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    (ROLE | 6 eee A Twist in the Tale epee “ot harem Tove ser ors ee sad. But they all have a surprise atthe end. | tre Five Short Stories Ponguin Readers are singled vxts dsined in association wih Longman re worl! amour educational pusher co prone py. step approach othe ops of reading for pleasure. The series incuder ‘gna tories, contemporary eles based on toy’ beresling meds his aden aeceible version ofthe Merarycasics pushed by Penguin around the word Each book has an introduction and extensive sect They ae pblabed 3¢ seven level from Exytares 200 word) eo Advanced (2000 words), 4 Sere Eto Andy Hopi an Joa Por («Asana 200 wort) [conor ‘Upper Intermediate (2300 word) a Classes “4 orarmadate (1700 word TD ones (3 Pretmeedine (1200 wor) 2 loner 60 words) ‘tego pao Hess ae LONGMAN | ll \| : em Fanon Elton ined” 9 Ma0ss2le 18165 ere ed _ A Twist in the Tale Five Short Stories ARTHUR HOEY DAVIS JOHN GEORGE LANG, ‘MARY FORTUNE, HENRY LAWSON and JESSIE COUVREUR Lewl5 ‘Retold by Penny Cameron Series Editors Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter ears eee Paice a betom eco inte outur mentee eapanatbaen "np yt pe mena gn nd sa Ba al Novena ‘etapa hy Me etna eee en tyes reins ie Cran ‘Amat pon tnt ae eee ees setae napa merce arte ra oramibey Nea gine nen se SS ll Contents Iodetion ad and the Donovans Arthur Hoey Davis (Ste Rud) ‘The Ghose upon the Rail John George Lang ‘The Dead Wines of, The Bush Water Hole Mary Forme Waif Wander) Brighten’ Siter-in-Law Hany Lawson ‘An Old-Time Episode in Tasmania Josie Coeur Activities 2a a 37 ‘The Aucalon bushi alaays ght a ig, an the mow played sane ticks Lf a stage hone ws behind me, And then stare ying ‘Death siding tonight. Det ang tonight.” Australia a new country ~ but i it ako avery old one es 3 land of mysteries, and and of many stot. ‘There are stories of the firmers who have to ean theit living in afeee, dey nd. There are stories of murs ad of ghost who will not keep silent. There are stories of the strange “undersanding that che country people ve of life, And there are ores of the fit Europeans to lve in Australis ~ ondnary people sent fom Britain to 3 hard new etlement at prisoner, ‘These five stories by Australia writes each show 2 afferent Side ofan amzing continent and its song, inventive people — ann each has's own the eae” John George Lang (1816-1864) was born in Sydney He studied law at Cambridge University in England, but he vas thrown out for saying disespetfil things about God and religion. After Fnishing his studies in London, he retuned to Australia in 1841 and wrote his fis book, Lands of Auta (1842). He worked a, a lawyer in Caleta, Ins, fr thtee yeas, dhe travelled widely in Europe, workin 2 journalist. He ako wrote shore stores for (Chasis Dickens magazines Household Winds and ll the Yor Round. Lang wrote nine novel, His most important one i tgenenlly considered to be Buony Bay: Or Tine Tle of Ean Aas (1859). ‘Mary Fortune (Waif Wanders) (18332-19102) was born in Belfi, in Northern Leland. She was the frst woman in Austalia to write detective stores, Dead Wites was he fst mystery tory. Ie is eypleal of her Iter work, in wehich detectives wore avay fiom cites in the Auseaian bush and goliields, and bodies always appear mysteriously ou of aks or are Fond in tent nd suitcases Arthur Conan Doyle, who created Sheslock Holmes probably rexd Mary Fortune, One of his stories, De Profi i sini in many ways to Dead Wits Acollction of her sores, The Detter Albu: Tale ofthe Auton Pai, came out in 71 Jee Couvreur (Tams) (1848-97) was born in London, bt moved to Hobart, Tismanis in the estly 18508 In 1967 she married Charles Frater, but she was noe hapy’sith her hbnd because he played with money and chased ether women. She le im and dhe muriage ended in 1883 ar long separation, To years later she left Tasmania for Belgium, whese she married a Belgian poician, Auguste Couseeu. Aer her second husband’ death, in 1894, she wrote for The Times newspaper. The fist and ‘most famous af Tas novels is uke Pier of Piper’ Hil 1885), She wrote six other novels, nd a number of shore stories which were collected in a book A Spiney Save and Other Teer (1890), While other (mostly male) Avsalian writes of her ime wrote about the lind, Tasma wrote about fie in the city: Her stories are ineresting and clever descriptions of Be in Melbourne, They are abo offen about women like hers innocent young women who matty young, rie that thei Tnshunds are not eight foe the, and Fl i ove with other men ‘etter than thee husbands, These women, however, are sly unable to ind permanent happines wih thei neve love Henry Lawson (1867-1922) is perhaps Australis most famous