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"
Ofcoursenot,"
Johnnyreplied."
Thenwhy?
Ijustlikeseeingplaces,"
Johnnytoldthem.
Johnnycontinuedto"
seeplaces"
althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;
butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimesheusedtotravelhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.
ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtogetonboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?
Nooneknows!
AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:
hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomecorridorsandgotonboardthenearestplane.
Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwellatschool.Heenjoyedmathsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography."
Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
histeachersaskedhim.Johnnydidnottakelongtoanswerthatquestion."
Anexplorer!
heanswered."
Butit'
sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodemage."
theytriedtotellhim,"
unlessyougointospace!
Butitwasnouse:
Johnnyknewwhathewanted!
Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinoneofthedailypapers.AnexpeditionwasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerevacanciesforthreeyoungpeople"
willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure"
.Johnnyapplied,and,twomonthslater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.
GrowingPains
IguessitwasnotScottie'
sday.Wedidnotknowifsomethinghadhappened,orifScottiewasjustfeelinghisage.Afterall,howgrownupisafour-year-oldsupposedtoact?
Buttoreallyunderstandwhathappened,letusstartatthebeginning.
MaryandIhadinvitedournephew,Scottie,overforhisusualSundaysupper.Wealwayslookedforwardtohavinghimbecausehewasaneatlittleboy.Onthisparticularevening,hearrivedontimeasusual.However,insteadofhugsandkisses,Scottiejustpushedpastusandheadedforthesofa.Ihadtotakeasecondlooktomakesurethiswastherightlittleboy.
Whilewewaitedfortheroastchicken—Scottie'
sfavorite—tofinishcooking,wesatonthesofatalking.Rightinthemiddleofoneofmysentences,Scottiesaidsuddenly,"
Hey,UncleArnold,Iwanttoplaymyrecord."
Theconversationcametoahalt.Aminutelater,therecordplayerwasonasloudasitcouldgowith"
DiscoDuck"
.Scottiewasdancingandsinginginthemiddleoftheroom.Marywastalkingtome,butIcouldnothearathingshewassaying.IwaspuzzledthatIletthematterpasswithonlyaslightcomment.
Soondinnerwasserved.Wesatdown,litthecandles,andstartedtoeat.Scottieusuallywouldbethefirsttostarteating,buttonighthejustsatthereandstaredatme."
Aren'
tyouhungry?
Iasked."
Yes,"
repliedScottie."
Thenaren'
tyougoingtoeat?
No,I'
mnot,"
It'
syourfavoritedinner,"
saidmywife."
Idon'
twanttoeat,"
answeredScottie.Payingnoattentiontohisstrangebehaviorforthemoment,Isaid,"
Okay,ifyoudon'
twanttoeat,youdon'
thavetoeat.Youmaysitandkeepuscompanyuntilwefinishourdeliciousmeal."
Aswecontinuedourdinner,Scottie'
sfacelookedconfusedanduncertain.
Afterwefinisheddinner,webeganclearingawaythedishes,leavingScottietosittherewiththatlookofdisappointmentonhislittleface.WhenIremovedthedishcontainingtheroastbeef,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hestoodupandthrewhisnapkinacrossthetable.Unfortunately,ithitoneofthecandlesandcaughtfire.Idonotknowwhocriedouttheloudest,myselforScottie.Webothstoodtherewithalookofhorroronourfaces.Itookthenapkinandputitout.Scottiestartedcrying."
I'
msorry,"
hesaid."
IwasjusttryingtobeDennis.MyteacherreadusthebookaboutDennistheMenace,andwethoughtallthethingshedidweresofunny.ButtheyarenotfunnywhenIdothem.Idon'
twanttobeDennisanymore."
WeweregladthathewasnotDennisanymore,justourlittleScottie.
WorkingwhileYouGrow
KitchenManager—Joe
IhadbeenworkingatacafecalledPacificDessertsfortwoyears.Onedaythekitchenmanagerlefthisjob.Ihadworkedtherethelongest.Iwasgiventhekitchenmanager'
swork,butnotthetitleorthepay.
Highschoolkidswaitedtablesatnightthere.Theyoftenvisitedinthemorningbeforetheplacewasopen.Theycameforfreecoffee.IhadbeenmakingmyselfbreakfastbeforethemanagergotthereandIdecidedtoexpand.Forthelastthreemonthsofschool,Imadefriedeggsandpotatosaladusingtherestaurant'
seggs,cheese,milk,vegetables,potatoes,andspices.Westartedamorningcoffeeclub,andcharged$1perplate.Soonthehighschoolstudentsstartedtobringtheirfriends.Oneofthemevenmadeasignboardinhiscarpentryclassthatread"
Joe'
sUndergroundCafe"
.Iusuallymadeabout$8extraperday.Thiswasthesameasanincreaseinmypay.Iwasalsospendinganhourofthecompany'
stimeformyownprofit.
