Last Leaf
O. HENRY, THE LAST LEAF
In the 1890s, many artists lived in Greenwich Village, in
One morning, the doctor spoke quietly to Sue outside
Johnsy’s room.
New York City.
Sue and Johnsy were artists. The two girls met each
‘I can’t help her,’ the doctor said. ‘She is very sad. She
other in the month of May, at a restaurant in Greenwich
doesn’t want to live. Someone must make her happy again.
Village.
What is she interested in?’
‘I’m from the State of Maine,’ Sue said to Johnsy. ‘I draw
‘She’s an artist,’ Sue replied. ‘She wants to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples.’
pictures for stories in magazines.’
‘I’m from California,’ Johnsy said to Sue. ‘But I want to go to Italy. I want to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples!’
The two girls talked happily for an hour – about art, about
‘Painting!’ said the doctor. ‘That won’t help her!’
The doctor left the apartment.
Sue went into her own room and she cried quietly for a few minutes. Then she picked up her drawing board and
clothes, about food.
Soon after their first meeting, Sue and Johnsy moved into a studio apartment together. Their rooms were at the top of an old brick house in Greenwich Village.
In December, it was very cold in New York. Snow fell
some pencils. She started to sing a happy song and walked into Johnsy’s room.
Johnsy lay silently in her bed. Her face was thin and white. She was looking towards the window.
and there was ice in the ground. Many people in the city
‘Johnsy is asleep,’ Sue thought.
became ill. The illness was called pneumonia. The doctors
She stopped singing and she sat down in a corner of the
tried to help the sick people, but many of them died.
room. Then she started to draw a picture for a magazine.
That month, Johnsy had pneumonia. She was very ill.
Suddenly, Sue heard a quiet sound. She went quickly to the
She lay in her bed and she did not move. A doctor visited
side of the bed. Johnsy’s eyes were open.
In the 1890s, many artists lived in Greenwich Village, in
One morning, the doctor spoke quietly to Sue outside
Johnsy’s room.
New York City.
Sue and Johnsy were artists. The two girls met each
‘I can’t help her,’ the doctor said. ‘She is very sad. She
other in the month of May, at a restaurant in Greenwich
doesn’t want to live. Someone must make her happy again.
Village.
What is she interested in?’
‘I’m from the State of Maine,’ Sue said to Johnsy. ‘I draw
‘She’s an artist,’ Sue replied. ‘She wants to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples.’
pictures for stories in magazines.’
‘I’m from California,’ Johnsy said to Sue. ‘But I want to go to Italy. I want to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples!’
The two girls talked happily for an hour – about art, about
‘Painting!’ said the doctor. ‘That won’t help her!’
The doctor left the apartment.
Sue went into her own room and she cried quietly for a few minutes. Then she picked up her drawing board and
clothes, about food.
Soon after their first meeting, Sue and Johnsy moved into a studio apartment together. Their rooms were at the top of an old brick house in Greenwich Village.
In December, it was very cold in New York. Snow fell
some pencils. She started to sing a happy song and walked into Johnsy’s room.
Johnsy lay silently in her bed. Her face was thin and white. She was looking towards the window.
and there was ice in the ground. Many people in the city
‘Johnsy is asleep,’ Sue thought.
became ill. The illness was called pneumonia. The doctors
She stopped singing and she sat down in a corner of the
tried to help the sick people, but many of them died.
room. Then she started to draw a picture for a magazine.
That month, Johnsy had pneumonia. She was very ill.
Suddenly, Sue heard a quiet sound. She went quickly to the
She lay in her bed and she did not move. A doctor visited
side of the bed. Johnsy’s eyes were open.