writer He was born in a tent in New South Wales His fer ( Norwegian slor and goldminer) and mother (2 well-known Deleverin edo for women) separated in 18K3.He got married in 1896 and went eo London in 1900, but his wife ad a nervous ‘breakdown and lef im. Lawion eventually became an alcoholic Despite having lide education and being deaf fom the age of wrote almost 150 stories and 2 lot of poetry. His are typical of Austalian writing a the beginning ofthe “twentieth century: Most of hem ae st inthe Anstatan bush, or ‘outback’, His ft collection of stories was produced by his smother in 1894. Brighten’ Sarina is fom Lawson’ fous Jee Win and his Mas (1901). In these storie, Lawson explores briliandy dhe problems of s man and wife who ive a han, lonely life inthe bush. Bu his sores aways contxin humour. Fo him, Inumour is the only way to ight off madness or dex “Steele Rud’ was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (1868-195). He was horn in Queensland, where he grew up on ‘ifthe frm, He left school when he wat elven years old but ‘eventually had an important ob a an oficial in the government Justice department in Brisbane. His stories about the Rudd family fist appeared in 1899, and were taken from the experiences of his own family. His sores became immediatly popular, which id not please the people at the justice partment. They thought that he was not serious about his ‘work, and they told him to leave, Redd stated his own magazine jn 1904 and wene on to write ten books about the Rud fai ‘These tories are funny on the suri, but underaeath the comedy there isa sense ofthe cruelty and emplines of inthe Atsrlsn bush. However, despite their great poverty hit charters sil manage o enjoy themselves His stories were ter made ito flrs and pays onthe radio. eer Dad and the Donovans Dad had gone tla fier ou est ha, Fare wh had Ben sick forfour dey A very hor summer afternoon. A heat that cused and dried ‘verything. Mother and Sa ironing, wiping their Faces with a towel and eeling each other how hot i was. The dog sete. ‘out nese the door A child's hat on the Boor ~ the hid ou inthe sunTwo men on hoeses approaching the gate Dad had gone to look afer our est hori, Farmer, who had been sick forfour day, Dad ha built a covering over him, made of branches to keep the san ff Two or three sms a day Dad cut rus for Farmer, which the cows ate. Dad casied water t0 Farmer but he refined to dein it “This sernoon, + Dad approached hit pte he sodeny put dwn the bucket of wate thc he wa crying nd an shouting sngri: Some ge ck irs ew away fom Farmer and seed Dad wat enced and when he sv tha one ofthe animals ye gone and stem of blood rn down over is on he ‘st doen ad hi his faces ig ough hand Dad oe ad ooked up. ‘Ge you! he sou Back bid fom bel : He ran towards the te 2 he wanted wo dw et the sound, nd th ied ew say cheese "Were they hurting him. Dad? ‘Oh, you son of che Dei he began. "You worthless dog, you! Look there! Do you se tha” He pointed atthe hove ‘Did tel yor to look ser him? Dido “Yes, Dad “Go sway!” And Dad threw a piece of wood at Joe, which hit him on the back as he ran soy Dad retuned to the house, sil very angry, swearing to take the ign and shoot Joe. But when he saw ewe homes ted upto the fence he hesitated and would have gone away agin if Mother Jind noe cll out that he was wanted. He went in unwillingly. Red Donovan and his son Mick were there, Donovan wat 4 rch mab, although some people sid that what he owned didnot all property belong to im, He was 3 man who knew everything = or imagined he knew everything ~ from the law to being horse doctor. eople could make money out of farming, he si, ‘fehey only knew how to make it~ mo of them, in Donovan’ ‘pinion didn't know enough to ge under tee when i sine He was a hard man, never giving more than £10 for 4 £20 animal or selling » £10 one for les than 20, And few people knew Donovan beter than Dad dd, or had been wicked by him 'more offen but this time Dad was in no mood o be kind or cay. He sat down and they talked of crops and the weather and then Donovan sid, Have yo any cows t sel?" Dad hid’. "But headed, can sell you a horse? "Which one® asked Donovan, for he knew the horses a well 4 Dad did ~ perhaps beter ‘Farmer! "How much? “Seven pounds! Now Farmer was worth £14 ihe was worth + penny ~ tats before he got sick and Donovan knew it wel ‘Seven’ he repeated "Give you sx! Never before had Dad shown himself to be sucha good actor. He shook his head and engeired if Donovan would like the horse for nothing. ‘Make isi and a half? Dad rose and looked out of the window. Thote he nom he sid say ‘down nea the rive? ‘Well, what’ ct be ~sic and half pounds or nothing?” sked Donovan “AIT righ then} Dad