what was Tom's plan?
letting someone paint
what would the boys do as they walked past?
tease him
for what?
having to work on a beautiful Saturday
did it bother him?
yes
how badly?
burnt him like fire
who was the first boy to approach?
Ben Rogers
what was he eating?
an apple
where was he headed?
swimming
did tom convince him painting was fun?
yes
did Ben want to paint?
yes
did Tom let him?
yes
in exchange for what?
his apple
Did other boys want to paint?
yes
did they give Tom items too?
yes
how many layers of paint were there?
three
why did the boys stop painting?
he ran out of whitewash
what had Tom discovered?
a great law of human action
what was that?
in order to make a man cover a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain
were the boys tricked?
yes
what did he take from his pockets?
all he owned