fish, a book about homosexual fishes from texas
TRANSCRIPT
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by Avi
Read with a PurposeRead this story to 1047297nd out what its unusual title
means
Preparing to Read for this selection is on
page 507
Build BackgroundThe ldquo1047297shrdquo of the title are a strange kind of creature called ldquocave 1047297shrdquo In
the United States these 1047297sh are found mostly in eastern and southern
states but they are also found all over the world In fact dozens ofdifferent species have been identi1047297ed so far The uniform traits they
all share are a whitish or colorless appearance (some of the 1047297sh seem
nearly transparent) and a lack of eyes
E very day Mrs Markham waited or
her son Willie to come out o school
when it was over Tey walked home
together I asked why Mrs Markham would
say ldquoParents need to protect their childrenrdquo
One Monday afernoon as they
approached their apartment building she
suddenly tugged at Willie ldquoDonrsquot look that
wayrdquo she said
ldquoWhererdquo
ldquoAt that man over thererdquo
As they walked Willie stole a look back
over his shoulder A man Willie had neverseen beore was sitting on a red plastic milk
crate near the curb His matted streaky gray
hair hung like a ragged curtain over a dirty
ace His shoes were torn Rough hands lay
upon his knees One hand was palm up
ldquoWhatrsquos the matter with himrdquo Willie
asked
Keeping her eyes straight ahead Mrs
Markham said ldquoHersquos sickrdquo She pulled Willie
around ldquoDonrsquot stare Itrsquos ruderdquo A
ldquoWhat kind o sickrdquo
Mrs Markham searched or an answer
ldquoHersquos unhappyrdquo she said
ldquoWhatrsquos he doingrdquo
ldquoCome on Willie you know
Hersquos beggingrdquoldquoDid anyone give him anythingrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Now come on donrsquot lookrdquo
ldquoWhy donrsquot you give him anythingrdquo
What Do
Have to Do withAnything
A Read and Discuss What are you learning about
Mrs Markham
fish
S H O R T S T O R Y
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ldquoWe have nothing to sparerdquo B
When they got home Mrs Markham
removed a white cardboard box rom the
rerigerator It contained poundcake Using
her thumb as a measure she careully cut
a hal-inch-thick piece o cake and gave it
to Willie on a clean plate Te plate lay ona plastic mat decorated by images o roses
with diamondlike dewdrops She also gave
him a glass o milk and a olded napkin
Willie said ldquoCan I have a bigger piece
o cakerdquo
Mrs Markham picked up the cake box
and ran a manicured pink 1047297ngernail along
the nutrition inormation panel ldquoA hal-
inch piece is a portion and a portion con-tains the ollowing nutrients Do you want
to hear themrdquo
ldquoNordquo
ldquoItrsquos on the box so you can accept what it
says Scientists study people and then write
these things I yoursquore smart enough you
could become a scientist Like thisrdquo Mrs
Markham tapped the box ldquoIt pays wellrdquo C
Willie ate his cake and drank the milkWhen he was done he took care to wipe
the crumbs off his ace as well as to blot the
milk moustache with the napkin
His mother said ldquoNow go on and do
your homework Yoursquore in 1047297fh grade Itrsquos
importantrdquo
Willie gathered up his books that lay
on the empty third chair At the kitchen
entrance he paused ldquoWhat kind o unha
piness does he haverdquo
ldquoWhorsquos thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
Mrs Markham looked puzzledldquoTe begging man Te one on the stre
ldquoCould be anythingrdquo his mother said
vaguely ldquoA person can be unhappy or
many reasonsrdquo
ldquoLike whatrdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoIs it a doctor kind o sickness A sick
ness you can curerdquo
ldquoI wish you wouldnrsquot ask such questioldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoQuestions that have no answers
shouldnrsquot be askedrdquo
ldquoCan I go outrdquo
ldquoHomework 1047297rstrdquo
Willie turned to go
ldquoMoneyrdquo Mrs Markham suddenly sai
ldquoMoney will cure a lot o unhappiness
Tatrsquos why that man was begging A salesperson once said to me lsquoMaybe you canrsquot
buy happiness but you can rent a lot o it
You should remember thatrdquo
B Read and Discuss Whatrsquos the author letting us know about
Mrs Markham and Willie
C Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose What point might
the author be making by showing us how Mrs Markham reacts to
Williersquos request for more cake
A cave 1047297sh
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Te apartment had three rooms Te
walls were painted mint green Willie
walked down the hallway to his room
which was at the ront o the building By
climbing up on the windowsill and pressing
against the glass he could see the sidewalk
1047297ve stories below Te man was still thereIt was almost 1047297ve when he went to
tell his mother he had 1047297nished his school
assignments She was not there He ound
her in her bedroom sleeping Since she had
begun working the night shif at a conve-
nience storemdashtwo weeks nowmdashshe took
naps in the late afernoon
For a while Willie stood on the thresh-
old
1
hoping his mother would wake upWhen she didnrsquot he went to the ront room
and looked down on the street again Te
begging man had not moved
Willie returned to his motherrsquos room
ldquoIrsquom going outrdquo he announced sofly
Willie waited a decent interval2 or his
mother to waken When she did not Willie
made sure his keys were in his pocket Ten
he lef the apartmentStanding just outside his door he could
keep his eyes on the man It appeared as i he
had still not moved Willie wondered how
anyone could go on without moving or so
long in the chilly October air Was staying in
one place part o the manrsquos sickness
During the twenty minutes that Willie
watched no one who passed looked in the
beggarrsquos direction Willie wondered i they
even saw the man Certainly no one put any
money into his open hand
A lady leading a dog by a leash went by
Te dog strained in the direction o the man
sitting on the crate Te dogrsquos tail wagged
Te lady pulled the dog away ldquoHeelrdquo she
commandedTe dogmdashtail between its legsmdashscam-
pered to the ladyrsquos side Even so the dog
twisted around to look back at the beggar
Willie grinned Te dog had done
exactly what he had done when his mother
told him not to stare
Pressing deep into his pocket Willie
ound a nickel It was warm and slippery
He wondered how much happiness youcould rent or a nickel D
Squeezing the nickel between his 1047297n-
gers Willie walked slowly toward the man
When he came beore him he stopped sud-
denly nervous Te man who appeared to
be looking at the ground did not move his
eyes He smelled bad
ldquoHererdquo Willie stretched orward and
dropped the coin into the manrsquos openright hand
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said hoarsely as
he olded his 1047297ngers over the coin His
eyes like high beams on a car 1047298ashed up at
Willie then dropped
Willie waited or a moment then went
back up to his room From his ront room he
looked down on the street He thought he saw
the coin in the manrsquos hand but was not sureAfer supper Mrs Markham got ready
to go to work She kissed Willie good night
Ten as she did every night she said
D Read and Discuss What is Willie up to here
1 threshold (HRESH ohld) doorway entrance
2 interval period o time between events
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ldquoI you have regular problems call Mrs
Murphy downstairs Whatrsquos her numberrdquo
ldquo274ndash8676rdquo Willie said
ldquoExtra bad problems call Grandmardquo
ldquo369ndash6754rdquo
ldquoSuper-special problems you can call merdquo
ldquo962ndash6743rdquo
ldquoEmergency the policerdquo
ldquo911rdquoldquoDonrsquot let anyone in the doorrdquo
ldquoI wonrsquotrdquo
ldquoNo television past ninerdquo
ldquoI knowrdquo
ldquoBut you can read laterdquo
ldquoYoursquore the one whorsquos going to be laterdquo
Willie said
ldquoIrsquom leavingrdquo Mrs Markham said
Afer she went Willie stood or a longwhile in the hallway Te empty apartment
elt like a cave that lay deep below the ear
Tat day in school Williersquos teacher had to
them about a kind o 1047297sh that lived in cav
Tese 1047297sh could not see Tey had no eye
Te teacher had said it was living in the
dark cave that made them like that
Beore he went to bed Willie took anot
look out the window In the pool o light ca
