The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz is wonderful tale about perseverance and paying attention to your intuition. Hooker's jaw dropped. Wells. Languages: English, Espanol | Site Copyright © Jalic Inc. 2000 - 2020. The boat moved slowly towards the beach. ", Hooker turned to him. ", "Curse it!" Then suddenly Evans began to swear and rave, and stamp upon the ground. Abruptly he stopped, and sitting down by the pile of ingots, and resting his chin upon his hands and his elbows upon his knees, stared at the distorted but still quivering body of his companion. Start by marking “The Treasure in the Forest” as Want to Read: Error rating book. "Pah!" ", "It's queer," said Evans, after a pause, "what these little marks downhere are for. He had a sheet of yellow paper on his knee. "But they ache! ", Evans stood with the ingot in his hands. he said. It has two buttons, one for educators that takes you to the educator sign up page and one for students that takes you to another modal which allows you to enter your class code for your enrolled class. said Hooker. A little further he tried again. The two men drew closer together, and stood staring silently at thisominous dead body. He saw the neck was puffed and purple, and the hands and anklesswollen. Presently they made an end of drinking, and, running the canoe into alittle creek, were about to land among the thick growth that overhung thewater. Your email address will not be published. Presently the little map fluttered and the voices sank. And, leaning dangerously over the fore part of the canoe, he began to suck up the water with his lips. At the sight of it Evans revived. What did a dead Chinaman signify? Presently they made an end of drinking, and, running the canoe into a little creek, were about to land among the thick growth that overhung the water. He took the ends of the collar of the coat in his hands, and Evans tookthe opposite corners, and they lifted the mass. He stood for a moment staring at Hooker, and then with a groan clutched at his own throat. The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher," or student teacher. Fragments of the conversation wereinaudible, and fragments incomprehensible. The canoe was now approaching the land. Hooker was looking steadfastly at his companion's face. The shadow deepened. His face became distorted with pain. Not sure what happened there. A little way up Hooker took some water inthe hollow of his hand, tasted it, and spat it out. They both sat for some minutes staring at the land, while the canoedrifted slowly. Then we must prospect.". It begins with a heading 3 called "Create Account". Refresh and try again. Hooker thought. What did a dead Chinaman signify? The island in front of the two men was green with trees and mountains climbed high into the sky. He was a Chinee," said Evans. It was L-shaped, and the transverse piece was armed withpolished stone. The men in the boat paddled* closer. He advanced towards the prostrate body. He understood that grinnow. Your email address will not be published. It was empty. ", Hooker turned to him. Beginning of dialog window. The man with the carved paddle stopped. The island in front of the two men was green with trees and mountains climbed high into the sky. --or was it Hooker? He pulledthe delicate spike out with his fingers and lifted the ingot. Farbeyond, dim and almost cloudlike in texture, rose the mountains, likesuddenly frozen waves. All Rights Reserved. "It seems almost cold here after the blaze outside.". "It's too slow." And what's the writing?". And, leaningdangerously over the fore part of the canoe, he began to suck up the waterwith his lips. Gravity. Then suddenly, with a queer rush of irritation, "What are you staring at? Read the next short story; The Triumphs of a Taxidermist. And his companion quietly folded up his map, put it in his pocket, passed Evans carefully, and began to paddle. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Chapter 1. The sea was still save for an almost imperceptible swell. "He stole a march on his friends," he said at last. They could see a beach. 2 thoughts to “Reading, Short And Deep #124 – The Treasure In The Forest by H.G. The thing was the figure of a Chinaman lying on his face. The other man had been in the fore part of the canoe, closely scrutinisingthe land. Lend a hand, I say! Far above him a faint breeze stirred the greenery,and the white petals of some unknown flower came floating down through thegloom. It's all right. He ran his thumb-nail over the chart. He laid great stress on the safety--it was a secret of his. "This is as much as we can carry," said he. Write. "_He_ said there was a heap of stones," said Hooker. Then Hooker began to suck furiously at the little pink spot on the ball ofhis thumb--sucking for dear life. Near by was aspade after the Chinese pattern, and further off lay a scattered heap ofstones, close to a freshly dug hole. