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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
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"I
don’t
know,
aunt."
"Well,
I
know.
It’s
jam—that’s
what
it
is.
I’ve
told
you
forty
times
if
you
didn’t
leave
that
jam
alone,
I’d
punish
you.
Hand
me
that
switch."
The
switch
hovered
in
the
air—the
danger
was
real—
"My!
Look
behind
you,
aunt!"
The
old
lady
turned
around
quickly
and
pulled
her
skirts
out
of
danger.
The
boy
ran
away
immediately,
climbed
the
high
fence,
and
disappeared
over
it.
His
Aunt
Polly
stood
surprised
for
a
moment,
then
started
to
laugh
gently.
"Oh,
that
boy,
can’t
I
ever
learn
anything?
Hasn’t
he
played
enough
tricks
on
me
for
me
to
be
ready
for
him
by
now?
But
old
fools
are
the
biggest
fools
there
are.
You
can’t
teach
an
old
dog
new
tricks,
as
they
say.
But
my
goodness,
he
never
plays
the
same
trick
twice,
and
how
can
I
know
what’s
coming?
He
seems
to
know
just
how
long
he
can
tease
me
before
I
get
angry,
and
he
knows
if
he
can
make
me
laugh,
it’s
all
over
and
I
can’t
hit
him.
I’m
not
doing
my
duty
by
that
boy,
and
that’s
the
truth,
goodness
knows.
Spare
the
rod
and
spoil
the
child,
as
the
Good
Book
says.
I’m
causing
trouble
for
us
both,
I
know.
He’s
full
of
mischief,
but
bless
me!
he’s
my
own
dead
sister’s
boy,
poor
thing,
and
I
can’t
bring
myself
to
punish
him.
Every
time
I
let
him
off,
my
conscience
hurts
me,
and
every
time
I
hit
him,
my
heart
almost
breaks.
Well,
as
the
Scripture
says,
life
is
short
and
full
of
trouble,
and
I
guess
that’s
true.
He’ll
skip
school
this
evening,
and
I’ll
just
have
to
make
him
work
tomorrow
to
punish
him.
It’s
really
hard
to
make
him
work
on
Saturdays
when
all
the
boys
have
a
holiday,
but
he
hates
work
more
than
anything
else,
and
I’ve
got
to
do
some
of
my
duty
by
him,
or
I’ll
ruin
the
child."
Tom
did
skip
school,
and
he
had
a
great
time.
He
got
back
home
just
in
time
to
help
Jim,
the
small
colored
boy,
saw
the
wood
for
the
next
day
and
split
the
kindlings
before
supper—at
least
he
was
there
in
time
to
tell
his
adventures
to
Jim
while
Jim
did
most
of
the
work.
Tom’s
younger
brother,
or
rather
half-brother,
Sid,
had
already
finished
his
part
of
the
work
(picking
up
chips),
for
he
was
a
quiet
boy
and
didn’t
get
into
trouble.
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