by the street lamp Willie saw the manOn uesday morning when Willie we
to school the man was gone But when h
came home rom school with his mother
was there again
ldquoPlease donrsquot look at himrdquo his mother
whispered with some urgency
During his snack Willie said ldquoWhy
shouldnrsquot I lookrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquoldquoTat man On the street Beggingrdquo
E Literary Focus Symbol Think about the symbol of the
cave 1047297sh introduced by the author In what ways is Williersquos situation
similar to that of an eyeless 1047297sh in a dark cave Who or what else in
the story might be compared to a 1047297sh that cannot seeVocabulary urgency (UR juhn see) n pressure
insistence
F Read and Discuss What does it say about Willie that he
keeps thinking about the homeless man
Viewing and Interpreting
What scene in the story does this photograph show
Analyzing Visuals
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ldquoI told you Hersquos sick Itrsquos better to act as
i you never saw them When people are
that way they donrsquot wish to be looked atrdquo
ldquoWhy notrdquo
Mrs Markham thought or a while
ldquoPeople are ashamed o being unhappyrdquo
ldquoAre you sure hersquos unhappyrdquoldquoYou donrsquot have to ask i people are
unhappy Tey tell you all the timerdquo
ldquoIs that part o the sicknessrdquo
ldquoOh Willie I donrsquot know Itrsquos just the
way they arerdquo
Willie contemplated the hal-inch slice
o cake his mother had just given him
He said ldquoEver since Dad lef yoursquove been
unhappy Are you ashamedrdquoMrs Markham closed her eyes ldquoI wish
you wouldnrsquot ask thatrdquo
Willie said ldquoAre yourdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoTink he might come backrdquo
ldquoItrsquos more than likelyrdquo Mrs Markham
said but Willie wondered i that was what
she really thought He did not think so ldquoDo
you think Dad is unhappyrdquoldquoWhere do you get such questionsrdquo
ldquoTeyrsquore in my mindrdquo
ldquoTerersquos much in the mind that need not
be paid attention tordquo
ldquoFish that live in caves have no eyesrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquo
ldquoMy teacher said itrsquos all that darkness Te
1047297sh orget to see So they lose their eyesrdquo
ldquoI doubt she said thatrdquoldquoShe didrdquo
ldquoWillie you have too much
imaginationrdquo G
Afer his mother went to work Willie
gazed down onto the street Te man was
there Willie thought o going down but
he knew he was not supposed to leave the
building when his mother worked at night
He decided to speak to the man tomorrow
Next afernoonmdashWednesdaymdashWilliesaid to the man ldquoI donrsquot have any money
Can I still talk to yourdquo
Te manrsquos eyes ocused on Willie Tey
were gray eyes with olds o dirty skin
beneath them He needed a shave
ldquoMy mother said you were unhappy Is
that truerdquo
ldquoCould berdquo the man said
ldquoWhat are you unhappy aboutrdquoTe manrsquos eyes narrowed as he studied
Willie intently He said ldquoHow come you
want to knowrdquo
Willie shrugged
ldquoI think you should go home kidrdquo
ldquoI am homerdquo Willie gestured toward
the apartment ldquoI live right here Fifh 1047298oor
Where do you liverdquo
ldquoAroundrdquoldquo Are you unhappyrdquo Willie persisted
Te man ran a tongue over his lips His
Adamrsquos apple bobbed
Willie said ldquoIrsquom trying to learn about
unhappinessrdquo
ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot think I want to sayrdquo
ldquoA man has the right to remain silentrdquo
the man said and closed his eyesWillie remained standing on the pave-
ment or a while beore walking back to his
apartment Once inside his own room he
G Read and Discuss How do these conversations add to what
wersquove already been thinking about Willie and his mother
Vocabulary ashamed (uh SHAYMD) adj embarrassed
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looked down rom the window Te man was
still there At one moment Willie was certain
he was looking at the apartment building and
the 1047298oor on which Willie lived
Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-
ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said
ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo
Te man gave a grunt
ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so
unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must
know a lot about itrdquo
Te man took a deep
breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo
Willie said ldquoAnd I need to
1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo
ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo
Te man pursed his lips
and blew a silent whistle
Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo
ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo
ldquoMy dad lefrdquo
ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the
time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it
would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo
ldquoI supposerdquo
Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo
ldquoWhat kindrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo
ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H
On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo
ldquoYeahrdquo
ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos
called thatrdquo
ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo
For a moment neither said anything
Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s
there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav
are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha
do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo
ldquoYou do How comerdquo
ldquoBecause you said sordquo
ldquoYou mean just because someone said
you believe itrdquo
ldquoNot someone Yourdquo
Willie said ldquoBut well
maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo
Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo
Willie nodded
ldquoWell yoursquore not just a
one You got eyes You see
You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo
ldquoOhrdquo
ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo
ldquoWillierdquo
ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo
Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam
I guessrdquo
ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo
ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo
Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo
ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo
ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t
box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni
then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol
I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m
mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo
H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the
homeless man
ldquoIrsquove decided to
tell you why Iwant to
learn aboutunhappinessrdquo
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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ldquoWe have nothing to sparerdquo B
When they got home Mrs Markham
removed a white cardboard box rom the
rerigerator It contained poundcake Using
her thumb as a measure she careully cut
a hal-inch-thick piece o cake and gave it
to Willie on a clean plate Te plate lay ona plastic mat decorated by images o roses
with diamondlike dewdrops She also gave
him a glass o milk and a olded napkin
Willie said ldquoCan I have a bigger piece
o cakerdquo
Mrs Markham picked up the cake box
and ran a manicured pink 1047297ngernail along
the nutrition inormation panel ldquoA hal-
inch piece is a portion and a portion con-tains the ollowing nutrients Do you want
to hear themrdquo
ldquoNordquo
ldquoItrsquos on the box so you can accept what it
says Scientists study people and then write
these things I yoursquore smart enough you
could become a scientist Like thisrdquo Mrs
Markham tapped the box ldquoIt pays wellrdquo C
Willie ate his cake and drank the milkWhen he was done he took care to wipe
the crumbs off his ace as well as to blot the
milk moustache with the napkin
His mother said ldquoNow go on and do
your homework Yoursquore in 1047297fh grade Itrsquos
importantrdquo
Willie gathered up his books that lay
on the empty third chair At the kitchen
entrance he paused ldquoWhat kind o unha
piness does he haverdquo
ldquoWhorsquos thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
Mrs Markham looked puzzledldquoTe begging man Te one on the stre
ldquoCould be anythingrdquo his mother said