BicycleMessenger—Kenny
BeingabikemessengerinSeattleishard,butourjobwaseasy.Wehadtoworkextremelyhard,butatleastwegotpaidbythehour.
Thecompanyalwaysletuswearshorts,butwehadtowearthecompanyT-shirts.Wecutoffthesleevestostaycool.Then,thecompanywantedtogiveabetterimpressionofitselfbecausewedeliveredtobigbusinesses.Theymadeuswearlongpantsandshirtsmadeofheavymaterial.Thiswascrazy!
Tryridingyourbicyclefastfortenmilesuphills,reallybighills,withheavypackageswhileyou'
rewearinglongpants!
Allofthemessengersagreedwecouldnotcontinuelikethat.Wedecidedthatwewouldn'
twashourclothesatall.Weworethesameclotheseveryday.Youcanimaginewhatitwaslikewhenwewereinanelevator.Ourclothessmelledterribleandourbodiesalsosmelledbad.Withinamonth,thecompanyreceivedmanycomplaints.Theyletuswearshortsagain.
E.T.—AfairyTaleoftheSpaceAge
Formanychildrenthesearchforextra-terrestriallifeorlifefromotherplanetsmayseemtobealreadyover.Anextra-terrestrialhasbeenwithusforsometime.Childrenaskforshirtsthatread"
E.T.—Iloveyou"
andforE.T.toysundertheChristmastree.StevenSpielberg'
sfilm,"
E.T.—theExtra-terrestrial"
hasbecomeoneofthebiggestfilmmoney-makersofalltime;
evenaheadof"
StarWars"
.
Whatisitaboutthisbig-eyedcreaturefromouterspacethathasmadeAmerica'
schildrenandmanyadultssoexcited?
PsychologistssaythatthefilmofE.T.,likeancientfairytales,containspowerfulstoriesthathelpchildrenthroughthedifficultprocessofgrowingup.Themessagethatfairytalesbringtothechildisthatastruggleagainstseveredifficultiesinlifecannotbeavoided,butthatifonedoesnotrunawaybutmeetsunexpectedandoftenunjusthardships,onemastersallobstaclesandattheendcomesoutvictorious.
Today'
schildren,whooftengrowupaloneinhomesthatareseparatedfromotherchildren,needfairytalesevenmorethanchildrendidatthetimewhenthosetaleswerefirsttold.InE.T.theyfindafairytalewithaspecialinterestbecauseitissetinthespaceage,whichisclosertotheirsituationthanastorysetinanoldcastle.E.T.maynotbegood-lookingphysically,butheistotallyharmless,kindandcharming.NochildneedfearanouterspacefilledwithcreatureslikeE.T.
Thefilmhasatleasttwoheroeswhochildrencanunderstandandwithwhomtheycansharetheirfeelings—E.T.himselfandElliott,the10-year-oldboywhofinds,looksafterandsavesthefriendlyandlikablecreatureafterheisleftbehindbyhisspaceship.BothElliottandE.T.havebeenlefttolookafterthemselves.Elliottfeelsalonebecausehisparentshaveseparated,buthefindsamagicalfriendwhomhecanprotectandwhoprovideshimwithfriendship.Childrenoftenhaveastrongneedforimaginaryplaymates.
Forallchildren,thefilmraisesthequestionoftheneedtogrowupandthedesiretostayachild.ElliottdecidesnottogowithE.T.aboardthespaceship,wherehecouldcontinuelivinginanimaginaryworld.Asonechildsaid,"
ElliottstayedonEarthbecausehehastogrowupandyoucan'
tgrowuponthefarawayplanetofJupiter.YoustaysmallandakidlikeE.T."
Thefilmoffersmanyideasfromthetraditionalfairytale:
first,goodchildrengetthebetterofbadadults.Secondly,theheroisputinadifficultpositionintheearlystagesofthestorybutthereisahappyendingwhenheisfinallyrescued.Thirdly,thefilmofferstheideaofrebirth,whichisfoundinmanyfairytales.Finally,thestoryalsoremindsoneof"
TheThreeFeathers"
bythewell-knownwritersoffairytales—theGrimmbrothers.Inthisstory,theyoungestsonwinshisfather'
skingdombydefeatinghisbrotherswiththehelpofanuglyoldtoad.Puttoafinaltest,tobringbackthemostbeautifulwoman,hewinsagainbychoosingthetoadwhoturnsintoabeauty.Thus,itislovewhichturnsevenuglythingsintosomethingbeautiful.It'
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