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by Avi

Read with a PurposeRead this story to 1047297nd out what its unusual title

means

Preparing to Read for this selection is on

page 507

Build BackgroundThe ldquo1047297shrdquo of the title are a strange kind of creature called ldquocave 1047297shrdquo In

the United States these 1047297sh are found mostly in eastern and southern

states but they are also found all over the world In fact dozens ofdifferent species have been identi1047297ed so far The uniform traits they

all share are a whitish or colorless appearance (some of the 1047297sh seem

nearly transparent) and a lack of eyes

E very day Mrs Markham waited or

her son Willie to come out o school

when it was over Tey walked home

together I asked why Mrs Markham would

say ldquoParents need to protect their childrenrdquo

One Monday afernoon as they

approached their apartment building she

suddenly tugged at Willie ldquoDonrsquot look that

wayrdquo she said

ldquoWhererdquo

ldquoAt that man over thererdquo

As they walked Willie stole a look back

over his shoulder A man Willie had neverseen beore was sitting on a red plastic milk

crate near the curb His matted streaky gray

hair hung like a ragged curtain over a dirty

ace His shoes were torn Rough hands lay

upon his knees One hand was palm up

ldquoWhatrsquos the matter with himrdquo Willie

asked

Keeping her eyes straight ahead Mrs

Markham said ldquoHersquos sickrdquo She pulled Willie

around ldquoDonrsquot stare Itrsquos ruderdquo A

ldquoWhat kind o sickrdquo

Mrs Markham searched or an answer

ldquoHersquos unhappyrdquo she said

ldquoWhatrsquos he doingrdquo

ldquoCome on Willie you know

Hersquos beggingrdquoldquoDid anyone give him anythingrdquo

ldquoI donrsquot know Now come on donrsquot lookrdquo

ldquoWhy donrsquot you give him anythingrdquo

What Do

Have to Do withAnything

A Read and Discuss What are you learning about

Mrs Markham

fish

S H O R T S T O R Y

522 Unit 2 bull Collection 5



ldquoWe have nothing to sparerdquo B

When they got home Mrs Markham

removed a white cardboard box rom the

rerigerator It contained poundcake Using

her thumb as a measure she careully cut

a hal-inch-thick piece o cake and gave it

to Willie on a clean plate Te plate lay ona plastic mat decorated by images o roses

with diamondlike dewdrops She also gave

him a glass o milk and a olded napkin

Willie said ldquoCan I have a bigger piece

o cakerdquo

Mrs Markham picked up the cake box

and ran a manicured pink 1047297ngernail along

the nutrition inormation panel ldquoA hal-

inch piece is a portion and a portion con-tains the ollowing nutrients Do you want

to hear themrdquo

ldquoNordquo

ldquoItrsquos on the box so you can accept what it

says Scientists study people and then write

these things I yoursquore smart enough you

could become a scientist Like thisrdquo Mrs

Markham tapped the box ldquoIt pays wellrdquo C

Willie ate his cake and drank the milkWhen he was done he took care to wipe

the crumbs off his ace as well as to blot the

milk moustache with the napkin

His mother said ldquoNow go on and do

your homework Yoursquore in 1047297fh grade Itrsquos

importantrdquo

Willie gathered up his books that lay

on the empty third chair At the kitchen

entrance he paused ldquoWhat kind o unha

piness does he haverdquo

ldquoWhorsquos thatrdquo

ldquoTat manrdquo

Mrs Markham looked puzzledldquoTe begging man Te one on the stre

ldquoCould be anythingrdquo his mother said

vaguely ldquoA person can be unhappy or

many reasonsrdquo

ldquoLike whatrdquo

ldquoWillie rdquo

ldquoIs it a doctor kind o sickness A sick

ness you can curerdquo

ldquoI wish you wouldnrsquot ask such questioldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoQuestions that have no answers

shouldnrsquot be askedrdquo

ldquoCan I go outrdquo

ldquoHomework 1047297rstrdquo

Willie turned to go

ldquoMoneyrdquo Mrs Markham suddenly sai

ldquoMoney will cure a lot o unhappiness

Tatrsquos why that man was begging A salesperson once said to me lsquoMaybe you canrsquot

