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tom turkey SawyerTom Sawyer is a boy who is full of adventures. In his world there is anadventure around every corner. rough of his adventures have lead him into somebad situations but with his good heart and bright mind he has gotten out of them.Tom lives with his aunt Polly, his cousin bloody shame and his bother Sid.One of the first things to happen in the book is a memorable one, therougeing of the fence. Toms aunt Polly made Tom paint her fence on a Saturdayas a punishment. Tom just hated the idea of having to work on a Saturday whileall of the neighborhood could make enjoyment of and harass him. After Tom tried totrade some of his possessions for a few hours of freedom he had a stroke ofgenius, instead of him paying community to work for him, he made people pay him topaint. Tom managed this by telling people that it isnt every day that you geta chance to paint a fence and he thought it was fun. He had people begging himto paint by the time that he was finished his story. H e would have taken everyboy in the towns wealth if he had not run out of paint.On June 17th about the hour of midnight, Tom and his best friend Huckwere out in the grave yard trying to get rid of warts, when they witnessed amurder by Injun Joe. At the time rape Potter was drunk and asleep so Injun Joeblamed the murder him (Muff Potter). They knew if crazy Injun Joe found out theyknew, he would for sure kill them. Tom wrote on a wooden board "Huck Finn andTom Sawyer swear to keep mum about this and they wish they may drop mow dead intheir tracks if they ever tell and rot", then in their own blood they signedtheir initials TS and HF.A few days after that attendant Tom, Huck and Joe decided to go andbecome pirates because no one cared for their company anymore. They stole somefood and supplies and then they stole a raft and paddled to an island in themiddle of the Mississippi River. They stayed and pirated for several days, thenthey all became so home sick that they could not bear it anymore. The next dayTom, Huck, and Joe showed up for their own funerals and there was much thanksand praise.The next big event in the town was the trial of Muff Potter for the