CHAPTER II.

TROUBLE.

As Caleb walked along by the side of Raymond, and came upon the bridge, he was seen both by his grandmother, who happened to be standing at the door, and also at the same instant, by the two boys, Dwight and David, who were just then coming home from school. Dwight, seeing Caleb walking along so sadly, his clothes and hair thoroughly drenched, set up a shout, and ran towards him over the bridge. David was of a more quiet and sober turn, and he followed more slowly, but with a face full of surprise and curiosity.

Madam Rachel, too, perceived that her little grandson had been in the brook, and she said, "Can it be possible that he has disobeyed?" Then, again, the next thought was, "Well, if he has, he has been punished for it pretty severely, and so I will treat him kindly."

David and Dwight came eagerly up, with exclamations, and questions without number. This made poor Caleb feel worse and worse--he wanted to get home as soon as possible, and he could not tell the boys all the story there; and presently Raymond, finding that he could not get by them very well, took him up in his arms, and carried him towards the house, David and Dwight following behind. Caleb expected that his grandmother would think him very much to blame, and so, as he came near enough to speak to her, he raised his head from Raymond's shoulder, and began to say, What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where was Caleb coming from?
2. Who was he walking with?
3. Where were they when he was spotted?
4. Who saw him?
5. Anyone else?
6. Was he told not to go to the brook?
7. Did his grandmather intend to punish him?
8. How did she decided he needed to be treated?
9. Were Caleb's clothes dry?
10. How did he feel?
11. Was he eager to get anywhere?
12. Where?
13. Did he run?
14. How did he get home?
15. Was anyone else with them?
16. Was Caleb scared that he would be in trouble?
17. Did his grandmother believe that he had suffered natural consequences?
18. Did she feel they were minor?
19. Where had David and Dwight come from when they spotted Caleb?
Answer: 1. The brook
2. Raymond
3. The bridge
4. His grandmother
5. Dwight and David
6. Yes
7. Probably not
8. kindly
9. No
10. He was sad.
11. Yes
12. Home
13. no
14. Raymond carried him.
15. David and Dwight followed behind.
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. WNo
19. School

Not long ago, a rock band called the Backstreet Boys _ on the music scene. Young people everywhere loved their songs. One of the band's biggest fans was a young boy named Aaron Carter. Aaron had a special reason for taking such an interest in the band. Nick Carter, one of the Backstreet Boys, was Aaron's big brother.

Even before Nick joined the band in 1996, Aaron loved music. From the age of two, Aaron spent most of his time listening to the radio. He sang along with his favorite songs. He made up dances to go with them. So Aaron's family was not surprised when Aaron decided to follow Nick into the music world.

Aaron got off to a fast start. At the age of seven, he joined a band in his hometown of Tampa, Florida. But after two years, Aaron didn't want to be part of a band anymore. He wanted to sing alone. Soon, Brother Nick gave Aaron a helping hand. During a Backstreet Boys show in Germany, Aaron sang a song. He did an amazing job! After the show, someone from a record company asked Aaron to make an album . Of course, Aaron said yes!

Since that day, Aaron has made lots of songs that sell well. His songs include "Crush on You" and "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever".

Aaron has worked hard to become a success. But he never forgets how his brother gave him his start. As Aaron has said, "If Nick wasn't a singer, then I wouldn't be there." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who made the song "Crush on You"?
2. And who is he related to?
3. And what is notable about Nick?
4. Which of them is older?
5. When did Aaron's love of music begin?
6. What did he do most days?
7. Was his passion surprising to his parents?
8. Where did he grow up?
9. What was he doing musically to branch out during that time?
10. Was that helpful for him?
11. Who approached him after the concert?
12. And what did he ask him to do?
13. In what year did his older brother join the Backstreet Boys?
14. Was Aaron successful?
15. Who does he attribute that to?
16. What did he say about it?
17. Was Aaron lazy?
18. What is their mother's name?
19. Was his brother's group popular?
20. What is another song Aaron made?
Answer: 1. Aaron Carter.
2. Nick Carter
3. he was one of the Backstreet Boys
4. Nick Carter
5. From the age of two
6. listened to the radio
7. no
8. Tampa
9. During a Backstreet Boys show in Germany, Aaron sang a song
10. yes
11. someone from a record company
12. to make an album
13. 1996
14. yes
15. his brother
16. If Nick wasn't a singer, then I wouldn't be there
17. no
18. unknown
19. yes
20. I'm Gonna Miss You Forever

CHAPTER I

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.

I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.

The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room: she lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her (for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly happy. Me, she had dispensed from joining the group; saying, "She regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance; but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation, that I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition, a more attractive and sprightly manner--something lighter, franker, more natural, as it were--she really must exclude me from privileges intended only for contented, happy, little children."

"What does Bessie say I have done?" I asked.

"Jane, I don't like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Was anyone around their mother?
2. Who?
3. In the kitchen?
4. Where then?
5. What position was she in?
6. Were her kids fighting?
7. What had they done earlier?
8. Was there verdant foliage?
9. How long had they wandered?
10. Who ate earlier when alone?
11. Was it nice out?
12. What couldn't they do because of that?
13. Did this disappoint the narrator?
14. How did they feel about it?
15. Why?
16. Any other reasons?
17. Was the narrator the strongest of the bunch?
18. Was she allowed the be around the other kids' mother?
19. What did she need to do to be allowed to be there?
20. What does the mother dislike?
Answer:
1. Yes
2. Eliza, John, and Georgiana
3. No
4. in the drawing-room
5. Reclined on a sofa
6. No
7. unknown
8. No
9. an hour
10. Mrs. Reed
11. Not now, no
12. Take a walk
13. No
14. They were glad
15. They never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons
16. The chidings of Bessie, the nurse
17. No, the opposite.
18. No
19. Show that she was endeavouring to be have a better disposition
20. cavillers or questioners