vaguely ldquoA person can be unhappy or
many reasonsrdquo
ldquoLike whatrdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoIs it a doctor kind o sickness A sick
ness you can curerdquo
ldquoI wish you wouldnrsquot ask such questioldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoQuestions that have no answers
shouldnrsquot be askedrdquo
ldquoCan I go outrdquo
ldquoHomework 1047297rstrdquo
Willie turned to go
ldquoMoneyrdquo Mrs Markham suddenly sai
ldquoMoney will cure a lot o unhappiness
Tatrsquos why that man was begging A salesperson once said to me lsquoMaybe you canrsquot
buy happiness but you can rent a lot o it
You should remember thatrdquo
B Read and Discuss Whatrsquos the author letting us know about
Mrs Markham and Willie
C Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose What point might
the author be making by showing us how Mrs Markham reacts to
Williersquos request for more cake
A cave 1047297sh
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Te apartment had three rooms Te
walls were painted mint green Willie
walked down the hallway to his room
which was at the ront o the building By
climbing up on the windowsill and pressing
against the glass he could see the sidewalk
1047297ve stories below Te man was still thereIt was almost 1047297ve when he went to
tell his mother he had 1047297nished his school
assignments She was not there He ound
her in her bedroom sleeping Since she had
begun working the night shif at a conve-
nience storemdashtwo weeks nowmdashshe took
naps in the late afernoon
For a while Willie stood on the thresh-
old
1
hoping his mother would wake upWhen she didnrsquot he went to the ront room
and looked down on the street again Te
begging man had not moved
Willie returned to his motherrsquos room
ldquoIrsquom going outrdquo he announced sofly
Willie waited a decent interval2 or his
mother to waken When she did not Willie
made sure his keys were in his pocket Ten
he lef the apartmentStanding just outside his door he could
keep his eyes on the man It appeared as i he
had still not moved Willie wondered how
anyone could go on without moving or so
long in the chilly October air Was staying in
one place part o the manrsquos sickness
During the twenty minutes that Willie
watched no one who passed looked in the
beggarrsquos direction Willie wondered i they
even saw the man Certainly no one put any
money into his open hand
A lady leading a dog by a leash went by
Te dog strained in the direction o the man
sitting on the crate Te dogrsquos tail wagged
Te lady pulled the dog away ldquoHeelrdquo she
commandedTe dogmdashtail between its legsmdashscam-
pered to the ladyrsquos side Even so the dog
twisted around to look back at the beggar
Willie grinned Te dog had done
exactly what he had done when his mother
told him not to stare
Pressing deep into his pocket Willie
ound a nickel It was warm and slippery
He wondered how much happiness youcould rent or a nickel D
Squeezing the nickel between his 1047297n-
gers Willie walked slowly toward the man
When he came beore him he stopped sud-
denly nervous Te man who appeared to
be looking at the ground did not move his
eyes He smelled bad
ldquoHererdquo Willie stretched orward and
dropped the coin into the manrsquos openright hand
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said hoarsely as
he olded his 1047297ngers over the coin His
eyes like high beams on a car 1047298ashed up at
Willie then dropped
Willie waited or a moment then went
back up to his room From his ront room he
looked down on the street He thought he saw
the coin in the manrsquos hand but was not sureAfer supper Mrs Markham got ready
to go to work She kissed Willie good night
Ten as she did every night she said
D Read and Discuss What is Willie up to here
1 threshold (HRESH ohld) doorway entrance
2 interval period o time between events
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ldquoI you have regular problems call Mrs
Murphy downstairs Whatrsquos her numberrdquo
ldquo274ndash8676rdquo Willie said
ldquoExtra bad problems call Grandmardquo
ldquo369ndash6754rdquo
ldquoSuper-special problems you can call merdquo
ldquo962ndash6743rdquo
ldquoEmergency the policerdquo
ldquo911rdquoldquoDonrsquot let anyone in the doorrdquo
ldquoI wonrsquotrdquo
ldquoNo television past ninerdquo
ldquoI knowrdquo
ldquoBut you can read laterdquo
ldquoYoursquore the one whorsquos going to be laterdquo
Willie said
ldquoIrsquom leavingrdquo Mrs Markham said
Afer she went Willie stood or a longwhile in the hallway Te empty apartment
elt like a cave that lay deep below the ear
Tat day in school Williersquos teacher had to
them about a kind o 1047297sh that lived in cav
Tese 1047297sh could not see Tey had no eye
Te teacher had said it was living in the
dark cave that made them like that
Beore he went to bed Willie took anot
look out the window In the pool o light ca
by the street lamp Willie saw the manOn uesday morning when Willie we
to school the man was gone But when h
came home rom school with his mother
was there again
ldquoPlease donrsquot look at himrdquo his mother
whispered with some urgency
During his snack Willie said ldquoWhy
shouldnrsquot I lookrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquoldquoTat man On the street Beggingrdquo
E Literary Focus Symbol Think about the symbol of the
cave 1047297sh introduced by the author In what ways is Williersquos situation
similar to that of an eyeless 1047297sh in a dark cave Who or what else in
the story might be compared to a 1047297sh that cannot seeVocabulary urgency (UR juhn see) n pressure
insistence
F Read and Discuss What does it say about Willie that he
keeps thinking about the homeless man
Viewing and Interpreting
What scene in the story does this photograph show
Analyzing Visuals
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ldquoI told you Hersquos sick Itrsquos better to act as
i you never saw them When people are
that way they donrsquot wish to be looked atrdquo
ldquoWhy notrdquo
Mrs Markham thought or a while
ldquoPeople are ashamed o being unhappyrdquo
ldquoAre you sure hersquos unhappyrdquoldquoYou donrsquot have to ask i people are
unhappy Tey tell you all the timerdquo
ldquoIs that part o the sicknessrdquo
ldquoOh Willie I donrsquot know Itrsquos just the
way they arerdquo
Willie contemplated the hal-inch slice
o cake his mother had just given him
He said ldquoEver since Dad lef yoursquove been
unhappy Are you ashamedrdquoMrs Markham closed her eyes ldquoI wish
you wouldnrsquot ask thatrdquo
Willie said ldquoAre yourdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoTink he might come backrdquo
ldquoItrsquos more than likelyrdquo Mrs Markham
said but Willie wondered i that was what
she really thought He did not think so ldquoDo
you think Dad is unhappyrdquoldquoWhere do you get such questionsrdquo
ldquoTeyrsquore in my mindrdquo
ldquoTerersquos much in the mind that need not
be paid attention tordquo
ldquoFish that live in caves have no eyesrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquo
ldquoMy teacher said itrsquos all that darkness Te
1047297sh orget to see So they lose their eyesrdquo
ldquoI doubt she said thatrdquoldquoShe didrdquo
ldquoWillie you have too much
imaginationrdquo G
Afer his mother went to work Willie
gazed down onto the street Te man was
there Willie thought o going down but
he knew he was not supposed to leave the
building when his mother worked at night
He decided to speak to the man tomorrow
Next afernoonmdashWednesdaymdashWilliesaid to the man ldquoI donrsquot have any money
Can I still talk to yourdquo
Te manrsquos eyes ocused on Willie Tey
were gray eyes with olds o dirty skin
beneath them He needed a shave
ldquoMy mother said you were unhappy Is
that truerdquo
ldquoCould berdquo the man said
ldquoWhat are you unhappy aboutrdquoTe manrsquos eyes narrowed as he studied
Willie intently He said ldquoHow come you
want to knowrdquo
Willie shrugged
ldquoI think you should go home kidrdquo
ldquoI am homerdquo Willie gestured toward
the apartment ldquoI live right here Fifh 1047298oor
Where do you liverdquo
ldquoAroundrdquoldquo Are you unhappyrdquo Willie persisted
Te man ran a tongue over his lips His
Adamrsquos apple bobbed
Willie said ldquoIrsquom trying to learn about
unhappinessrdquo
ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot think I want to sayrdquo
ldquoA man has the right to remain silentrdquo
the man said and closed his eyesWillie remained standing on the pave-