buy happiness but you can rent a lot o it

You should remember thatrdquo

B Read and Discuss Whatrsquos the author letting us know about

Mrs Markham and Willie

C Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose What point might

the author be making by showing us how Mrs Markham reacts to

Williersquos request for more cake

A cave 1047297sh



Te apartment had three rooms Te

walls were painted mint green Willie

walked down the hallway to his room

which was at the ront o the building By

climbing up on the windowsill and pressing

against the glass he could see the sidewalk

1047297ve stories below Te man was still thereIt was almost 1047297ve when he went to

tell his mother he had 1047297nished his school

assignments She was not there He ound

her in her bedroom sleeping Since she had

begun working the night shif at a conve-

nience storemdashtwo weeks nowmdashshe took

naps in the late afernoon

For a while Willie stood on the thresh-

old

1

hoping his mother would wake upWhen she didnrsquot he went to the ront room

and looked down on the street again Te

begging man had not moved

Willie returned to his motherrsquos room

ldquoIrsquom going outrdquo he announced sofly

Willie waited a decent interval2 or his

mother to waken When she did not Willie

made sure his keys were in his pocket Ten

he lef the apartmentStanding just outside his door he could

keep his eyes on the man It appeared as i he

had still not moved Willie wondered how

anyone could go on without moving or so

long in the chilly October air Was staying in

one place part o the manrsquos sickness

During the twenty minutes that Willie

watched no one who passed looked in the

beggarrsquos direction Willie wondered i they

even saw the man Certainly no one put any

money into his open hand

A lady leading a dog by a leash went by

Te dog strained in the direction o the man

sitting on the crate Te dogrsquos tail wagged

Te lady pulled the dog away ldquoHeelrdquo she

commandedTe dogmdashtail between its legsmdashscam-

pered to the ladyrsquos side Even so the dog

twisted around to look back at the beggar

Willie grinned Te dog had done

exactly what he had done when his mother

told him not to stare

Pressing deep into his pocket Willie

ound a nickel It was warm and slippery

He wondered how much happiness youcould rent or a nickel D

Squeezing the nickel between his 1047297n-

gers Willie walked slowly toward the man

When he came beore him he stopped sud-

denly nervous Te man who appeared to

be looking at the ground did not move his

eyes He smelled bad

ldquoHererdquo Willie stretched orward and

dropped the coin into the manrsquos openright hand

ldquoBless yourdquo the man said hoarsely as

he olded his 1047297ngers over the coin His

eyes like high beams on a car 1047298ashed up at

Willie then dropped

Willie waited or a moment then went

back up to his room From his ront room he

looked down on the street He thought he saw

the coin in the manrsquos hand but was not sureAfer supper Mrs Markham got ready

to go to work She kissed Willie good night

Ten as she did every night she said

D Read and Discuss What is Willie up to here

1 threshold (HRESH ohld) doorway entrance

2 interval period o time between events




ldquoI you have regular problems call Mrs

Murphy downstairs Whatrsquos her numberrdquo

ldquo274ndash8676rdquo Willie said

ldquoExtra bad problems call Grandmardquo

ldquo369ndash6754rdquo

ldquoSuper-special problems you can call merdquo


ldquoEmergency the policerdquo

ldquo911rdquoldquoDonrsquot let anyone in the doorrdquo

ldquoI wonrsquotrdquo

ldquoNo television past ninerdquo

ldquoI knowrdquo

ldquoBut you can read laterdquo

ldquoYoursquore the one whorsquos going to be laterdquo

Willie said

ldquoIrsquom leavingrdquo Mrs Markham said

Afer she went Willie stood or a longwhile in the hallway Te empty apartment

elt like a cave that lay deep below the ear

Tat day in school Williersquos teacher had to

them about a kind o 1047297sh that lived in cav

Tese 1047297sh could not see Tey had no eye

Te teacher had said it was living in the

dark cave that made them like that

Beore he went to bed Willie took anot

look out the window In the pool o light ca

by the street lamp Willie saw the manOn uesday morning when Willie we

to school the man was gone But when h

came home rom school with his mother

was there again

ldquoPlease donrsquot look at himrdquo his mother

whispered with some urgency

During his snack Willie said ldquoWhy

shouldnrsquot I lookrdquo

ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquoldquoTat man On the street Beggingrdquo

