on his hands and knees. He was hungry, tired and very frightened. Have you ever had a frightening experience? Mee * string: * side passages: smal nels between cavesemtl In the village of St Petersburg, in the middle of Tuesday night, the church bells suddenly started ringing. The streets were soon full of people shouting ‘Come out! We've found them!" Everyone went towards the river to meet the children, and no one went to bed again At Judge Thatcher's house, Tom lay on the sofa and told their story. He described how he had left Becky and followed two passages as far as his string would reach. Then he was just about to turn back when he noticed a distant spot® that looked ke daylight. He dropped the string and crawled® towards the ight. Then he pushed his head and shoulders through a small hole and saw the Mississippi flowing* by! He went straight back for Becky and helped her out after him. And then they sat on the river bank and cried for happiness. Then some men in a rowing boat rescued them and gave them food. And then they fina brought them home knees recove't get better flowing: moving (of water) fortnight: two weeks period of time Both children took a week to recover®. Tom heard about Huck’s Iness and he went to see him. Tom was only allowed to stay with Huck for a short while®. And he was warned not to talk about his adventures or excite him When Tom visited Becky a fortnight® later, he was talking to the judge about the caves. The judge asked him if he would like to go into the caves again, and Tom said he would. The judge replied: ‘Well, I'm sure there are others just like you, Tom, but nobody will get lost in those caves again. I've closed the caves with big metal doors and three locks®, and I’ve got the keys.” Tom turned as white as a sheet. ‘Oh, Judge, Indian Joe’s in the caves!”ome The news soon spread® and a dozen® rowing-boats full of men were on their way to the caves, and the ferry full of passengers followed soon after. When they unlocked the cave door they saw a terrible sight®. Indian Joe lay dead on the floor. Tom finally felt safe. Next day Tom and Huck had an important talk about the money they had seen. Huck said someone else must have taken it from Indian Joe’s room in the tavern. “Huck, | bet the money's in the cave! Will you go there with me and get it out?” ‘will if we get in® and don't get lost.’ ‘That's no problem. There's an entrance that only | know about.” “Let's start right away, Tom.” ‘All right. We need some supplies*: some bread and meat, some bags, some string and some matches*.’ jon; what you can see fas known by many people things you need j "hel The boys borrowed® a rowing-boat and went down the river. They entered the secret hole and crawled to the far end of the tunnel, They tied their string to a rock and moved on. They soon got to the place where Tom saw Indian Joe that night. “Now I'll show you something, Huck. Look as far around the corner as you can. Do you see what is drawn with candle smoke ‘on the wall of the cave?" It's a cross! “That where | saw Indian Joe.” The boys went carefully over to the place, They found a sm: bed of blankets* by a large rock but there was no money-box. * blankets: warm covers * borrowed: got the use of something, from someone‘Look, Huck. There are footprints* and some candle wax* on this side of the rock, but not on the other sides. I'm sure the money is under the rock. I’m going to dig.’ Tom took out his knife and started digging. Ten centimetres down he hit wood. He lifted the piece of wood and found a large hole in the ground. They climbed inside the hole and followed a narrow path. They turned a corner, and Tom exclaimed: ‘My goodness, Huck, look here! It was the treasure box. At last!” said Huck, running his hands through the coins. ‘Hey, Tom, we're rich!" ‘Let me see if | can lift i It weighed about twenty-five kilos. It was too heavy for the boys to catty. ‘I thought so," he said. ‘I was right to bring the little bags.” The money was soon in the bags and the boys lifted them out of the hole and carried them out of the caves to the river bank. Then they got into the boat and rowed back up to the village as it got dark. "Now, Huck,’ said Tom, ‘We'll hide the money. Tomorrow morning we'll count and divide it. Then we'll find a place in the woods where it will be safe. Stay here and watch our things while | go and borrow Benny Taylor's little cart®.” When he got back they put the sacks in the cart and covered them. Then they started off, pulling the cart behind them candle wax: what candles are made from cart: vehicle with wheels for carrying things 80When the boys reached the Welshman’s house they stopped to rest. The Welshman came out and said: ‘Hallo, who's that?” “Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer’ ‘Good! Come along with me, boys. Everybody is waiting for you. Hurry up. Go on ahead, I'll pull the cart. Oh, it's heavy! What has it got on it: bricks® or old metal?” “Old metal,’ said Tom The boys wanted to know what the hurry was about. ‘It’s a surprise. You'll see when we get to the Widow Douglas’.” Widow Douglas’ sitting-room* was filled with all the important people of the village. The Thatchers, the Harpers, the Rogers, Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary, the minister, and many more, all dressed in their best clothes. The boys were very dirty. Mrs Douglas took them into the bedroom and said: ‘Now wash and dress yourselves. Here are two new suits® of clothes. Get into them. We'll wait for you to come down when O? you're ready." Melee aha Ciraia The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ee Huck said: ‘We can escape if we can find a rope. The rt high.” “Why do you want to escape?” ‘Well, I’m not used to crowds®. I'm not going down there, Tom.” ‘Come on, Huck, It's nothing. | don’t mind it a bit®. I'll take care of you.’ The boys came down and sat down with the widow's guests at the dinner table. Later, the Welshman got up and made a speech® in which he thanked the Widow for the supper in honour of him and his sons, Then he said that we wanted to thank Huck for his in stopping the attack on Widow Douglas’ house. The Widow praised® Huck, which he found even more uncomfortable than his new clothes. The Widow said she was also going to give Huck a home in her house and send him to school. And that when she had enough money she wanted to start him in business. Tom’s chance had come. He sai ‘Huck doesn’t need it. He's rich!” There was a surprised silence, which Tom broke: ‘Huck’s got money. Maybe you don't believe it, but | can show you. Just wait a minute.’ * suits: jacket and trousers 82 ‘= crowds: large numbers of people + don’t mind ita bit: it’s not a problem for me said good things about * speech: when you speak in public.Tom ran outside and returned, carrying one of the bags. Then he poured® all the yellow coins onto the table. “There ~ what did | tell you? Half of it is Huck's and half of it is mine!" The sight took everyone's breath away. They all stared® and nobody spoke for a moment, then they asked for an explanation. ‘Tom told the story. Then together they counted the money. There was a little over twelve thousand dollars - more than anyone had (> ever seen before. ciossar¥ 7 * poured: (here) ernptied * stared: looked in a fixed way 84 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom and Huck's money was big news in the poor little village of St Petersburg. Wherever Tom and Huck went people stared at them, and everything they did seemed somehow to be wonderful. The Widow Douglas and Judge Thatcher invested* the money at six per cent interest®. Each boy now had an income® that was enormous ~ a dollar for every weekday in the year. In those days a dollar and a quarter* could house®, feed®, clothe and school a boy for a week. * clothe: buy clothes for * interest: extra money banks give you ive food to * invested: put money in bank or other Keep in a house society * income: money © quarter: 25 cents 85Judge Thatcher liked Tom very much. He was impressed® how Tom managed to get himself and Becky out of the cave. When Becky told her father how Tom had been punished for her at school, the judge was even more impressed. He hoped to see Tom a lawyer or a soldier one day. Being rich and looked after by Widow Douglas made Huck suffer more than he could stand®. He was clean and tidy. He had to eat with a knife and fork, and use a napkin®, cup and plate. He had to study and go to church. He had to talk properly®. He lived with these miseries for three weeks, then one day he disappeared. People were worried, and everyone searched for him. Tom Sawyer found him two days later in an old barn® where he was living. Tom told him about the trouble he was making, and said that he should go home. ‘more than he could stand: too much for him to tolerate Huck looked sad, and said: ‘The widow's good to me, but | can't stand getting up at the same time every day, washing, wearing those horrible clothes, going to church ... everything's so regular. ‘Everybody does that, Huck.’ I'm not everybody. Being rich isn’t what people say it is. Take my part of the money, and give me ten cents sometimes. And please ask the widow to let me go.’ ‘I can’t do that. And besides®, if you try this life a while longer start to like it.” ‘No, Tom, | won't be rich, and | won't live in a house. woods, the river and the barns.’61 life easier for you.” “But, Huck, I'm going to start a new gang, and we can't let you into the gang if you're not respectable.’ ‘But, Tom, you've always been my friend. You won't keep me out, will you?" ‘I don't want to, but what will people say? “ Sawyer’s Gang! There are some bad people in it! you, Huck. You wouldn't like that, and | wouldn't.” Huck was silent for some time, thinking hard, then he said g0 back to the widow's for a month and try it again, let me belong® to your gang, Tom." right, Huck, it's a deal*, and I'll ask the widow to make mmm! Tom They'd mean ((stossard * belong: be part of [4 What do you think happened to Tom Sawyer and Huck After Reading After Reading Personal Response 1 What did you think of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? What was the best part of the story for you? 2 Did you find the story frightening or exciting? If so, which parts of the story and why? 3. Which of the characters did you like most and which least? Give reasons. ‘the end of the story? Write a paragraph then compare it with a partner. What did your partner write? Write a new paragraph together, sharing the hest ideas. 5 Do you think Tom Sawyer could be your friend’? Why/why not? 6 Did you ever do anything like Tom? If so, what and when? If not, why not? 89Al fter Reading Comprehension 1 Bd3 90 Tick (v) True (T) or False (F) below. a) Tom lives with his Aunt Polly. b) Tom paints Aunt Polly's fence by himselt, ) Tom and Huck Finn see a murder in the graveyard. d) Muff Potter killed Doctor Robinson e) Tom, Huck and Joe run away and hide in a cave. f) Huck stops Indian Joe robbing and attacking Widow Douglas. g) Tom and Becky talk to Indian Joe in the cave. h) Indian Joe dies inside the cave. i) Tom and Huck find the money inside a haunted house. j) Huck Finn enjoys living with Widow Douglas. O00 000 oo00004 BE GAB Ge) ee Look at the places below and circle the ones where something happened in the story. graveyard seaside schoolhouse _ factory River Miss church police station Pi Jackson’sIsland Widow Douglas’ house Tell a partner one thing which happened at each of the places you After Reading 4 When does Tom say the following? Match. ) [Does @ boy get @ chance to paint a fence every day? That'll teach you Be careful next time. Now you whisper itto me -just the same. ‘We need some supplies: some bread ‘and meat, some bags, some string and some matches. 