replied take him” ‘The money was pad there and chen and receipts wien, ‘Then, saying that Mick would come forthe howe on the day following. and ater offering 3 lise Gee advice, the Donovans ek ‘Mick came the next day and Dad showed him Farmer. He watt ead, because when Joe sat on him he moved. "These he ssid ad, grinning Mick remained seated om his hore, string fist a Faemes, then at Da. "Well Dad remarked ill grinning. ‘Then Mick spoke wih feling, “Yu old "he sid and rode sveay quickly twas a good thing for him tht he let 0 fs. For long after that we pur dhe horses and cows into the ie ppdock at night, and iver the dog barked Dad jumped up and fan oun his shir. ‘We put them bac in the big paddock again, andthe fst night they were chee evo cows got out and went away, taking with them the rope tht ted up the gate We never sw them again but Dad remembered them in his heat. Often, he would think out plans for geting revenge on the Donovans ~ we knew ie was the Donovans. Then the Dosovans got ito “rouble” and were reported tobe in prison That pleased Dad: but the revenge was lide indict le wanted to ete hen, Four years ped. It was afer supper and we wee all working by mplght. Old Anderson and young, Tom and Mrs Maloney were helping us. We were going to help them the next week. 5 Mrs Maloney was arguing with Anderson when the dogs started bathing loudly Dad went ot ino the dak night. He tld the dogs tobe quiet and they baked louder Then 4 oice fom the darkness ha yoo, Me Red?” Dad failed to recognize it and went tothe fence where the stor was. He remained eher aking for fll hal hou. Then hh returned and stl it was the young Donovan, “Donon? Mide Donovan? asked Anderson, And Mother and ‘Mrs Maloney and Joe echoed, “Mik Donovan?" They were surprised. "He not very weleome’ sid Anderson, thinking o his hoes and cows Mother agreed with him, while Mrs Maloney repeated ‘over and over pan that she ad dhought that Mick Donovan was i prion with his bad old father. Dd didn’ sty much There ‘was something on his mind. He waited tl the visitor hd gone, then clked wich Dave. They were ouside inthe dirk, Dad sid in a low vies, "Hes ‘come a hundred miles today, a’ his horse is exhausted,“ he ‘ants tke one on his way tomorow. He wants to leave this ‘one here What do you think?” Dave seemed eo think rather 3 lot he sid nothin "Now: continued Dad, th my opinion the horse inthis its ‘one he’ stolen ~ana I ave an idea"Thet he went onto intact Dave in the idea. Then Dad eile Joe and taught him the idea ‘That night young Donovan stiged at the howe, ln the ‘morning Dad was very kind. He aked Donovan to come and show him his horse, ashe must se it before thinking of king it ‘They went to the paddock together. The horse was sanding under tre, looking ted. Dad stood and looked at Donovan for filly als minute without speaking"Then he sai “Thats my oum lowe Donovan told hin he was niking a mistake. 6 il “Minale? Dad sted, waking rund the hors "Ther no nigh! it then Dave apps, wt pln. *De yor know ths hone? Da ke in. “Ve cou he snowed, upied, with his es pen wit “There you aid Dad ginning hpi Decora semed cena Jorn hs tum app Dad pt these gui him Cf coune Joe knew th oe te ove ht got tle poe "Nov said Dad locking very sero, what hae you go Who dd you phim foe? Show yor me Donan ed nthng oye peered to Be lek. “Then! Ded wea om po ty 21a ot ou sd chink yoni ‘Donoran went seb on ot Dad footed fer hm and I he pack Lo two cee You tt ine Mick Donoho Deh ‘stl loking atthe hone, He cen one ik enough Cs 4 beau ant well knop hi fhe owner eer come fe ti well if he omer =e can ave i, ats al” ‘We had the hone for eighteen months or more. One day Dad rode him to town, He was no sooner there than a man came up and said that he owned the horse. Dad protested The man went ‘off and brought a polceman.’AU ight!” Dad si tate hin! "The policetan took him, He took Dad too. The lawyer got Dad off Tut com Bie bags of potatoes. Dad din care, because he thought we'd had good vale, Besides, he was even with the Donovans fr the two cows. A think you should go home, John. You'e alvays talking of| your relations As for the farm, [IL manage that for you whe youl any? “Thank you, Ned think about it ‘The owner ofthe public house entered the toom, and Smith ssid to him, "Whac do you think, Me Dean? Here is Mr Fisher ‘going back to England, cose his fiend and telaons? "Tthat true Mr Fisher? asked Mr Dean, “Oh, yes was Fisher reply, “And when are you thinking of going” Dean ated. ‘Tm not sure Fisher replied smiling“ When Fm gone you will heat of it not before: and neighbour Sauth here, who & t0 ‘manage the frm during my absence, will come and pay you any

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