
##1011853 8:46 a.m . It is taking Annie longer to settle the twins in front of TV than she planned . Hannah wants her breakfast toast in triangles , while Esther does n't want hers toasted at all , but the bread is frozen , so Annie has laid Esther 's slices atop the warm toaster and bends towards the heat counting seconds , one one thousand , two one thousand ... She 's learned that precisely four seconds on each side will produce bread that is thawed but still cool , almost like fresh from the store . <p> Annie will not be going to the store today , nor taking the girls to pre-school although they 've asked why not -- what holiday is it ? -- will there be matzah balls ? Usually holidays have craft projects at school -- pink Mother 's Day cards just last week , surely Father 's Day cards in June although the teachers try to be sensitive . <p> " Bake now , " the girls insist , remembering helping make Hamentaschen for Purim back in March , while Annie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just choose . They stand in their underwear -- that 's as far as they 've gotten -- hands on hips , staring at Annie through slivered-almond eyes . They made unusual Queen Esthers at the temple Purim party -- honey-skinned Korean girls in a sea of frizzy hair and freckles . At the store , obnoxious people still stop to ask Are they yours ? <p> Neither girl has brushed her teeth , and Annie is still in what passes lately for pajamas , sweats and one of Bryan 's old Penn tees , wrapped in a ridiculous lacy robe she bought for the hospital one of the times they tried for a baby . The tee is paint-speckled , which would have pissed Bryan off . She sleeps in work clothes now , the line between asleep and awake comfortably blurred . <p> Annie is a quilter , but not like the quilts her great-grandma used to sew on the pedal machine in her basement tailor shop in East New York . Annie once quilted yards of silk she 'd painted with golden rooftops of Jerusalem . Another time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tags . Lately , she 's working on a series she calls list quilts , using fabric markers to sort her life into orderly lists , then covering all with intricate geometric patterns of stitching -- order from chaos . <p> 9:03 a.m . Annie finally makes her way to the living room , although living room seems a misnomer nowadays . Work -- once confined to what was the spare bedroom before the twins -- has taken over , quilts in various stages of completion , furniture pushed aside to make room for a cutting table and quilting frames , even a small printing press purchased with some of the money . <p> From her stool , Annie eyes the girls on the couch in what used to be the dining room , dismantled dining table in the basement now , holidays back at her mother 's . They have Sesame Street on TV -- she taped the 7:00a.m. show in anticipation . Their plates -- toast and non-toast -- spill crumbs onto the carpet . No breakfast for Annie today , just a glass of orange juice while she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healing qualities of vitamin C. <p> By the time she 's retrieved the portable TV from the kitchen , located an outlet to plug it in , and clicked it on , she 's missed the beginning of the broadcast , does n't know who 's talking . She thought the hearing was scheduled to start at 9:00 but could have gotten that wrong . The man 's voice is steady and even , like the tiny stitches she begins adding to the layered muslin stretched before her , but his words pummel her body like falling bricks . <p> He 's talking about the South Tower , as if the delivery of the report has been synchronized to the actual events . And there is the video , which Annie has seen so often it is seared inside her eyelids , materializing when she closes her eyes in bed , trying for sleep . Like the photo of Bryan she 's scanned and digitized onto the fabric in front of her -- faded shades of brown , like a daguerreotype of one of her stern Russian ancestors . Bryan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miracle of cyberspace . Cyberspace is one of the things Annie used to have faith in , unlike her mother , who 'll send an e-mail then phone to see if she 's received it . <p> " Airplane , " Hannah calls out . <p> " Fuck , " Esther responds . <p> Annie opens her eyes . Have they caught sight of her TV ? Sesame Street was intended to hold their attention . No , it 's just the Count counting vehicles -- cars , trains , airplanes -- even Sesame Street is synchronized this morning . Esther has trouble with initial consonant blends , can not say truck . Fuck , Annie silently agrees . Fuck , fuck , fuck . <p> Smoke rises on TV , and flames , and indescribable things falling from great heights , as if any moment now the parachutes will open . And the droning voice : <p> They agreed to wait for the FDNY to arrive before determining whether to evacuate the South Tower . According to