How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting and Beth Peck

Author:Eve Bunting and Beth Peck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (www.hmhco.com)
Published: 2015-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Once a boat came, roaring close on wings of foam, and we

were filled with joy. But not for long.

“Thieves!” Fear moved like a bad wind between us.

Men scrambled from the other boat to ours, waving their

guns, shouting for money and jewels. There was little to take. But

what we had went with them.

Once there was a shout of “Land!” and we crowded the

railing. But though we pulled on the sail our boat would go

no closer.

“We will swim for help,” my father said and he and two

others jumped into the water.

“No!” my mother cried.

But they were gone already.

When at last we saw them rise on the green roll of the

surf, saw them carried to shore, we danced and cheered.

But there were soldiers on the rocks.

Everyone was quiet and my mother gripped my hand.

“They are bringing them back,” she whispered.

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