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Unit1
JohnnytheExplorer
Johnnywasthreewhenheranawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Somebodyleftthegardengateopen.Johnnywanderedout,crossedsomefields,andtwohourslater,arrivedinthenextvillage.Hewasjustabletogivehisnameandaddress.
Bythetimehewasseven,Johnnyusedtovanishfromhometwotothreetimesayear.Sometimeshecoveredquitelongdistancesonfoot.Onotheroccasionshegotonabusorevenatrain,andsimplysatthereuntilsomeoneaskedforhisticket.Generallythepolicebroughthimhome."Whydoyoudoit?
"theyusedtoask."Youaren'tunhappyathome,areyou?
....""Ofcoursenot,"Johnnyreplied."Thenwhy?
""Ijustlikeseeingplaces,"Johnnytoldthem.
Johnnycontinuedto"seeplaces"althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimesheusedtotravelhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.
ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtogetonboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?
Nooneknows!
AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:
hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomecorridorsandgotonboardthenearestplane.
Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwellatschool.Heenjoyedmathsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography."Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
"histeachersaskedhim.Johnnydidnottakelongtoanswerthatquestion."Anexplorer!
"heanswered."Butit'sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodemage."theytriedtotellhim,"unlessyougointospace!
"Butitwasnouse:
Johnnyknewwhathewanted!
Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinoneofthedailypapers.AnexpeditionwasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerevacanciesforthreeyoungpeople"willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure".Johnnyapplied,and,twomonthslater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.
GrowingPains
IguessitwasnotScottie'sday.Wedidnotknowifsomethinghadhappened,orifScottiewasjustfeelinghisage.Afterall,howgrownupisafour-year-oldsupposedtoact?
Buttoreallyunderstandwhathappened,letusstartatthebeginning.
MaryandIhadinvitedournephew,Scottie,overforhisusualSundaysupper.Wealwayslookedforwardtohavinghimbecausehewasaneatlittleboy.Onthisparticularevening,hearrivedontimeasusual.However,insteadofhugsandkisses,Scottiejustpushedpastusandheadedforthesofa.Ihadtotakeasecondlooktomakesurethiswastherightlittleboy.
Whilewewaitedfortheroastchicken—Scottie'sfavorite—tofinishcooking,wesatonthesofatalking.Rightinthemiddleofoneofmysentences,Scottiesaidsuddenly,"Hey,UncleArnold,Iwanttoplaymyrecord."Theconversationcametoahalt.Aminutelater,therecordplayerwasonasloudasitcouldgowith"DiscoDuck".Scottiewasdancingandsinginginthemiddleoftheroom.Marywastalkingtome,butIcouldnothearathingshewassaying.IwaspuzzledthatIletthematterpasswithonlyaslightcomment.
Soondinnerwasserved.Wesatdown,litthecandles,andstartedtoeat.Scottieusuallywouldbethefirsttostarteating,buttonighthejustsatthereandstaredatme."Aren'tyouhungry?
"Iasked."Yes,"repliedScottie."Thenaren'tyougoingtoeat?
""No,I'mnot,"heanswered."It'syourfavoritedinner,"saidmywife."Idon'twanttoeat,"answeredScottie.Payingnoattentiontohisstrangebehaviorforthemoment,Isaid,"Okay,ifyoudon'twanttoeat,youdon'thavetoeat.Youmaysitandkeepuscompanyuntilwefinishourdeliciousmeal."Aswecontinuedourdinner,Scottie'sfacelookedconfusedanduncertain.
Afterwefinisheddinner,webeganclearingawaythedishes,leavingScottietosittherewiththatlookofdisappointmentonhislittleface.WhenIremovedthedishcontainingtheroastbeef,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hestoodupandthrewhisnapkinacrossthetable.Unfortunately,ithitoneofthecandlesandcaughtfire.Idonotknowwhocriedouttheloudest,myselforScottie.Webothstoodtherewithalookofhorroronourfaces.Itookthenapkinandputitout.Scottiestartedcrying."I'msorry,"hesaid."IwasjusttryingtobeDennis.MyteacherreadusthebookaboutDennistheMenace,andwethoughtallthethingshedidweresofunny.ButtheyarenotfunnywhenIdothem.Idon'twanttobeDennisanymore."WeweregladthathewasnotDennisanymore,justourlittleScottie.
WorkingwhileYouGrow
KitchenManager—Joe
IhadbeenworkingatacafecalledPacificDessertsfortwoyears.Onedaythekitchenmanagerlefthisjob.Ihadworkedtherethelongest.Iwasgiventhekitchenmanager'swork,butnotthetitleorthepay.