E Literary Focus Symbol Think about the symbol of the

cave 1047297sh introduced by the author In what ways is Williersquos situation

similar to that of an eyeless 1047297sh in a dark cave Who or what else in

the story might be compared to a 1047297sh that cannot seeVocabulary urgency (UR juhn see) n pressure

insistence

F Read and Discuss What does it say about Willie that he

keeps thinking about the homeless man

Viewing and Interpreting

What scene in the story does this photograph show

Analyzing Visuals

What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything



ldquoI told you Hersquos sick Itrsquos better to act as

i you never saw them When people are

that way they donrsquot wish to be looked atrdquo

ldquoWhy notrdquo

Mrs Markham thought or a while

ldquoPeople are ashamed o being unhappyrdquo

ldquoAre you sure hersquos unhappyrdquoldquoYou donrsquot have to ask i people are

unhappy Tey tell you all the timerdquo

ldquoIs that part o the sicknessrdquo

ldquoOh Willie I donrsquot know Itrsquos just the

way they arerdquo

Willie contemplated the hal-inch slice

o cake his mother had just given him

He said ldquoEver since Dad lef yoursquove been

unhappy Are you ashamedrdquoMrs Markham closed her eyes ldquoI wish

you wouldnrsquot ask thatrdquo

Willie said ldquoAre yourdquo

ldquoWillie rdquo

ldquoTink he might come backrdquo

ldquoItrsquos more than likelyrdquo Mrs Markham

said but Willie wondered i that was what

she really thought He did not think so ldquoDo

you think Dad is unhappyrdquoldquoWhere do you get such questionsrdquo

ldquoTeyrsquore in my mindrdquo

ldquoTerersquos much in the mind that need not

be paid attention tordquo

ldquoFish that live in caves have no eyesrdquo

ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquo

ldquoMy teacher said itrsquos all that darkness Te

1047297sh orget to see So they lose their eyesrdquo

ldquoI doubt she said thatrdquoldquoShe didrdquo

ldquoWillie you have too much

imaginationrdquo G

Afer his mother went to work Willie

gazed down onto the street Te man was

there Willie thought o going down but

he knew he was not supposed to leave the

building when his mother worked at night

He decided to speak to the man tomorrow

Next afernoonmdashWednesdaymdashWilliesaid to the man ldquoI donrsquot have any money

Can I still talk to yourdquo

Te manrsquos eyes ocused on Willie Tey

were gray eyes with olds o dirty skin

beneath them He needed a shave

ldquoMy mother said you were unhappy Is

that truerdquo

ldquoCould berdquo the man said

ldquoWhat are you unhappy aboutrdquoTe manrsquos eyes narrowed as he studied

Willie intently He said ldquoHow come you

want to knowrdquo

Willie shrugged

ldquoI think you should go home kidrdquo

ldquoI am homerdquo Willie gestured toward

the apartment ldquoI live right here Fifh 1047298oor

Where do you liverdquo

ldquoAroundrdquoldquo Are you unhappyrdquo Willie persisted

Te man ran a tongue over his lips His

Adamrsquos apple bobbed

Willie said ldquoIrsquom trying to learn about

unhappinessrdquo

ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoI donrsquot think I want to sayrdquo