ment or a while beore walking back to his
apartment Once inside his own room he
G Read and Discuss How do these conversations add to what
wersquove already been thinking about Willie and his mother
Vocabulary ashamed (uh SHAYMD) adj embarrassed
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looked down rom the window Te man was
still there At one moment Willie was certain
he was looking at the apartment building and
the 1047298oor on which Willie lived
Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-
ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said
ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo
Te man gave a grunt
ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so
unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must
know a lot about itrdquo
Te man took a deep
breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo
Willie said ldquoAnd I need to
1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo
ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo
Te man pursed his lips
and blew a silent whistle
Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo
ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo
ldquoMy dad lefrdquo
ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the
time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it
would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo
ldquoI supposerdquo
Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo
ldquoWhat kindrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo
ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H
On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo
ldquoYeahrdquo
ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos
called thatrdquo
ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo
For a moment neither said anything
Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s
there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav
are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha
do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo
ldquoYou do How comerdquo
ldquoBecause you said sordquo
ldquoYou mean just because someone said
you believe itrdquo
ldquoNot someone Yourdquo
Willie said ldquoBut well
maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo
Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo
Willie nodded
ldquoWell yoursquore not just a
one You got eyes You see
You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo
ldquoOhrdquo
ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo
ldquoWillierdquo
ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo
Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam
I guessrdquo
ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo
ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo
Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo
ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo
ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t
box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni
then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol
I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m
mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo
H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the
homeless man
ldquoIrsquove decided to
tell you why Iwant to
learn aboutunhappinessrdquo
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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Te apartment had three rooms Te
walls were painted mint green Willie
walked down the hallway to his room
which was at the ront o the building By
climbing up on the windowsill and pressing
against the glass he could see the sidewalk
1047297ve stories below Te man was still thereIt was almost 1047297ve when he went to
tell his mother he had 1047297nished his school
assignments She was not there He ound
her in her bedroom sleeping Since she had
begun working the night shif at a conve-
nience storemdashtwo weeks nowmdashshe took
naps in the late afernoon
For a while Willie stood on the thresh-
old
1
hoping his mother would wake upWhen she didnrsquot he went to the ront room
and looked down on the street again Te
begging man had not moved
Willie returned to his motherrsquos room
ldquoIrsquom going outrdquo he announced sofly
Willie waited a decent interval2 or his
mother to waken When she did not Willie
made sure his keys were in his pocket Ten
he lef the apartmentStanding just outside his door he could
keep his eyes on the man It appeared as i he
had still not moved Willie wondered how
anyone could go on without moving or so
long in the chilly October air Was staying in
one place part o the manrsquos sickness
During the twenty minutes that Willie
watched no one who passed looked in the
beggarrsquos direction Willie wondered i they
even saw the man Certainly no one put any
money into his open hand
A lady leading a dog by a leash went by
Te dog strained in the direction o the man
sitting on the crate Te dogrsquos tail wagged
Te lady pulled the dog away ldquoHeelrdquo she
commandedTe dogmdashtail between its legsmdashscam-
pered to the ladyrsquos side Even so the dog
twisted around to look back at the beggar
Willie grinned Te dog had done
exactly what he had done when his mother
told him not to stare
Pressing deep into his pocket Willie
ound a nickel It was warm and slippery
He wondered how much happiness youcould rent or a nickel D
Squeezing the nickel between his 1047297n-
gers Willie walked slowly toward the man
When he came beore him he stopped sud-
denly nervous Te man who appeared to
be looking at the ground did not move his
eyes He smelled bad
ldquoHererdquo Willie stretched orward and
dropped the coin into the manrsquos openright hand
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said hoarsely as
he olded his 1047297ngers over the coin His
eyes like high beams on a car 1047298ashed up at
Willie then dropped
Willie waited or a moment then went
back up to his room From his ront room he
looked down on the street He thought he saw
the coin in the manrsquos hand but was not sureAfer supper Mrs Markham got ready
to go to work She kissed Willie good night
Ten as she did every night she said
D Read and Discuss What is Willie up to here
1 threshold (HRESH ohld) doorway entrance
2 interval period o time between events
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ldquoI you have regular problems call Mrs
Murphy downstairs Whatrsquos her numberrdquo
ldquo274ndash8676rdquo Willie said
ldquoExtra bad problems call Grandmardquo
ldquo369ndash6754rdquo
ldquoSuper-special problems you can call merdquo
ldquo962ndash6743rdquo
ldquoEmergency the policerdquo
ldquo911rdquoldquoDonrsquot let anyone in the doorrdquo
ldquoI wonrsquotrdquo
ldquoNo television past ninerdquo
ldquoI knowrdquo
ldquoBut you can read laterdquo
ldquoYoursquore the one whorsquos going to be laterdquo
Willie said
ldquoIrsquom leavingrdquo Mrs Markham said
Afer she went Willie stood or a longwhile in the hallway Te empty apartment
elt like a cave that lay deep below the ear
Tat day in school Williersquos teacher had to
them about a kind o 1047297sh that lived in cav
Tese 1047297sh could not see Tey had no eye
Te teacher had said it was living in the
dark cave that made them like that
Beore he went to bed Willie took anot
look out the window In the pool o light ca
by the street lamp Willie saw the manOn uesday morning when Willie we
to school the man was gone But when h
came home rom school with his mother
was there again
ldquoPlease donrsquot look at himrdquo his mother
whispered with some urgency
During his snack Willie said ldquoWhy
shouldnrsquot I lookrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquoldquoTat man On the street Beggingrdquo
E Literary Focus Symbol Think about the symbol of the
cave 1047297sh introduced by the author In what ways is Williersquos situation
similar to that of an eyeless 1047297sh in a dark cave Who or what else in
the story might be compared to a 1047297sh that cannot seeVocabulary urgency (UR juhn see) n pressure
insistence
F Read and Discuss What does it say about Willie that he
keeps thinking about the homeless man
Viewing and Interpreting
What scene in the story does this photograph show
Analyzing Visuals
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ldquoI told you Hersquos sick Itrsquos better to act as
i you never saw them When people are
that way they donrsquot wish to be looked atrdquo
ldquoWhy notrdquo
Mrs Markham thought or a while
ldquoPeople are ashamed o being unhappyrdquo
