Mississippi River Blues
“They could hardly believe my story.
“But you’re five miles down the river from where the cave swallowed up those poor kids!”
“Well, the cave must have spat us out,” I insisted. “Because we’re here!”
When Tom and Becky came stumbling over, the fishermen fed us and brought us to town in their wagon.
You should have heard all the cheering and yelling when everyone saw us! Almost instantly, there was a big get-together at Judge Thatcher’s place, with Aunt Polly and Mrs. Thatcher and Judge Thatcher ...jumping up and down with joy to see us all. Huck was there, too, feeling out of place, but better after the Widow Douglas had taken care of him.
Of course, Frankie grinned the hugest grin she ever grinned when I showed up. “Good to have you back, Devin,” she said.
“Hey, I almost breathed my last in that cave,” I said. “But thanks for reading fast. Being alive is way better than being not.”
“You should thank me,” she said, rubbing her temples. “I have one extra-large headache brewing in here.MoreLess
“But you’re five miles down the river from where the cave swallowed up those poor kids!”
“Well, the cave must have spat us out,” I insisted. “Because we’re here!”
When Tom and Becky came stumbling over, the fishermen fed us and brought us to town in their wagon.
You should have heard all the cheering and yelling when everyone saw us! Almost instantly, there was a big get-together at Judge Thatcher’s place, with Aunt Polly and Mrs. Thatcher and Judge Thatcher ...jumping up and down with joy to see us all. Huck was there, too, feeling out of place, but better after the Widow Douglas had taken care of him.
Of course, Frankie grinned the hugest grin she ever grinned when I showed up. “Good to have you back, Devin,” she said.
“Hey, I almost breathed my last in that cave,” I said. “But thanks for reading fast. Being alive is way better than being not.”
“You should thank me,” she said, rubbing her temples. “I have one extra-large headache brewing in here.MoreLess
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