Dreams of a Kitten by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Dreams of a Kitten

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Phelpses. I vowed to free Jim, despite believing I would go to

hell for it.

The Phelpses mistook me for their nephew Tom, who is expected

for a visit, and I played along. It turns out their nephew is

Tom Sawyer. When Tom arrives, he pretended to be his half-

brother Sid, and developed a theatrical plan to free Jim. I

attempted to warn the King and the Duke that Jim alerted the

local residents to their scam but saw them tarred and feathered

and being run out of town on a rail.

Tom was wounded during Jim’s escape. Instead of fleeing, Jim

stayed to tend to him and is arrested and returned to the

Phelpses. Tom's Aunt Polly arrived and revealed Tom and my true

identities. She explained that Miss Watson has died, and that

she freed Jim in her will. Tom admitted that he knew but wanted

to "rescue" Jim in style. Jim tells Huck that Pap was the dead

man in the floating house. I declared that I would flee to

Indian Territory to escape being adopted by the Phelpses.”

The stories momentarily concluded and along the way, the group

encountered various challenges and surprises. They navigated

through tricky rapids, outwitted a group of mischievous boys,

and even rescued a stranded turtle from a sandbar. Stevie's