Listen to Chapter Five. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a. Everyone in the village talked about Muff Potter’s trial.

b. Tom and Huck liked Muff Potter.

e. They went to the jail and brought Muff a book to read.

d. At the trial no one asked Tom any questions.

e. Muff Potter jumped out of the window.

f. Tom became the hero of St Petersburg.

g. The sheriff found Injun Joe.

CHAPTER FIVE The Trial

Some weeks later it was time for Muff Potter’s trial. Everyone in the village talked about it. Tom and Huck were worried.

“Huck, did you tell anyone about — that?” asked Tom.

“About what?” answered Huck.

“You know what," said Tom.

“Oh, of course not,” said Huck.

“Poor old Muff. l’m very sorry for him. People say he’s a killer. But it’s not true. And they’ll hang him!” said Tom.

‘I’m sorry for Muff too. But we can't tell anyone about Injun Joe, said Huck, “Poor Muff is a kind man. Once he gave me half a fish.”

“And once he helped me with my kite,“ said Tom, “I want to help him.“

“Let’s go to the jail and take him something to eat,“ said Huck.

They went to the small jail and they saw Muff. He was happy to see them.

“No one remembers old Muff any more. But you’re my friends and you remember me. Thank you, boys!“ said Muff smiling.

Now Tom felt terrible. He was worried about the trial. He could not sleep at night.

Everyone in the village went to Muff Potter’s trial. Muff looked old, tired and unhappy. Injun Joe was at the trial too.

During the trial there were many questions and answers. All the answers were against old Muff. Then the lawyer‘said, “Call Thomas Sawyer!“

Everyone was surprised and looked at Tom. Why did the lawyer call Tom Sawyer?

“Thomas Sawyer, where were you on June 17 at midnight?“

Tom looked quickly at Injun Joe. He waited a few moments and then said, “I was in the graveyard.“

“Were you near Hoss Williams’s grave?“ asked the lawyer.

“Yes, sir,“ said Tom.

“Why were you there?“ asked the lawyer.

“I went there to see ghosts, with a — a dead cat.“

Everyone laughed.

“What did you see in the graveyard? Tell us what happened,“ said the lawyer.

Tom told his story and the people of St Petersburg listened to him. They were very surprised.

“...and then Muff Potter fell to the ground and Injun Joe took Muff’s knife and — “

Tom suddenly heard a very loud noise. Injun Joe jumped out of the window and disappeared!

Tom became the hero of St Petersburg. He saved Muff Potter's life. Tom’s days were happy but his nights were not. At night he had terrible dreams about Injun Joe. The days passed and no one could find Injun Joe.

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT Complete the sentences. Choose the correct ending .

LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Complete the sentences with everyone, everything or everywhere.

CHAPTER SIX The Haunted House

Every young boy wants to find a treasure. And Tom did too.

One hot summer day he told Huck about his idea.

“Where can we look for a treasure?“ asked Huck happily.

“Robbers put treasure under old trees or in old houses. We can start digging under the old tree on Cardiff Hill. Come on!

Let’s go!"

The boys went to Cardiff Hill and started digging. It was a hot day and they dug for a few hours.

“There's nothing under this tree,” said Huck.

“I’m hot and tired,“ said Tom, “Let’s go to the haunted house. Nobody lives there.“

“But haunted houses have ghosts,“ said Huck.

“Ghosts only come out at night. It’s daytime now,“ said Tom.

“Well, alright,“ said Huck.

They went to the haunted house. It was an old, lonely place. There was silence all around. They were both afraid of this strange place. They entered quietly and looked around. Everything was old and broken. No one lived there. They looked in all the rooms downstairs and upstairs. But there was no treasure and there were no ghosts.

Tom and Huck were upstairs. “Sh!“ said Tom.

“What is it? Do you hear ghosts?“ whispered Huck.

“No! Don’t move!“ said Tom, “Let’s sit down on the floor.“

There were holes in the floor and they could see the rooms downstairs.

“Oh, no!“ whispered Tom, “There are two men downstairs.“

One was an old Spanish man with long, white hair and a big hat. The other man was small and wore dirty clothes.

“Let’s listen to them,“ whispered Tom.

The two men sat on the floor. “It's hot in here and I'm tired,“ said the old Spanish man.

When the boys heard his voice they were terrified, “That’s Injun Joe!“ whispered Huck. The boys’ faces became white.

“What are we going to do with the $650 in silver coins? That was a good robbery!“ said the small, dirty man.

“Let’s take about $30 with us now and hide the bag here. We can come back to get it soon,“ said Injun Joe.

The small, dirty man moved a big stone in the fireplace and pulled out a bag. He took some money from the bag. Injun Joe started digging near the fireplace with his knife.

Tom and Huck watched with excitement. There was a real treasure downstairs! Six hundred dollars was a wonderful treasure for two young boys!

Suddenly Injun Joe stopped digging. “There’s something here! I think it’s a box,“ he said. He found an old box and opened it.

“It’s money!“ cried Injun Joe, “Look! There are lots of gold coins!“ The two men looked at the coins and smiled. The box was full of gold coins!

Tom and Huck smiled too.

“This is the treasure of the old Murrel family — now it’s ours!“ said Injun Joe.

“Where can we hide this gold?“ asked the small man, “Can we put it back under the stone?“

“Yes,” said Injun Joe, “No, no! The stone isn’t a good place.

Someone may find it. Let’s put it under the cross 3 tonight.“

When it was dark outside the two men took the silver and gold away. Tom and Huck did not follow them because they were afraid of Injun Joe. But they wanted to find “the cross“ and the treasure. Where was “the cross“?