ldquoA man has the right to remain silentrdquo

the man said and closed his eyesWillie remained standing on the pave-

ment or a while beore walking back to his

apartment Once inside his own room he

G Read and Discuss How do these conversations add to what

wersquove already been thinking about Willie and his mother

Vocabulary ashamed (uh SHAYMD) adj embarrassed




looked down rom the window Te man was

still there At one moment Willie was certain

he was looking at the apartment building and

the 1047298oor on which Willie lived

Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-

ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said

ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo

Te man gave a grunt

ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so

unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must

know a lot about itrdquo

Te man took a deep

breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo

Willie said ldquoAnd I need to

1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo

ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo

Te man pursed his lips

and blew a silent whistle

Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo

ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo

ldquoMy dad lefrdquo

ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the

time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it

would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo

ldquoI supposerdquo

Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo

ldquoWhat kindrdquo

ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo

ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H

On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo

ldquoYeahrdquo

ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos

called thatrdquo

ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo

For a moment neither said anything

Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s

there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav

are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha

do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo

ldquoYou do How comerdquo

ldquoBecause you said sordquo

ldquoYou mean just because someone said

you believe itrdquo

ldquoNot someone Yourdquo

Willie said ldquoBut well

maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo

Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo

Willie nodded

ldquoWell yoursquore not just a

one You got eyes You see

You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo

ldquoOhrdquo

ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo

ldquoWillierdquo

ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo

Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam

I guessrdquo

ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo

ldquoWhatrdquo

ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo

Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo

ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo

ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t

box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni

then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol

I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m

mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo

H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the

homeless man

ldquoIrsquove decided to

tell you why Iwant to

learn aboutunhappinessrdquo




cut you a piecerdquo he said

As the man looked on Willie opened

the box then held his thumb against the

cake to make sure the portion was the right

size With a poke o the knie he made a

small mark or the proper width

Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo

Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo

ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb

thererdquo

ldquoI was measuring the right size Te

right portion One portion is what a person

is supposed to getrdquo

ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo

ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box

Te man studied the box then handed it

back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said

ldquoHow do you knowrdquo

ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much

a person needsrdquo

ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so

Tey measured so they know Ten they

put it thererdquo

ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated

Willie studied the man His eyes

seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I

cutrdquo he asked

Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me

then at the cake and then yoursquore going to

have to decide or yourselrdquoJ

ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te

piece was about three inches wide Willie

looked up at the man Afer a moment he

cut the cake into two pieces each an inch

and a hal wide He gave one piece to the

man and kept the other

ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the

piece and laid it in his lef hand He began

to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each

piece was chewed thoughtully Willie

watched him piece by piece K

When the man was done he dusted his

hands o crumbs

ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the

man said

ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised

J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the

author use the cake to communicate a message How would you

state this message

3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim

K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and

the man


How might the gesture

pictured here be symbolic

of something

528



ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo

ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide

Te man nodded

ldquoWhat is itrdquo

ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always

more than they sayrdquo

Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked

Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe

people on the boxrdquo he said

Willie thought or a moment then he

gave the man the other piece o cake

Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo

and then ate it L

Te next day was Saturday Willie did not

go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was

raining and he did not appear Willie won-

dered where he was but could not imagine it

Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie

sat with her while she ate the breakast he

had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-

nessrdquo he announced

ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was

reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner

ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always

more than they sayrsquordquo

His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos

nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo

ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo

ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging

You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to

even look at that manrdquo

ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo


ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo

ldquoWhen How muchrdquo

Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo

ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do

you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he

decided he would talk to the man one mo

time He needed to explain why he could

not talk to him anymore

On Sunday however the man was no

there Nor was he there on Monday

ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his

mother as they walked home rom schoo

ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo

ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a

well know I arranged or him to be gone

Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you

meanrdquo

ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n

sance like that around here Pestering kid

ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo

ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo

ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo

Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you

canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo

ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo

ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo

urning he walked back to the school

playground

Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha

to do with anythingrdquo

L Read and Discuss What did you learn here

M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to

say to each other

N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh

the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform

Cave 1047297sh are blind

P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check

1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the

homeless man money

2 What happens to the man at the end

Read with a Purpose

3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you

answer the question the title asks

Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose

4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos

purpose Beneath the chart complete this

sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to

Literary Analysis

7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-

ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake

What idea might the cake symbolize here

8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be

called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this

show about how his character has grown

9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-

eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no

opinion 3 = agree

bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot

be askedrdquo

bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo

bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo

Choose one statement and explain why you

strongly agree or disagree with it

Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher

says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes

What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-

ize What does the symbol contribute to the

storyrsquos message

Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something

that you could clearly imagine as you read Write

a description of that character setting or scene

using two examples of 1047297gurative language


Respond and Think Critically

Vocabulary Check

Answer the following questions

5 What are you feeling when you speak

with urgency

6 If someone were ashamed of something

would he or she talk about it a lot Explain

Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language

SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS




CHOICES

Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and

write an essay in which you compare how each

writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative

language symbolismmdashto support his purpose

You can organize your essay in one of these ways

1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary

devices in his selection Also discuss how the

literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose

and message In the second paragraph do

the same for the second selection

2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos

purpose In the first paragraph discuss how

the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-

ferent In the second paragraph discuss how

both writers use literary devices to get their

messages across

No matter which organization you use write a

conclusion in which you explain which selection

uses literary devices more effectively to get the

authorrsquos purpose and message across

Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-

Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with

this assignment

Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln


What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life

COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go

Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at

L6-531

Learn It Online

As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu

words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor

REVIEW

Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r

or fictional character to life Your description

should use imagery figurative language and

distinct symbol that stands for the character

CONNECT

Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin

interviews narration and music to tell real-li

stories With a partner create a five- to ten-

minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-

scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f

your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo

purpose first Play the recording for the class

EXTEND

Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers

ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y

Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe

thing it is right or wrong Reason things out

yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha

you think of this perspective Use examples f

ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to

support your opinion

TechFocus TechFocus

Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter

SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS

Wrap Up



ldquoWe have nothing to sparerdquo B

When they got home Mrs Markham

removed a white cardboard box rom the

rerigerator It contained poundcake Using

her thumb as a measure she careully cut

a hal-inch-thick piece o cake and gave it

to Willie on a clean plate Te plate lay ona plastic mat decorated by images o roses

with diamondlike dewdrops She also gave

him a glass o milk and a olded napkin

Willie said ldquoCan I have a bigger piece

o cakerdquo

Mrs Markham picked up the cake box

and ran a manicured pink 1047297ngernail along

the nutrition inormation panel ldquoA hal-

inch piece is a portion and a portion con-tains the ollowing nutrients Do you want

to hear themrdquo

ldquoNordquo

ldquoItrsquos on the box so you can accept what it

says Scientists study people and then write

these things I yoursquore smart enough you

could become a scientist Like thisrdquo Mrs

Markham tapped the box ldquoIt pays wellrdquo C

Willie ate his cake and drank the milkWhen he was done he took care to wipe

the crumbs off his ace as well as to blot the

milk moustache with the napkin

His mother said ldquoNow go on and do

your homework Yoursquore in 1047297fh grade Itrsquos

importantrdquo

Willie gathered up his books that lay

on the empty third chair At the kitchen

entrance he paused ldquoWhat kind o unha

piness does he haverdquo

ldquoWhorsquos thatrdquo

ldquoTat manrdquo

Mrs Markham looked puzzledldquoTe begging man Te one on the stre

ldquoCould be anythingrdquo his mother said

vaguely ldquoA person can be unhappy or

many reasonsrdquo

ldquoLike whatrdquo

ldquoWillie rdquo

ldquoIs it a doctor kind o sickness A sick

ness you can curerdquo

ldquoI wish you wouldnrsquot ask such questioldquoWhyrdquo

ldquoQuestions that have no answers

shouldnrsquot be askedrdquo

ldquoCan I go outrdquo

ldquoHomework 1047297rstrdquo

Willie turned to go

ldquoMoneyrdquo Mrs Markham suddenly sai

ldquoMoney will cure a lot o unhappiness

Tatrsquos why that man was begging A salesperson once said to me lsquoMaybe you canrsquot

