Boo Radley To Kill a Mockingbird
My name is Arthur Radley, Boo is my nickname. I live with my brother in our parent's house. I'm shy so stay indoors away from people. I see everything from my window. Next door is a widowed lawyer, Atticus Finch, and his two children, Jem and Scout. They are fairly well off and have a black maid, Calpurnia. This particular summer was more interesting than most. The kids made friends with a new boy, Dill. They acted out stories together. Dill spends time staring at my house like he is afraid of it.
Once fall arrives and school starts, I begin to put little gifts for the kids in the knothole of the old tree. I like to watch the expressions on their faces when they find my gifts. First gum, then Indian-head pennies. Scout seems frustrated with school and not happy. My gifts cheer her up.
Summer comes again and I get to watch the kids (my kids) play in the yard. They roll each other in a tire right up to my porch. Jem and Dill grow closer and Scout starts spending time with our neighbor, Miss Maudie. She is a widow and I watch her gardening. The last day of Dill's visit, the kids sneak into the yard and my brother, Nathan, shoots at them. Jem tears his pants on the fence running away. I sew them up and fold them for him to get later. Once school starts again, I leave a ball of twine in the knothole for them. I carve two figures out of soap that look like the kids and leave those in the knothole also. Then I leave more gum, a spelling bee medal and an old pocket watch. Nathan figures out what I'm doing and fills the knothole with cement. The kids are as disappointed as I am.
Winter comes for the first time in years with snow and all. They kids build a dirt man and cover it with snow. I laugh as I recognize Mr. Avery. Atticus makes them disguise it with a hat and hedge clippers. That night Miss Maudie's house catches fire. I see Scout shivering as she stands outside. In the confusion I am able to slip out and place a blanket around her shoulders without being
Once fall arrives and school starts, I begin to put little gifts for the kids in the knothole of the old tree. I like to watch the expressions on their faces when they find my gifts. First gum, then Indian-head pennies. Scout seems frustrated with school and not happy. My gifts cheer her up.
Summer comes again and I get to watch the kids (my kids) play in the yard. They roll each other in a tire right up to my porch. Jem and Dill grow closer and Scout starts spending time with our neighbor, Miss Maudie. She is a widow and I watch her gardening. The last day of Dill's visit, the kids sneak into the yard and my brother, Nathan, shoots at them. Jem tears his pants on the fence running away. I sew them up and fold them for him to get later. Once school starts again, I leave a ball of twine in the knothole for them. I carve two figures out of soap that look like the kids and leave those in the knothole also. Then I leave more gum, a spelling bee medal and an old pocket watch. Nathan figures out what I'm doing and fills the knothole with cement. The kids are as disappointed as I am.
Winter comes for the first time in years with snow and all. They kids build a dirt man and cover it with snow. I laugh as I recognize Mr. Avery. Atticus makes them disguise it with a hat and hedge clippers. That night Miss Maudie's house catches fire. I see Scout shivering as she stands outside. In the confusion I am able to slip out and place a blanket around her shoulders without being