one fire chief , it was unimaginable , " beyond our consciousness , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this man with a face as blank as the TV screen if she crawled under her work table to yank the plug from the wall ? Where are Katie and Matt when Annie needs them , perky and reliable , Katie flashing her shiny-lipstick smile across the screen every morning ? How does she keep smiling like that , after all she 's been through ? <p> Annie tries to ignore the telephone . The machine will pick up after seven rings . They used to have it set on four . Before the girls , she and Bryan could always reach the phone by four rings , unless they were making love . What if it 's important ? Annie 'd say . What if it 's your mother ? Bryan would reply , lifting his tongue from her nipple or pausing mid-thrust . <p> Annie 's mother works at home , too , at her kitchen table , writing travel stories ( gleaned from the Internet , not from actual travel ) and comic essays that run next to real estate ads in the local weekly . She says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inordinate amount of time watching daytime television , calling Annie with tips from morning talk shows . <p> " Are you watching ? " Annie 's mother says now . <p> " I 'm trying , Mom . Until you called . " <p> " Do n't watch . You should n't even be home . You should be taking the girls to school , like an ordinary day . " <p> " Then why did you call ? " <p> " Because I knew you 'd be watching . " Her mother has become a font of mixed messages , questioning why Annie never went to temple Friday nights to say kaddish while simultaneously advocating mind over matter , positive thinking . <p> Annie hangs up , grasps her glass . There is vodka in her orange juice , just this once , and an ache beginning to form at the base of her stomach like she 's getting her period , her relentless period . <p> On an early list quilt , Annie commemorated the trip to Korea she and Bryan had planned to pick up the twins . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pampers <p> formula <p> ten-dollar bills <p> Travel : <p> 27 hours <p> 2 plane changes <p> 9 bottles water <p> 2 mini-bottles red wine <p> 2 sleeping pills <p> 11 bathrooms <p> 3 weeks in Korea ( unfamiliar as the moon ) <p> Except all this was imaginary , patched together from : <p> newspapers <p> TV <p> Internet chats <p> magazine articles in supermarket checkout lines <p> In real life , Annie and Bryan played it safe , paid an exorbitant amount -- highway robbery her mother said -- to have the twins delivered to JFK by adoption courier , a small neat woman with graying hair and an aura of calm , the epitome of a grandma . Here 's what Annie brought to the airport : <p> 2 car seats with pink gingham covers <p> Pampers , sizes 1 and 2 <p> 2 stuffed pandas ( a gift from her mother who seemed to think the girls were coming from China ) <p> 2 pairs of arms to hold her babies <p> And what she forgot : <p> Pampers newborns ( naturally , she guessed wrong ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for parents <p> extra pair of arms ( her mother 's , perhaps ? ) <p> " They 'll get used to us , " Bryan said that day , speeding home up I-95 , Annie in the back wedged between squalling wraiths in plastic seats . Hannah barfed , and Annie held out her hand to catch , nearly barfed herself . Then Esther pooped a yellow-green slime out her too-large diaper and down her legs , soaking the sleeper she 'd arrived in and her pretty gingham seat cover . <p> " What were we thinking ? " Annie cried . <p> " We 'll go one-on-one , " Bryan soothed . " Man-to-man defense . " <p> Then he swung into the Darien rest stop , carried Esther under her armpits to the men 's room , came back with her washed and swaddled in his T-shirt , her feet through the armholes , the big blue PENN upside down , PE up one leg , NN down the other . He stuck to the speed limit the rest of the way home , driving bare-chested , brown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the list below Bryan 's face on the quilt in front of Annie today : <p> 6 months ( how old the twins were when they came ) <p> 1 month ( how long they had Bryan for a Daddy ) <p> 2 years , 8 months , 11 days ( without Bryan ) <p> This is her attempt at facts , basic essentials , the truth . Except the minute she recorded the last -- in indelible ink -- it was already wrong , because it changes every day . What was that called back in high school algebra ? A variable , the number that always eluded her . <p> Around 9:15 a.m . A different man on TV now : <p> As we were about to exit the building through the turnstile , the security guard looks at me and says , " Where are you going ? " I said , " Well , I am going home . " " Why ? " " I saw fire-balls coming down . " " No , your building is safe and secure . Go back to your office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words he says . He 's looking straight