I' d reckon that i don't remember haven' this blanket around me here. Jem don't know where it came from either. Might have been Boo, oh i mean Mr. Radley. He probably just heard me complainin' about Jem's arm around me not bein' enough. It was cold out last night. Over everything that happened, i would' a said the most surprisn' thing was poor Mrs. maldies house on fire. she didn't seem to mind, All she cared about was those flowers of hers. I would'a turned around if i knew Boo came out, but i didn't. I hope that Mrs. Mauldies gona be happy, she seems it. I'd tell Jem, but he'd known nothing more than me of whose this blanket belonged to. Boo, hmm Boo radley gave me a blanket! I'd could'a saw him, if ida just turned around; but i never did. Ima little angry with myself for being so stupid and just hada watch that fire!
I oughta not cry about that darn tree. I liked it an' now its all plugged up with that cement that mr. Radley had to puts in there! Jem don't seem to be happy bout it. I dunno what to do now, where are we gonna find gifts at? it's all over, i guessed that. I am not so thrilled with this, i liked 'em gifts and prizes we found. I liked the gum too, an' now its gone. That tree don't look like its gonna be diein' anytime soon, i don't understand what he'd meant. I still like those gifts though, the dolls an' all. Me and Jem oughta put them sumwhere that we will remember em'.
- Scout
Little Miss Scout Finch should not like that tree and those gifts Arthur put in it. I believe all trees should be cut down and all gifts should be burned. She doesn't know anything about trees either, so how would she know if it was dying. I put that cement in there because Arthur should have known better than to put those things in that dumb tree. You and Jem don't need any gifts, the Bible will do just fine. You kids should't even be going to school learning about a bunch of worthless things, you should be memorizing the Bible!
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scout, it'll all be okay. i know you miss the gifts, i miss em too. And at least i had my arm around you. i could've just let you stay cold. and why did you have to be so stupid and not notice the blanket around you?! scout, i swear sometimes...
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Yeah, Scout, that was weird how we didn't even notice Boo came out 'n put the blanket on you. Kinda makes ya think how when you're so absorbed in one thing that you block out the rest of the world. Now I don' think Boo is a mean guy, just misunderstood and rumors were started cause hes different. We should leave him alone and let him live in peace dawg. Unless he trys attackin' us with scissors, then we can mess 'em up.
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