buy happiness but you can rent a lot o it

You should remember thatrdquo

B Read and Discuss Whatrsquos the author letting us know about

Mrs Markham and Willie

C Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose What point might

the author be making by showing us how Mrs Markham reacts to

Williersquos request for more cake

A cave 1047297sh

















old

1






































eyes He smelled bad






Willie then dropped
























ldquoI knowrdquo



Willie said














was there again










insistence





Analyzing Visuals







ldquoWhy notrdquo







way they arerdquo







ldquoWillie rdquo















imaginationrdquo G













that truerdquo




want to knowrdquo

Willie shrugged









unhappinessrdquo

ldquoWhyrdquo



















Te man gave a grunt




Te man took a deep














ldquoI supposerdquo


ldquoWhat kindrdquo




ldquoYeahrdquo


called thatrdquo










you believe itrdquo





Willie nodded




ldquoOhrdquo


ldquoWillierdquo



I guessrdquo


ldquoWhatrdquo










homeless man
















thererdquo










a person needsrdquo



put it thererdquo




cutrdquo he asked
















hands o crumbs


man said




state this message



the man




of something

528





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up

















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1






































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ldquoI knowrdquo



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was there again










insistence





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ldquoWhy notrdquo







way they arerdquo







ldquoWillie rdquo















imaginationrdquo G













that truerdquo




want to knowrdquo

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unhappinessrdquo

ldquoWhyrdquo



















Te man gave a grunt




Te man took a deep














ldquoI supposerdquo


ldquoWhat kindrdquo




ldquoYeahrdquo


called thatrdquo










you believe itrdquo





Willie nodded




ldquoOhrdquo


ldquoWillierdquo



I guessrdquo


ldquoWhatrdquo










homeless man
















thererdquo










a person needsrdquo



put it thererdquo




cutrdquo he asked
















hands o crumbs


man said




state this message



the man




of something

528





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up














ldquoI knowrdquo



Willie said














was there again










insistence





Analyzing Visuals







ldquoWhy notrdquo







way they arerdquo







ldquoWillie rdquo















imaginationrdquo G













that truerdquo




want to knowrdquo

Willie shrugged









unhappinessrdquo

ldquoWhyrdquo



















Te man gave a grunt




Te man took a deep














ldquoI supposerdquo


ldquoWhat kindrdquo




ldquoYeahrdquo


called thatrdquo










you believe itrdquo





Willie nodded




ldquoOhrdquo


ldquoWillierdquo



I guessrdquo


ldquoWhatrdquo










homeless man
















thererdquo










a person needsrdquo



put it thererdquo




cutrdquo he asked
















hands o crumbs


man said




state this message



the man




of something

528





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up






ldquoWhy notrdquo







way they arerdquo







ldquoWillie rdquo















imaginationrdquo G













that truerdquo




want to knowrdquo

Willie shrugged









unhappinessrdquo

ldquoWhyrdquo



















Te man gave a grunt




Te man took a deep














ldquoI supposerdquo


ldquoWhat kindrdquo




ldquoYeahrdquo


called thatrdquo










you believe itrdquo





Willie nodded




ldquoOhrdquo


ldquoWillierdquo



I guessrdquo


ldquoWhatrdquo










homeless man
















thererdquo










a person needsrdquo



put it thererdquo




cutrdquo he asked
















hands o crumbs


man said




state this message



the man




of something

528





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up










Te man gave a grunt




Te man took a deep














ldquoI supposerdquo


ldquoWhat kindrdquo




ldquoYeahrdquo


called thatrdquo










you believe itrdquo





Willie nodded




ldquoOhrdquo


ldquoWillierdquo



I guessrdquo


ldquoWhatrdquo










homeless man
















thererdquo










a person needsrdquo



put it thererdquo




cutrdquo he asked
















hands o crumbs


man said




state this message



the man




of something

528





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up












thererdquo










a person needsrdquo



put it thererdquo




cutrdquo he asked
















hands o crumbs


man said




state this message



the man




of something

528





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up





Te man nodded










and then ate it L















ldquoTat manrdquo

ldquoWhat manrdquo






















meanrdquo











playground





say to each other


the story Explain




E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up



E n t e r t a i n

Inform


P e r s u a d e

Express f eelings

Quick Check


homeless man money


Read with a Purpose







Literary Analysis









opinion 3 = agree


be askedrdquo









storyrsquos message







Vocabulary Check



with urgency








CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up



CHOICES
















messages across







this assignment




COMPARING TEXTS

gohrwcom Go


L6-531

Learn It Online



REVIEW





CONNECT








EXTEND









TechFocus TechFocus



Wrap Up

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