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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 1, Página 3
“I
don’t
know,
aunt.”
“Well,
I
do.
It’s
jam—that’s
what
it
is.
I’ve
told
you
forty
times
if
you
didn’t
leave
that
jam
alone,
I’d
skin
you.
Hand
me
that
switch.”
The
switch
hovered
in
the
air—the
danger
was
real—
“My!
Look
behind
you,
aunt!”
The
old
lady
spun
around,
pulling
her
skirts
out
of
harm’s
way.
The
boy
fled
instantly,
scrambled
up
the
high
fence,
and
vanished
over
it.
Aunt
Polly
stood
surprised
for
a
moment,
then
broke
into
a
gentle
laugh.
“Oh,
that
boy,
can’t
I
ever
learn
anything?
Hasn’t
he
played
enough
tricks
on
me
for
me
to
be
on
guard
by
now?
But
old
fools
are
the
biggest
fools
there
are.
You
can’t
teach
an
old
dog
new
tricks,
as
they
say.
But
goodness,
he
never
plays
the
same
trick
twice,
and
how’s
a
person
supposed
to
know
what’s
coming?
He
seems
to
know
just
how
long
he
can
tease
me
before
I
lose
my
temper,
and
he
knows
if
he
can
make
me
laugh
or
distract
me
for
a
moment,
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
storing
up
trouble
for
both
of
us,
I
know.
He’s
full
of
mischief,
but
heavens!
he’s
my
own
dead
sister’s
boy,
poor
thing,
and
I
just
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
nearly
breaks.
Well,
well,
man
born
of
woman
is
of
few
days
and
full
of
trouble,
as
the
Scripture
says,
and
I
guess
it’s
true.
He’ll
skip
school
this
afternoon,
and
I’ll
just
have
to
make
him
work
tomorrow
to
punish
him.
It’s
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
home
just
in
time
to
help
Jim,
the
small
colored
boy,
saw
the
next
day’s
wood
and
split
the
kindling
before
supper—at
least
he
was
there
in
time
to
tell
Jim
about
his
adventures
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
have
Tom’s
adventurous,
troublesome
nature.
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