My school year went on pretty uneventfully . One day while walking home alone, I ran past the Radley’s house as I normally do. This time, however, something caught my eye. I took a deep breath, turned around, and went back.
Next to the Radley house there were two tall oak trees . One of the trees had a knot-hole and there was some shiny tinfoil sticking out of it. I stuck my hand in the knot-hole and pulled out two pieces of chewing gum (Wrigley’s Double-Mint). I quickly snatched it up and ran home, even though I wanted to cram it into my mouth. Once I got to the porch, I inspected my find. I sniffed and licked it, and when I didn’t die, I put the gum in my mouth.
Jem came home and wondered where I got the gum. I finally told him that I found it in the Radley’s tree. Jem yells, “Spit it out right now! Don’t you know you’re not supposed to even touch the trees over there? You’ll get killed if you do!” and I obeyed .