1 1 Tom and Huck go to get the treasure in the caves. 2 (1 he persuades Ben Rogers to do his work for him. 3 C1 he persuades Huck to go back to Widow Douglas’. 4 (1 he fights with the new boy in the street. 5 (1 hewants to kiss Becky Thatcher. 5 Who says the following? Who is s/he talking about? When does sfne say them? What do these quotes say about the people and the relationship between them? a) b) What a boy! | really don’t know what to do. | should beat him when he does wrong. But he's my dead sister’s boy, and | don't like to hit him. He wasn't real bad, just naughty. He never meant any harm, and he had a good heart. 1After Reading Characters 1 Circle the words and expre happy slow — hard-working —_ imaginative good-hearted —evil_— miserable naughty criminal studious. brave }{ 2 Talk to a partner about Tom using the words you have circled, explaining why you have chosen them. You can see Tom Sawyer is imaginative because he 3 Write words and phrases to describe these characters in the same way. @e@ a) Aunt Polly b) Becky Thatcher ©) Indian Joe 92 After Reading 4 Complete the Sheriffs report about Indian Joe using suitable words from the story. D5 Imagine you are Huckleberry Finn. Ex to a partner why you don't like living at the Widow Douglas’ house. 6 Choose one of the characters below and ik of him and why. Write in about Tom Sawyer. irst person singular a) Mr Dobbins, the school teacher b) Tom’s step-brother Sid c) Becky Thatcher 93B44 Think of two examples of Tom's cleverness in the story. After Reading Plot and Theme 1 Here are some themes from the story. Which one do you think is most important? Why? a) 0 Moral development b) 1 Freedom c) O Forgiveness d) 0 Childhood 2 With a partner choose one of the themes above and explain how it is developed in the story. Find examples from the text. 3 In what ways does Huckleberry Finn represent the theme of in the story, and how do people in the village react to him? partner what he does and why you think it’s clever. 5 What do you thin Tom do, and why the moral high point of the story? What does it dangerous and brave? 94 After Reading 6 One of the sub-plots running through the story is the love story between Tom and Becky Thatcher. love stories it has its ups and downs. Make a list of some ups and downs and uses of them, Compare ist with a partner and relationship develops. D7 The story is called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. make a list of Tom’s adventures throughout the book. What does each one tell us about Tom? How is each one important to the story? Which of Tom Sawyer’s adventures did you find a) most exciting? b) most amusing? c) most interesting? d) most frightening? Explain why. 95After Reading Exit Test 1. Read this summary of the story and choose the best word for each space. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is about a boy who lived (1) the Mississippi river in America, and was (2) in trouble, One night Tom and (3) friend Huckleberry Finn see Indian Joe murder Doctor Robinson in the graveyard (4) __ midnight. (5)__he is very frightened, Tom witnesses against Indian Joe at the murder trial. Tom later shows (6) brave he is again by leading Becky out of the caves. (7) in the village thinks that Tom is a hero for the things he does. In the end Tom becomes (8) rich because he and Huck find the treasure which Indian Joe hid in the cave. 1 (a)in (b) under (c) next (d) by 2 (a) never (b) often —(c) hardly (d) seldom 3° (a) his (b) their (c) her (d) my 4 (ain (b) on (c) at (d) with 5 (a) When (b) Although (c) However (d) Nevertheless 6 (a) what (b) off (c)how —— (d) that 7 (a) Everybody (b) Anybody (c) Nobody (d) Somebody 8 (a) lot (b) very (c) alot of | (d) much 2 Write a letter from Aunt Polly to her cousin Lucy in New York in ich you tell her about: some of the things which Tom has done lately some of the things which have happened in the village how you feel about these events 96 After Reading 3 Imagine you are Tom after you have escaped from the cave with Becky. Tell a friend about the experience using the words in the box. cave candle ~— spring —hungry_ string daylight passage bats escape frightened weak tired dark hope river 4 Read the questions and tick (v) the best answer. 1) How did Tom get his friends to paint Aunt Polly's fence for him? a) By giving them toys and treasures b) By offering to help them with their jobs c) By making it seem a special thing for them to do 2) Why did Indian Joe kill Doctor Robinson? a) It was an accident. b) He wanted to get revenge for Dr Robinson's father. c) He wanted to get Muff Potter into trouble. 3) Why did Tom and Joe become pirates on Jackson's Island? a) Because they thought nobody loved them. b) Because they wanted to become criminals. c) Because they needed the money. 4) How did Aunt Polly feel when Tom arrived at his own funeral? a) Angry because of the trick he'd played. b) Very happy because he wasn't dead. ) Stupid because he'd made a fool of her. 5) Why did Becky say that Tom was noble? a) Because he gave the teacher his book back. b) Because he told the teacher that she tore his book. c) Because he said that he tore the book. 75 Put the following pictures from the book in the order in which they happened. Give each one a title. {6 Listen to this extract from the story. What is happening? What happens next? 98