Tuesday, March 15, 2011

CHAPTER SIXTEEN, in which the trio play games on Jackson's Island

CHAPTER SIXTEEN on Project Gutenberg

Games in the world of Tom Sawyer relied on imagination or objects that could be easily found or made.  Marbles, a popular object for games, were sometimes called “muddies.”

Your mission for this chapter:

Why were some marbles known as "muddies"?


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