А. П. Голубев, Н. В. Балюк, И. Б. Смирнова
(2) Tom Sawyer at School
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Tom Sawyer at School Tom made an honest effort to study, but he could not. He took his place in the reading class, but he read very badly that day; then in the geography he turned lakes into mountains, mountains into rivers, and rivers into continents, till chaos was come again. In spelling class he could not spell the simplest words and the medal that he had worn for months was given to another boy. The harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more he thought about different things. So at last he gave it up with a sigh. It seemed to him that the break at noon would never come. The air was still. It was the sleepiest of the sleepy days. The voices of twenty-five studying pupils sounded like the murmur of bees. Outdoors it was sunny and warm. A few birds were flying in the air. No other living thing was visible but some cows. With all his heart Tom wanted to get free, or else to have something of interest to do to pass the time. He put his hand into his pocket, and suddenly his face brightened with joy. He took out a box. In the box there was a tick. He took the tick and put it on the desk. The happy tick started travelling along the desk, but Tom stopped him and turned him aside with a pin, making him follow in a new direction. Tom’s best friend Joe Harper was sitting next to him, suffering just as Tom had been. Now he got interested in this entertainment, too. Joe took his pin and began to play with the tick, too. The sport became more interesting then. In a few minutes Tom said that they would better play with the tick in 262 turn. He put Joe’s slate on the desk and drew a line down the middle of it from top to bottom. “Now,” said he, “as long as he is on your side you can stir him up and I’ll let him alone; but if you let him get away and get on my side, you must leave him alone as long as I can keep him from crossing over.” “All right, go ahead.” The tick escaped from Tom, presently, and crossed the equator. Joe harassed him a little, and then he got away and crossed back again. While one boy was worrying the tick with absorbing interest, the other would look on with interest as strong, the two heads bowed over the slate, and the two souls dead to all things else. A tremendous whack came down on Tom’s shoulders, and its duplicate on Joe’s, and for the space of two minutes the dust continued to fly from the two jackets and the whole school to enjoy it. The boys had been too absorbed to notice the hush that had stolen upon the school a while before when the master came tip-toeing down the room and stood over them. He had seen a good part of the performance before he contributed his bit of variety to it. (From the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain) жүктеу/скачать 2,62 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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