ldquoAre you sure hersquos unhappyrdquoldquoYou donrsquot have to ask i people are
unhappy Tey tell you all the timerdquo
ldquoIs that part o the sicknessrdquo
ldquoOh Willie I donrsquot know Itrsquos just the
way they arerdquo
Willie contemplated the hal-inch slice
o cake his mother had just given him
He said ldquoEver since Dad lef yoursquove been
unhappy Are you ashamedrdquoMrs Markham closed her eyes ldquoI wish
you wouldnrsquot ask thatrdquo
Willie said ldquoAre yourdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoTink he might come backrdquo
ldquoItrsquos more than likelyrdquo Mrs Markham
said but Willie wondered i that was what
she really thought He did not think so ldquoDo
you think Dad is unhappyrdquoldquoWhere do you get such questionsrdquo
ldquoTeyrsquore in my mindrdquo
ldquoTerersquos much in the mind that need not
be paid attention tordquo
ldquoFish that live in caves have no eyesrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquo
ldquoMy teacher said itrsquos all that darkness Te
1047297sh orget to see So they lose their eyesrdquo
ldquoI doubt she said thatrdquoldquoShe didrdquo
ldquoWillie you have too much
imaginationrdquo G
Afer his mother went to work Willie
gazed down onto the street Te man was
there Willie thought o going down but
he knew he was not supposed to leave the
building when his mother worked at night
He decided to speak to the man tomorrow
Next afernoonmdashWednesdaymdashWilliesaid to the man ldquoI donrsquot have any money
Can I still talk to yourdquo
Te manrsquos eyes ocused on Willie Tey
were gray eyes with olds o dirty skin
beneath them He needed a shave
ldquoMy mother said you were unhappy Is
that truerdquo
ldquoCould berdquo the man said
ldquoWhat are you unhappy aboutrdquoTe manrsquos eyes narrowed as he studied
Willie intently He said ldquoHow come you
want to knowrdquo
Willie shrugged
ldquoI think you should go home kidrdquo
ldquoI am homerdquo Willie gestured toward
the apartment ldquoI live right here Fifh 1047298oor
Where do you liverdquo
ldquoAroundrdquoldquo Are you unhappyrdquo Willie persisted
Te man ran a tongue over his lips His
Adamrsquos apple bobbed
Willie said ldquoIrsquom trying to learn about
unhappinessrdquo
ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot think I want to sayrdquo
ldquoA man has the right to remain silentrdquo
the man said and closed his eyesWillie remained standing on the pave-
ment or a while beore walking back to his
apartment Once inside his own room he
G Read and Discuss How do these conversations add to what
wersquove already been thinking about Willie and his mother
Vocabulary ashamed (uh SHAYMD) adj embarrassed
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looked down rom the window Te man was
still there At one moment Willie was certain
he was looking at the apartment building and
the 1047298oor on which Willie lived
Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-
ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said
ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo
Te man gave a grunt
ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so
unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must
know a lot about itrdquo
Te man took a deep
breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo
Willie said ldquoAnd I need to
1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo
ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo
Te man pursed his lips
and blew a silent whistle
Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo
ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo
ldquoMy dad lefrdquo
ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the
time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it
would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo
ldquoI supposerdquo
Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo
ldquoWhat kindrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo
ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H
On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo
ldquoYeahrdquo
ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos
called thatrdquo
ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo
For a moment neither said anything
Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s
there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav
are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha
do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo
ldquoYou do How comerdquo
ldquoBecause you said sordquo
ldquoYou mean just because someone said
you believe itrdquo
ldquoNot someone Yourdquo
Willie said ldquoBut well
maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo
Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo
Willie nodded
ldquoWell yoursquore not just a
one You got eyes You see
You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo
ldquoOhrdquo
ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo
ldquoWillierdquo
ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo
Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam
I guessrdquo
ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo
ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo
Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo
ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo
ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t
box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni
then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol
I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m
mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo
H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the
homeless man
ldquoIrsquove decided to
tell you why Iwant to
learn aboutunhappinessrdquo
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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ldquoI you have regular problems call Mrs
Murphy downstairs Whatrsquos her numberrdquo
ldquo274ndash8676rdquo Willie said
ldquoExtra bad problems call Grandmardquo
ldquo369ndash6754rdquo
ldquoSuper-special problems you can call merdquo
ldquo962ndash6743rdquo
ldquoEmergency the policerdquo
ldquo911rdquoldquoDonrsquot let anyone in the doorrdquo
ldquoI wonrsquotrdquo
ldquoNo television past ninerdquo
ldquoI knowrdquo
ldquoBut you can read laterdquo
ldquoYoursquore the one whorsquos going to be laterdquo
Willie said
ldquoIrsquom leavingrdquo Mrs Markham said
Afer she went Willie stood or a longwhile in the hallway Te empty apartment
elt like a cave that lay deep below the ear
Tat day in school Williersquos teacher had to
them about a kind o 1047297sh that lived in cav
Tese 1047297sh could not see Tey had no eye
Te teacher had said it was living in the
dark cave that made them like that
Beore he went to bed Willie took anot
look out the window In the pool o light ca
by the street lamp Willie saw the manOn uesday morning when Willie we
to school the man was gone But when h
came home rom school with his mother
was there again
ldquoPlease donrsquot look at himrdquo his mother
whispered with some urgency
During his snack Willie said ldquoWhy
shouldnrsquot I lookrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquoldquoTat man On the street Beggingrdquo
E Literary Focus Symbol Think about the symbol of the
cave 1047297sh introduced by the author In what ways is Williersquos situation
similar to that of an eyeless 1047297sh in a dark cave Who or what else in
the story might be compared to a 1047297sh that cannot seeVocabulary urgency (UR juhn see) n pressure
insistence
F Read and Discuss What does it say about Willie that he
keeps thinking about the homeless man
Viewing and Interpreting
What scene in the story does this photograph show
Analyzing Visuals
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ldquoI told you Hersquos sick Itrsquos better to act as
i you never saw them When people are
that way they donrsquot wish to be looked atrdquo
ldquoWhy notrdquo
Mrs Markham thought or a while
ldquoPeople are ashamed o being unhappyrdquo
ldquoAre you sure hersquos unhappyrdquoldquoYou donrsquot have to ask i people are
unhappy Tey tell you all the timerdquo
ldquoIs that part o the sicknessrdquo
ldquoOh Willie I donrsquot know Itrsquos just the
way they arerdquo
Willie contemplated the hal-inch slice
o cake his mother had just given him
He said ldquoEver since Dad lef yoursquove been
unhappy Are you ashamedrdquoMrs Markham closed her eyes ldquoI wish
you wouldnrsquot ask thatrdquo
Willie said ldquoAre yourdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoTink he might come backrdquo
