A Summer's Reading Post reading page – 49 option 1

June 15, 1920

Dear diary,

Today I told Mr. Catanzara that I'm(gr.-was) planning to read a hundred books in the summer, so I could pick up my education. Of course I lied to him, I wanted him to respect me and treat me as a big boy.

I hope he won't tell anyone in the neighborhood about our conversation so no one will ask me questions about it and discover that I lied.

June 16, 1920

Dear diary,

Today, when I went (out) to the street for my regular walk at night in the neighborhood, something strange happened.
The shoemaker on the next block stopped me and said that I'm(gr.) a good boy, I thanked him and continued my walk across my neighborhood.

After a few moments, I realized that Mr. Catanzara had told the shoemaker about me picking up my education. Now that the lie had been told(gr.) it won't cause any trouble.

June 17, 1920

Dear dairy,

Today, when I woke up, my sister Sophie behaved very strangely, she was kind to me and she gave me a buck instead of a few nickels.

I realized that she also heard about the lie that I'm(gr.) trying to pick up my education and wanted to support me.

I think the lie about the books helped me, it helped me gain the respect of the people in my neighborhood, and they started to treat me as a grown up.

June 18, 1920  

Dear diary,

Today was not a good day. I went again for my nightly walk, when I saw Mr. Catanzara

I noticed from his walk that he was drunk, so I thought I could pass him without him noticing me, but I was wrong.

Mr. Cattanzara noticed me and started to ask me about the books I was reading. I was calm but inside I was crumbling, I feared that he discovered  that I had lied about the books and so he would be angry at me and that he is(gr.) going to tell everyone that I was lying  and they are going hate me.

I didn't say much about the books, instead, I pushed him aside and I ran from him.

The next morning I was walking in the street and people were treating me kindly and they told me they were proud of me.  I guess that Mr. Catanzara told them that I had finished reading all my books.

I thought that the lie is be(gr.) a good solution for my life but I realized that it hurt me, so I learned that lying is bad. So now I'm going to the library and I will start reading some real books so I can pick up my education. 

Much better. Well done!

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Daphna