The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Children's Classics Library for Primary School Students)

Author: Mark Twain [USA]
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Features: My name is Huck Finn, and I'm a poor kid. My dad is always drunk and roams around all day without coming home. Everyone here knows that not long ago, Tom and I found the stolen money hidden in the cave, and we each got six thousand dollars—all in gold coins. We got rich and lived high for a while. Later, Judge Thatcher deposited the money in the bank for me. My alcoholic dad hasn't been seen for over a year, no idea where he's gone, or he would have traded all that money for booze by now. The Widow Douglas, who lives in the village, saw how alone I was and took me in. She gave me decent new clothes and sent me to school to learn to read and write. It was a life I couldn't stand at all. The sister of the widow, Miss Watson, always gave me a hard time, and the new clothes made me feel uncomfortable all over. I couldn't remember many of the rules. For example, as soon as the widow rang the dinner bell, I had to get there on time; before eating, the widow would kneel down and mumble prayers, which made my stomach grumble in protest. That night, I lay by the window but couldn't sleep. I saw the stars twinkling in the night sky and heard the leaves rustling in the woods. The dead silence in the house made me feel so lonely. I tried to remember everything that happened that day to find something fun, but there was nothing. I really felt awful. "Tick-tock, tick-tock"—it was already midnight, and I was yawning and about to go to bed when suddenly, "Meow!" a soft meow came into my ears. I immediately lowered my voice and meowed back twice, then blew out the candle and slipped out the window. My good friend Tom Sawyer was waiting for me outside! P1-3