ldquoItrsquos more than likelyrdquo Mrs Markham
said but Willie wondered i that was what
she really thought He did not think so ldquoDo
you think Dad is unhappyrdquoldquoWhere do you get such questionsrdquo
ldquoTeyrsquore in my mindrdquo
ldquoTerersquos much in the mind that need not
be paid attention tordquo
ldquoFish that live in caves have no eyesrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquo
ldquoMy teacher said itrsquos all that darkness Te
1047297sh orget to see So they lose their eyesrdquo
ldquoI doubt she said thatrdquoldquoShe didrdquo
ldquoWillie you have too much
imaginationrdquo G
Afer his mother went to work Willie
gazed down onto the street Te man was
there Willie thought o going down but
he knew he was not supposed to leave the
building when his mother worked at night
He decided to speak to the man tomorrow
Next afernoonmdashWednesdaymdashWilliesaid to the man ldquoI donrsquot have any money
Can I still talk to yourdquo
Te manrsquos eyes ocused on Willie Tey
were gray eyes with olds o dirty skin
beneath them He needed a shave
ldquoMy mother said you were unhappy Is
that truerdquo
ldquoCould berdquo the man said
ldquoWhat are you unhappy aboutrdquoTe manrsquos eyes narrowed as he studied
Willie intently He said ldquoHow come you
want to knowrdquo
Willie shrugged
ldquoI think you should go home kidrdquo
ldquoI am homerdquo Willie gestured toward
the apartment ldquoI live right here Fifh 1047298oor
Where do you liverdquo
ldquoAroundrdquoldquo Are you unhappyrdquo Willie persisted
Te man ran a tongue over his lips His
Adamrsquos apple bobbed
Willie said ldquoIrsquom trying to learn about
unhappinessrdquo
ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot think I want to sayrdquo
ldquoA man has the right to remain silentrdquo
the man said and closed his eyesWillie remained standing on the pave-
ment or a while beore walking back to his
apartment Once inside his own room he
G Read and Discuss How do these conversations add to what
wersquove already been thinking about Willie and his mother
Vocabulary ashamed (uh SHAYMD) adj embarrassed
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looked down rom the window Te man was
still there At one moment Willie was certain
he was looking at the apartment building and
the 1047298oor on which Willie lived
Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-
ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said
ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo
Te man gave a grunt
ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so
unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must
know a lot about itrdquo
Te man took a deep
breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo
Willie said ldquoAnd I need to
1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo
ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo
Te man pursed his lips
and blew a silent whistle
Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo
ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo
ldquoMy dad lefrdquo
ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the
time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it
would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo
ldquoI supposerdquo
Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo
ldquoWhat kindrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo
ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H
On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo
ldquoYeahrdquo
ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos
called thatrdquo
ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo
For a moment neither said anything
Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s
there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav
are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha
do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo
ldquoYou do How comerdquo
ldquoBecause you said sordquo
ldquoYou mean just because someone said
you believe itrdquo
ldquoNot someone Yourdquo
Willie said ldquoBut well
maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo
Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo
Willie nodded
ldquoWell yoursquore not just a
one You got eyes You see
You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo
ldquoOhrdquo
ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo
ldquoWillierdquo
ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo
Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam
I guessrdquo
ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo
ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo
Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo
ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo
ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t
box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni
then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol
I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m
mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo
H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the
homeless man
ldquoIrsquove decided to
tell you why Iwant to
learn aboutunhappinessrdquo
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
528
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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ldquoI told you Hersquos sick Itrsquos better to act as
i you never saw them When people are
that way they donrsquot wish to be looked atrdquo
ldquoWhy notrdquo
Mrs Markham thought or a while
ldquoPeople are ashamed o being unhappyrdquo
ldquoAre you sure hersquos unhappyrdquoldquoYou donrsquot have to ask i people are
unhappy Tey tell you all the timerdquo
ldquoIs that part o the sicknessrdquo
ldquoOh Willie I donrsquot know Itrsquos just the
way they arerdquo
Willie contemplated the hal-inch slice
o cake his mother had just given him
He said ldquoEver since Dad lef yoursquove been
unhappy Are you ashamedrdquoMrs Markham closed her eyes ldquoI wish
you wouldnrsquot ask thatrdquo
Willie said ldquoAre yourdquo
ldquoWillie rdquo
ldquoTink he might come backrdquo
ldquoItrsquos more than likelyrdquo Mrs Markham
said but Willie wondered i that was what
she really thought He did not think so ldquoDo
you think Dad is unhappyrdquoldquoWhere do you get such questionsrdquo
ldquoTeyrsquore in my mindrdquo
ldquoTerersquos much in the mind that need not
be paid attention tordquo
ldquoFish that live in caves have no eyesrdquo
ldquoWhat are you talking aboutrdquo
ldquoMy teacher said itrsquos all that darkness Te
1047297sh orget to see So they lose their eyesrdquo
ldquoI doubt she said thatrdquoldquoShe didrdquo
ldquoWillie you have too much
imaginationrdquo G
Afer his mother went to work Willie
gazed down onto the street Te man was
there Willie thought o going down but
he knew he was not supposed to leave the
building when his mother worked at night
He decided to speak to the man tomorrow
Next afernoonmdashWednesdaymdashWilliesaid to the man ldquoI donrsquot have any money
Can I still talk to yourdquo
Te manrsquos eyes ocused on Willie Tey
were gray eyes with olds o dirty skin
beneath them He needed a shave
ldquoMy mother said you were unhappy Is
that truerdquo
ldquoCould berdquo the man said
ldquoWhat are you unhappy aboutrdquoTe manrsquos eyes narrowed as he studied
Willie intently He said ldquoHow come you
want to knowrdquo
Willie shrugged
ldquoI think you should go home kidrdquo
ldquoI am homerdquo Willie gestured toward
the apartment ldquoI live right here Fifh 1047298oor
Where do you liverdquo
ldquoAroundrdquoldquo Are you unhappyrdquo Willie persisted
Te man ran a tongue over his lips His
Adamrsquos apple bobbed
Willie said ldquoIrsquom trying to learn about
unhappinessrdquo
ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot think I want to sayrdquo
ldquoA man has the right to remain silentrdquo
the man said and closed his eyesWillie remained standing on the pave-
ment or a while beore walking back to his
apartment Once inside his own room he
G Read and Discuss How do these conversations add to what
wersquove already been thinking about Willie and his mother
Vocabulary ashamed (uh SHAYMD) adj embarrassed
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looked down rom the window Te man was
still there At one moment Willie was certain
he was looking at the apartment building and
the 1047298oor on which Willie lived
Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-
ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said
ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo
Te man gave a grunt
ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so
unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must
know a lot about itrdquo
Te man took a deep
breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo
Willie said ldquoAnd I need to
1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo
ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo
Te man pursed his lips
and blew a silent whistle
Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo
ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo
ldquoMy dad lefrdquo
ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the
time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it
would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo
ldquoI supposerdquo
Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo
ldquoWhat kindrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo
ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H
On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo
ldquoYeahrdquo
ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos
called thatrdquo
ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo
For a moment neither said anything
Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s
there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav
are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha
do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo
ldquoYou do How comerdquo
ldquoBecause you said sordquo
ldquoYou mean just because someone said
you believe itrdquo
ldquoNot someone Yourdquo
Willie said ldquoBut well
maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo
Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo
Willie nodded
ldquoWell yoursquore not just a
one You got eyes You see
You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo
ldquoOhrdquo
ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo
ldquoWillierdquo
ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo
Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam
I guessrdquo
ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo
ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo
Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo
ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo
ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t
box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni
then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol
I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m
mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo
H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the
homeless man
ldquoIrsquove decided to
tell you why Iwant to
learn aboutunhappinessrdquo
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
528
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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looked down rom the window Te man was
still there At one moment Willie was certain
he was looking at the apartment building and
the 1047298oor on which Willie lived
Te next daymdashTursdaymdashafer drop-
ping a nickel in the manrsquos palm Willie said
ldquoIrsquove decided to tell you why I want to learnabout unhappinessrdquo
Te man gave a grunt
ldquoSee Irsquove never seen anyone look so
unhappy as you do So I 1047297gure you must
know a lot about itrdquo
Te man took a deep
breath ldquoWell yeah mayberdquo
Willie said ldquoAnd I need to
1047297nd a cure or itrdquoldquoA what rdquo
ldquoA cure or unhappinessrdquo
Te man pursed his lips
and blew a silent whistle
Ten he said ldquoWhyrdquo
ldquoMy mother is unhappyrdquo
ldquoWhyrsquos thatrdquo
ldquoMy dad lefrdquo
ldquoHow comerdquoldquoI donrsquot know But shersquos unhappy all the
time So i I ound a cure or unhappiness it
would be a good thing wouldnrsquot itrdquo
ldquoI supposerdquo
Willie said ldquoWould you like some cakerdquo
ldquoWhat kindrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot know Cakerdquo
ldquoDepends on the cakerdquo H
On Friday Willie said to the man ldquoIound out what kind o cake it isrdquo
ldquoYeahrdquo
ldquoPoundcake But I donrsquot know why itrsquos
called thatrdquo
ldquoProbably doesnrsquot matterrdquo
For a moment neither said anything
Ten Willie said ldquoIn school my teacher s
there are 1047297sh that live in caves and the cav
are dark so the 1047297sh donrsquot have eyes Wha
do you think Do you believe thatrdquoldquoSurerdquo
ldquoYou do How comerdquo
ldquoBecause you said sordquo
ldquoYou mean just because someone said
you believe itrdquo
ldquoNot someone Yourdquo
Willie said ldquoBut well
maybe it isnrsquot truerdquo
Te man grunted ldquoHeyyou believe itrdquo
Willie nodded
ldquoWell yoursquore not just a
one You got eyes You see
You ainrsquot no 1047297shrdquo
ldquoOhrdquo
ldquoWhatrsquos your namerdquo
ldquoWillierdquo
ldquoTatrsquos a boyrsquos name Whatrsquos yourgrownup namerdquo
Willie thought or a moment ldquoWilliam
I guessrdquo
ldquoAnd that means another thingrdquo
ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoIrsquoll take some o that cakerdquo
Willie smiled ldquoYou willrdquo
ldquoJust said it didnrsquot Irdquo
ldquoIrsquoll get itrdquoWillie ran to the apartment He took t
box rom the rerigerator as well as a kni
then hurried back down to the street ldquoIrsquol
I Literary Focus Symbol What does the homeless m
mean here In what ways is Willie ldquonot a 1047297shrdquo
H Read and Discuss Whatrsquos going on between Willie and the
homeless man
ldquoIrsquove decided to
tell you why Iwant to
learn aboutunhappinessrdquo
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
528
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
530 Unit 2 bull Collection 5
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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cut you a piecerdquo he said
As the man looked on Willie opened
the box then held his thumb against the
cake to make sure the portion was the right
size With a poke o the knie he made a
small mark or the proper width
Just as he was about to cut the man saidldquoHold itrdquo
Willie looked up ldquoWhatrdquo
ldquoWhat were you doing with your thumb
thererdquo
ldquoI was measuring the right size Te
right portion One portion is what a person
is supposed to getrdquo
ldquoWherersquod you learn thatrdquo
ldquoIt says so on the box You can see oryourselrdquo He held out the box
Te man studied the box then handed it
back to Willie ldquoTatrsquos just liesrdquo he said
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWilliam how can a box say how much
a person needsrdquo
ldquoBut it does Te scientists say so
Tey measured so they know Ten they
put it thererdquo
ldquoLiesrdquo the man repeated
Willie studied the man His eyes
seemed bleary3 ldquoTen how much should I
cutrdquo he asked
Te man said ldquoYou have to look at me
then at the cake and then yoursquore going to
have to decide or yourselrdquoJ
ldquoOhrdquo Willie looked at the cake Te
piece was about three inches wide Willie
looked up at the man Afer a moment he
cut the cake into two pieces each an inch
and a hal wide He gave one piece to the
man and kept the other
ldquoBless yourdquo the man said as he took the
piece and laid it in his lef hand He began
to break off pieces with his right hand andone by one put them into his mouth Each
piece was chewed thoughtully Willie
watched him piece by piece K
When the man was done he dusted his
hands o crumbs
ldquoNow Irsquoll give you somethingrdquo the
man said
ldquoWhatrdquo Willie said surprised
J Reading Focus Authorrsquos Purpose How does the
author use the cake to communicate a message How would you
state this message
3 bleary (BLIHR ee) blurred misty dim
K Read and Discuss What just happened between Willie and
the man
Viewing and Interpreting
How might the gesture
pictured here be symbolic
of something
528
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
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E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
530 Unit 2 bull Collection 5
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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ldquoTe cure or unhappinessrdquo
ldquoYou know itrdquo Willie asked eyes wide
Te man nodded
ldquoWhat is itrdquo
ldquoItrsquos this What a person needs is always
more than they sayrdquo
Willie thought or a while ldquoWhorsquos they rdquohe asked
Te man pointed to the cake box ldquoTe
