Lesson Three Text Clearing in the sky By Jesse Stuart "This is the way,Jesse,"said my father,pointing with his cane across the deep valley below us."I want to show you something!” "Is not it too hot for you to do much walking?"I wiped the streams of sweat from my face to keep them from stinging (1 my eyes. "I did not want to go with him. I had just finished
Lesson Three Text Clearing in the sky By Jesse Stuart “This is the way, Jesse,” said my father, pointing with his cane across the deep valley below us. “I want to show you something!” “Is not it too hot for you to do much walking?” I wiped the streams of sweat from my face to keep them from stinging (1) my eyes. “I did not want to go with him. I had just finished
Lesson Three Text walking a half mile uphill from my home to his,2) carrying a basket of dishes to Mom. I knew how hot it was.I knew also that from January until April my father had gone to eight different doctors And they had all told him not to walk far. But I could not protest to (3)him now.When he made up his mind to do a thing,he would do it.He did not care if it was 100*F(Fahrenhait华氏温度)in the shade④or 20*F below zero.So I followed him down the little path between the pasture and the meadow. Suddenly he stopped,took out his pocketknife,and cut a wisp of (5)alfalfa.He held it up in the sun
Lesson Three Text walking a half mile uphill from my home to his, (2） carrying a basket of dishes to Mom. I knew how hot it was. I knew also that from January until April my father had gone to eight different doctors . And they had all told him not to walk far. But I could not protest to (3) him now. When he made up his mind to do a thing, he would do it. He did not care if it was 100*F (Fahrenhait 华氏温度） in the shade (4) or 20*F below zero. So I followed him down the little path between the pasture and the meadow. Suddenly he stopped, took out his pocketknife, and cut a wisp of (5) alfalfa. He held it up in the sun
Lesson Three Text “Look at this,Jesse!”he bragged.“Did you ever see better alfalfa grow out of the earth?" "It's the best-looking hay I have ever seen,"I said. "When I bought this land everybody said I was crazy." He bragged (6 again."it took me thirty years to make it do this!” As I stood looking at this meadow of alfalfa in the saddle (7 between two hills,I remembered how he had hauled leaves from the woods and spread them over (8)this field and
Lesson Three Text “Look at this, Jesse!” he bragged. “Did you ever see better alfalfa grow out of the earth?” “It’s the best-looking hay I have ever seen,” I said. “When I bought this land everybody said I was crazy.” He bragged (6) again. “it took me thirty years to make it do this!” As I stood looking at this meadow of alfalfa in the saddle (7) between two hills, I remembered how he had hauled leaves from the woods and spread them over (8) this field and
Lesson Three Text then plowed them under and let them rot.All that would grow on this ground when he bought it were pines and briars.The pines did not grow waist-high.There was not enough strength in the ground to push them any higher.9 He cut down the pines and plowed the land.He sowed a cover crop (10)and turned it under.Then he sowed a second,a third,and a fourth.In a few years he had the land producing good crops of corn,wheat and potatoes. "But this is not what I want to show you, Jesse,”he said..“Come on.Follow me!
Lesson Three Text then plowed them under and let them rot. All that would grow on this ground when he bought it were pines and briars. The pines did not grow waist-high. There was not enough strength in the ground to push them any higher. (9) He cut down the pines and plowed the land. He sowed a cover crop (10) and turned it under. Then he sowed a second, a third, and a fourth. In a few years he had the land producing good crops of corn, wheat and potatoes. “But this is not what I want to show you, Jesse,” he said. “Come on. Follow me!
Lesson Three Text I followed him through the pasture gate,then down a little narrow cattlepath into the deep hollow. "Where are we going?"I asked when he started to walk a log across the creek. “There,,”he smiled,pointing toward a wooded mountaintop. “That's the way we are going!” I followed him across the foot log he had made by chopping down (11 a white oak, felling it over the deep stream
Lesson Three Text I followed him through the pasture gate, then down a little narrow cattlepath into the deep hollow. “Where are we going?” I asked when he started to walk a log across the creek. “There,” he smiled, pointing toward a wooded mountaintop. “That’s the way we are going!” I followed him across the foot log he had made by chopping down (11) a white oak, felling it over the deep stream