Chapter 4
Tom buys a Bible and fails the Judge's question
English edition
-
1 The sun rises over the river village as churchgoers walk toward the little white church
In the text → -
2 Tom is overjoyed with his new "sure-enough" Barlow knife.
In the text → -
3 Scrubbed and buttoned into Sunday clothes, Tom stands stiff as a post in the kitchen
In the text → -
4 The Thatcher visitors walk up the church aisle as every child turns to stare
In the text → -
5 The Sunday-school shows off for the visitors as teachers fuss and paper wads fly
In the text → -
6 Tom holds up a thick wad of tickets and asks for a Bible as the superintendent freezes
In the text → -
7 Judge Thatcher smiles and holds out a hand as he asks Tom to name the first two disciples
In the text → -
8 Tom proudly holds his new Bible and shouts the wrong answer to the Judge's question.
In the text →