people on the boxrdquo he said
Willie thought or a moment then he
gave the man the other piece o cake
Te man took it saying ldquoGood manrdquo
and then ate it L
Te next day was Saturday Willie did not
go to school All morning he kept lookingdown rom his window or the man but it was
raining and he did not appear Willie won-
dered where he was but could not imagine it
Williersquos mother woke about noon Willie
sat with her while she ate the breakast he
had made ldquoI ound the cure or unhappi-
nessrdquo he announced
ldquoDid yourdquo his mother said She was
reading a memo rom the conveniencestorersquos owner
ldquoItrsquos lsquoWhat a person needs is always
more than they sayrsquordquo
His mother put her papers down ldquoTatrsquos
nonsense Where did you hear thatrdquo
ldquoTat manrdquo
ldquoWhat manrdquo
ldquoOn the street Te one who was begging
You said he was unhappy So I asked himrdquoldquoWillie I told you I didnrsquot want you to
even look at that manrdquo
ldquoHersquos a nice man rdquo
ldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoIrsquove talked to himrdquo
ldquoWhen How muchrdquo
Willie shrank down ldquoI did thatrsquos allrdquo
ldquoWillie I orbid you to talk to him Do
you understand me Do you Answer meldquoYesrdquo Willie said but in his mind he
decided he would talk to the man one mo
time He needed to explain why he could
not talk to him anymore
On Sunday however the man was no
there Nor was he there on Monday
ldquoTat man is gonerdquo Willie said to his
mother as they walked home rom schoo
ldquoI saw Irsquom not blindrdquoldquoWhere do you think he wentrdquo
ldquoI couldnrsquot care less And you might a
well know I arranged or him to be gone
Willie stopped short ldquoWhat do you
meanrdquo
ldquoI called the police We donrsquot need a n
sance like that around here Pestering kid
ldquoHe wasnrsquot pestering merdquo
ldquoO course he wasrdquoldquoHow do you knowrdquo
ldquoWillie I have eyes I can seerdquo
Willie stared at his mother ldquoNo you
canrsquot Yoursquore a 1047297sh You live in a caverdquo
ldquoWillie donrsquot talk nonsenserdquo
ldquoMy name isnrsquot Willie Itrsquos Williamrdquo
urning he walked back to the school
playground
Mrs Markham watched him go ldquoFishshe wondered to hersel ldquowhat do 1047297sh ha
to do with anythingrdquo
L Read and Discuss What did you learn here
M Read and Discuss What are Willie and his mother trying to
say to each other
N Literary Focus Symbol Who is the blind cave 1047297sh
the story Explain
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
8142019 fish a book about homosexual fishes from texas
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullfish-a-book-about-homosexual-fishes-from-texas 910
E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
530 Unit 2 bull Collection 5
8142019 fish a book about homosexual fishes from texas
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullfish-a-book-about-homosexual-fishes-from-texas 1010
CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
8142019 fish a book about homosexual fishes from texas
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullfish-a-book-about-homosexual-fishes-from-texas 910
E n t e r t a i n
Inform
Cave 1047297sh are blind
P e r s u a d e
Express f eelings
Quick Check
1 Why does Mrs Markham refuse to give the
homeless man money
2 What happens to the man at the end
Read with a Purpose
3 What does the storyrsquos title mean Can you
answer the question the title asks
Reading Skills Authorrsquos Purpose
4 Use your completed pie chart to analyze Avirsquos
purpose Beneath the chart complete this
sentence The authorrsquos main purpose is to
Literary Analysis
7 Interpret What was the homeless man try-
ing to say to Willie about the amount of cake
What idea might the cake symbolize here
8 Analyze Why do you think Willie wants to be
called rdquoWilliamrdquo at the end What does this
show about how his character has grown
9 Make Judgments Mrs Markham reveals sev-
eral ideas about life in this story Use this scaleto rate her statements 1 = disagree 2 = no
opinion 3 = agree
bull ldquoQuestions that have no answers shouldnrsquot
be askedrdquo
bull ldquoMoney will cure a lot of unhappinessrdquo
bull ldquoPeople are ashamed of being unhappyrdquo
Choose one statement and explain why you
strongly agree or disagree with it
Literary Skills Symbol 10 Analyze Think about what Williersquos teacher
says about why the cave 1047297sh have no eyes
What do you think these eyeless 1047297sh symbol-
ize What does the symbol contribute to the
storyrsquos message
Tink as a ReaderWriterUse It in Your Writing Choose something
that you could clearly imagine as you read Write
a description of that character setting or scene
using two examples of 1047297gurative language
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
Respond and Think Critically
Vocabulary Check
Answer the following questions
5 What are you feeling when you speak
with urgency
6 If someone were ashamed of something
would he or she talk about it a lot Explain
Literary Skills Analyze the use of sym-bolism in 1047297ction Reading Skills Compare and contrastauthorrsquos purpose Vocabulary Skills Demonstrate knowl-edge of literal meanings of words and their usage WritingSkills Write descriptive essays use 1047297gurative language
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
530 Unit 2 bull Collection 5
8142019 fish a book about homosexual fishes from texas
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullfish-a-book-about-homosexual-fishes-from-texas 1010
CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
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Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up
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CHOICES
Write a Comparison-ContrastEssay Choose two of the selections yoursquove just read and
write an essay in which you compare how each
writer uses literary devicesmdashimagery figurative
language symbolismmdashto support his purpose
You can organize your essay in one of these ways
1 Organize by selection In the first para-graph describe one writerrsquos use of literary
devices in his selection Also discuss how the
literary devices support the authorrsquos purpose
and message In the second paragraph do
the same for the second selection
2 Organize by literary device and authorrsquos
purpose In the first paragraph discuss how
the two writersrsquo purposes are similar and dif-
ferent In the second paragraph discuss how
both writers use literary devices to get their
messages across
No matter which organization you use write a
conclusion in which you explain which selection
uses literary devices more effectively to get the
authorrsquos purpose and message across
Use the workshop on writing a Comparison-
Contrast Essay pages 106ndash113 for help with
this assignment
Storm Te Mysterious Mr Lincoln
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything
What lessons did you learn fromthese three selections Howcould you apply these lessonsto your own life
COMPARING TEXTS
gohrwcom Go
Therersquos more to these stories than meets the eyeExpand your view at
L6-531
Learn It Online
As you respond to the Choices use these Academic Vocabu
words as appropriate contribute perspective distinct unifor
REVIEW
Describe a CharacterUse three literary devices to bring a favorite r
or fictional character to life Your description
should use imagery figurative language and
distinct symbol that stands for the character
CONNECT
Record a Learning Experience Some radio programs combin
interviews narration and music to tell real-li
stories With a partner create a five- to ten-
minute radio showndashstyle recording that de-
scribes an interesting ldquolearning experiencerdquo f
your own or someone elsersquos life Decide on yo
purpose first Play the recording for the class
EXTEND
Write a Letter to the Author Avi advises young writers
ldquoDonrsquot be satisfied with answers others give y
Donrsquot assume that because everyone believe
thing it is right or wrong Reason things out
yourselfrdquo Write a letter to Avi explaining wha
you think of this perspective Use examples f
ldquoWhat Do Fish Have to Do with Anythingrdquo to
support your opinion
TechFocus TechFocus
Literary Skills Analyze the use ofimagery figurative language and symbolism in fiction nonfiction Writing Skills Write comparison-contrasessays write descriptive essays use technology to comcate new knowledge write a letter
SKILLS FOCUSSKILLS FOCUS
Wrap Up