Highschoolkidswaitedtablesatnightthere.Theyoftenvisitedinthemorningbeforetheplacewasopen.Theycameforfreecoffee.IhadbeenmakingmyselfbreakfastbeforethemanagergotthereandIdecidedtoexpand.Forthelastthreemonthsofschool,Imadefriedeggsandpotatosaladusingtherestaurant'seggs,cheese,milk,vegetables,potatoes,andspices.Westartedamorningcoffeeclub,andcharged$1perplate.Soonthehighschoolstudentsstartedtobringtheirfriends.Oneofthemevenmadeasignboardinhiscarpentryclassthatread"Joe'sUndergroundCafe".Iusuallymadeabout$8extraperday.Thiswasthesameasanincreaseinmypay.Iwasalsospendinganhourofthecompany'stimeformyownprofit.
BicycleMessenger—Kenny
BeingabikemessengerinSeattleishard,butourjobwaseasy.Wehadtoworkextremelyhard,butatleastwegotpaidbythehour.
Thecompanyalwaysletuswearshorts,butwehadtowearthecompanyT-shirts.Wecutoffthesleevestostaycool.Then,thecompanywantedtogiveabetterimpressionofitselfbecausewedeliveredtobigbusinesses.Theymadeuswearlongpantsandshirtsmadeofheavymaterial.Thiswascrazy!
Tryridingyourbicyclefastfortenmilesuphills,reallybighills,withheavypackageswhileyou'rewearinglongpants!
Allofthemessengersagreedwecouldnotcontinuelikethat.Wedecidedthatwewouldn'twashourclothesatall.Weworethesameclotheseveryday.Youcanimaginewhatitwaslikewhenwewereinanelevator.Ourclothessmelledterribleandourbodiesalsosmelledbad.Withinamonth,thecompanyreceivedmanycomplaints.Theyletuswearshortsagain.
E.T.—AfairyTaleoftheSpaceAge
Formanychildrenthesearchforextra-terrestriallifeorlifefromotherplanetsmayseemtobealreadyover.Anextra-terrestrialhasbeenwithusforsometime.Childrenaskforshirtsthatread"E.T.—Iloveyou"andforE.T.toysundertheChristmastree.StevenSpielberg'sfilm,"E.T.—theExtra-terrestrial",hasbecomeoneofthebiggestfilmmoney-makersofalltime;evenaheadof"StarWars".
Whatisitaboutthisbig-eyedcreaturefromouterspacethathasmadeAmerica'schildrenandmanyadultssoexcited?
PsychologistssaythatthefilmofE.T.,likeancientfairytales,containspowerfulstoriesthathelpchildrenthroughthedifficultprocessofgrowingup.Themessagethatfairytalesbringtothechildisthatastruggleagainstseveredifficultiesinlifecannotbeavoided,butthatifonedoesnotrunawaybutmeetsunexpectedandoftenunjusthardships,onemastersallobstaclesandattheendcomesoutvictorious.
Today'schildren,whooftengrowupaloneinhomesthatareseparatedfromotherchildren,needfairytalesevenmorethanchildrendidatthetimewhenthosetaleswerefirsttold.InE.T.theyfindafairytalewithaspecialinterestbecauseitissetinthespaceage,whichisclosertotheirsituationthanastorysetinanoldcastle.E.T.maynotbegood-lookingphysically,butheistotallyharmless,kindandcharming.NochildneedfearanouterspacefilledwithcreatureslikeE.T.
Thefilmhasatleasttwoheroeswhochildrencanunderstandandwithwhomtheycansharetheirfeelings—E.T.himselfandElliott,the10-year-oldboywhofinds,looksafterandsavesthefriendlyandlikablecreatureafterheisleftbehindbyhisspaceship.BothElliottandE.T.havebeenlefttolookafterthemselves.Elliottfeelsalonebecausehisparentshaveseparated,buthefindsamagicalfriendwhomhecanprotectandwhoprovideshimwithfriendship.Childrenoftenhaveastrongneedforimaginaryplaymates.
Forallchildren,thefilmraisesthequestionoftheneedtogrowupandthedesiretostayachild.ElliottdecidesnottogowithE.T.aboardthespaceship,wherehecouldcontinuelivinginanimaginaryworld.Asonechildsaid,"ElliottstayedonEarthbecausehehastogrowupandyoucan'tgrowuponthefarawayplanetofJupiter.YoustaysmallandakidlikeE.T."
Thefilmoffersmanyideasfromthetraditionalfairytale:
first,goodchildrengetthebetterofbadadults.Secondly,theheroisputinadifficultpositionintheearlystagesofthestorybutthereisahappyendingwhenheisfinallyrescued.Thirdly,thefilmofferstheideaofrebirth,whichisfoundinmanyfairytales.Finally,thestoryalsoremindsoneof"TheThreeFeathers"bythewell-knownwritersoffairytales—theGrimmbrothers.Inthisstory,theyoungestsonwinshisfather'skingdombydefeatinghisbrotherswiththehelpofanuglyoldtoad.Puttoafinaltest,tobringbackthemostbeautifulwoman,hewinsagainbychoosingthetoadwhoturnsintoabeauty.Thus,itislovewhichturnsevenuglythingsintosomethingbeautiful.It'
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