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Wells. Presently they saw, far ahead, a gap in the sombre darkness where white shafts of hot sunlight smote into the forest. ", "It's queer," said Evans, when they had advanced only a few steps, "but myarms ache still with that paddling. Presently he began to doze. So they reached the river mouth. Evans gave an inarticulate cry and rolled over. Once again it was the night when he and Hooker had hit upon the Chinamen's secret; he saw the moonlit trees, the little fire burning, and the black figures of the three Chinamen--silvered on one side by moonlight, and on the other glowing from the firelight--and heard them talking together in pigeon-English--for they came from different provinces. "We had better paddle round," said Hooker. Worldly Wisdom." Though they were so near the Treasure he did not feel theexaltation he had anticipated. Now he wanted help to return and exhume them.Presently the little map fluttered and the voices sank. So they pushed out again into the river and paddled back down it to the sea, and along the shore to the place where the clump of bushes grew. Wells. ", They let the coat down, Evans' face was white, and little drops of sweatstood out upon his forehead. "It is straight now in thisdirection," said he; "we must push through this till we strike the stream.Then we must prospect.". His hands wereclenched convulsively. The men in the boat paddled* closer. ‘Look,’ said Evans, ‘here is the beach and the forest and here are the mountains.’ He ran his finger over the paper. Հայպետհրատի լավագույն պատմվածքի մատենաշարում է. էլի եմ ասել երևի, այս մատենաշարը միգուցե ժամանակին հիմնավորված է եղել։ Ավելի շուտ դպրոցական միջին և բարձր տարիքի համար է՝ ծանոթանալու հեղինակներին։ Չնայած անցյալ դարի վաթսունականների է մատենաշարը, բայց արդիականությունը՝ ծանոթացման գործառույթով, մինչև հիմա չի կորցրել։ Գրքում Ուելսից չորս պատմվածք է, երեքը ռուսերենից թարգմանությամբ, մեկը անգլերենից (փաստորեն հայերեն մինչև այժմ լույս տեսած բոլոր պատմվածքները)։ Հետաքրքրի է, Ուելսի համար հայերը «էկզոտիկ, Հայպետհրատի լավագույն պատմվածքի մատենաշարում է. էլի եմ ասել երևի, այս մատենաշարը միգուցե ժամանակին հիմնավորված է եղել։ Ավելի շուտ դպրոցական միջին և բարձր տարիքի համար է՝ ծանոթանալու հեղինակներին։ Չնայած անցյալ դարի վաթսունականների է մատենաշարը, բայց արդիականությունը՝ ծանոթացման գործառույթով, մինչև հիմա չի կորցրել։ Գրքում Ուելսից չորս պատմվածք է, երեքը ռուսերենից թարգմանությամբ, մեկը անգլերենից (փաստորեն հայերեն մինչև այժմ լույս տեսած բոլոր պատմվածքները)։ Հետաքրքրի է, Ուելսի համար հայերը «էկզոտիկա» են ու մի(նույն ժամանակ, ազգ, որին բաժին է ընկնում իմաստնության խնձորը։) Վերջին պետմվածքը սրա մասին է։ Իսկ գրքի էլեկտրոնային տարբերակը ( epub, kindle mobi), դե գիտեք արդեն որտեղից ։)). Hooker quietly put the map away in his pocket and took the paddle from Evans. Then he turned again and looked at the dead Chinaman, and then again at the hole. Far beyond, dim and almost cloudlike in texture, rose the mountains, like suddenly frozen waves. H.G. Great plants, as yet unnamed,grew among the roots of the big trees, and spread rosettes of huge greenfans towards the strip of sky. The paper had the appearance of a rough map. "If we beat a little way up and down the stream we should come tosomething.". "Curse this!" said Evans. "Hurry up, man," he said, "or by heaven I shall haveto drink sea water!" Terms in this set (10) Star. "What's come to you, Hooker?" It lay in a clear space among the trees. He kept growing bigger, too. There also was brilliant green undergrowth and coloured flowers. He looked at his hand and saw a slender thorn, perhaps two inches in length. said Evans suddenly. "What's the matter with you?" Literature Network » H.G. His movements were languid, likethose of a man whose strength was nearly exhausted. On the water of the broad, quiet poolwhich the treasure-seekers now overlooked there floated big oval leavesand a waxen, pinkish-white flower not unlike a water-lily. Hooker approached him. Hooker followed his finger. _He_ was a Chinee," said Evans. Hooker had caught the drift of their talk first, and had motioned to him to listen. Created by. A Spanish galleon from thePhilippines hopelessly aground, and its treasure buried against the day ofreturn, lay in the background of the story; a shipwrecked crew thinned bydisease, a quarrel or so, and the needs of discipline, and at last takingto their boats never to be heard of again. One of the men, Evans, said: ‘It is somewhere in there, in the forest*.’.
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