Chapter 3 A Bad Day

Becky was sick and didn't go to school for many days. Tom was very sad. One morning, he said to Aunt Polly, “I'm very sick, and I want to stay home from school.”

Aunt Polly said, “Here's some medicine.Take this and you can get well quickly.”

But Tom didn't like the medicine. Peter, the cat, came into the room and looked at Tom.

“Peter!” Tom said. “Have some medicine! ”

Peter had some medicine. He didn't like it! He went quickly out of the open window and into the yard.

Aunt Polly watched Peter. “Why did you do that, Tom?” she asked angrily.“You're a very bad boy!Go to school now.”

Tom arrived at school early and he waited for Becky at the school fence. She arrived early, too, but she didn't look at Tom. She went into school. Tom walked away. He didn't want to go to school now. He was very sad.

Joe Harper was near the school. He was sad, too, because his mother was angry with him. The two boys walked and talked.

Tom said, “Let's run away.”

“Yes, let's!” Joe said.

The two boys went to the river. Huck Finn was there. Tom and Joe said, “We're going to run away. Do you want to come with us?”

“Yes,” Huck answered. “Let's go across the river. We can have a good adventure there.”

The boys went home because they wanted to get food for their adventure.