into the camera , his face real , not an illusion of cyberspace . He must have gone home , must not have believed . Annie picks up a marker , pens safe next to Bryan 's face , secure , a list of important s words ... <p> semblance <p> story <p> sham <p> In the un-dining room , Hannah sleeps on the couch , wet thumb slipped out onto her chin . Esther has gone to pee ; Annie listens for the flush . <p> " I thought you were going out , " her mother says , second call of the morning . <p> " Then why do you keep calling ? " Annie takes a slug of OJ , bitter and sweet . How long has Esther been in the bathroom ? " Estie ? " she hollers . " You all right in there ? " Hannah rolls over on the couch . Big Bird 's squeaky voice worries about something on the kids ' TV . Esther has diarrhea sometimes , does n't allow help wiping . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nothing 's wrong . I 'm hanging up now . " <p> " If you do n't want to talk , why do you keep picking up ? " Then , as if remembering who she 's talking to , " Do you want me to come over ? I could come . " She 's switched to her careful voice that makes babies sleep and repairmen come on time . <p> " Do n't come . " <p> Annie was alone that day , too , except for the girls . Alone is never quite the same after children . She 'd finally settled them into their swings in front of a Baby Einstein video , was just stepping into the shower when she heard the phone and ignored it , let the machine pick up . I 'm OK she heard Bryan say into the tape . Funny how any conversation that begins with I 'm OK must really mean I 'm not OK . By the time she reached the phone , there was only a dial tone and a trail of wet footprints across the carpet . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the same conflicting advice . " Is your TV on ? Do n't turn it on . Oh my God , did you see that ? Do n't watch . " And finally , " I 'll be there in five minutes , " even though on any other day the drive would take fifteen . <p> " What are you doing right this minute ? " her mother says now . <p> " Trying to work , but I 'm a little distracted . " <p> " By the TV , right ? " <p> " No , by you , Mom . Why are n't you working ? " Annie listens for the telltale tapping of her mother 's fingers on her kitchen-table laptop . " You 're not writing this down , are you ? " she says , " for one of your stories ? " <p> " Who 'd believe such a story ? " <p> The TV timeline , at first orderly , minute-by-minute , is now as chaotic and disorienting as when it really happened . The vodka in Annie 's orange juice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pierce her skin when she least expects it . <p> By 9:30 a.m. , a number of civilians who had failed to reach the roof and could not descend because of intensifying smoke became trapped on the 105th floor . <p> But then : <p> At approximately 9:07 a.m. , two chiefs commenced operations in the South Tower lobby . <p> Then : <p> At 9:50 a.m. , a ladder company had made its way up to the 70th floor ... <p> And then , somehow : <p> At 9:06 a.m. , the NYPD Chief of Department instructed that no units were to land on the roof ... <p> And then : <p> At 9:37 A.M. , a civilian on the 106th floor of the South Tower reported to a 9-1-1 operator that a lower floor -- " 90-something floor " -- was collapsing . <p> Outside , a lawnmower roars past . To the gardener , today is just another Tuesday . Annie raises the TV volume . If she can hear better , perhaps the words will make sense . Next to Bryan 's face she begins marking her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ <p> He overslept after being up with the girls ' croup <p> His train broke down outside Grand Central <p> He stayed in Connecticut that day for a job interview <p> Bryan had promised to switch jobs closer to home , but had n't gotten around to it yet . <p> 9:59. a.m . The South Tower has fallen , windows peeling down like runs on a stocking . There 's a smell of something burnt in the air -- last night 's macaroni and cheese ? In the background , Elmo 's voice signals Sesame Street is ending . <p> Hannah appears in the doorway . Annie mutes the sound , ca n't tear her eyes from the un-muted picture . <p> " Where 's Esther ? " Hannah inquires . <p> " In the bathroom . " If Annie looks at her , she 'll have to turn the TV off . <p> " No she 's not . " <p> " Yes she is . " <p> " I just peed . She 's not . " <p> " The upstairs bathroom ? " <p> " No . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's glass . <p> " Later . " Annie gulps down what 's left of her drink . <p> " Front door 's open . " <p> If no one is in the house to see , does the picture flickering across the TV screen still exist ? <p> Annie is out the door , calling for Esther , before the needle she 's left swinging from its thread comes to rest . The lawnmower passes through the front yard , a thundering tractor trailing razor-edged blades spinning so fast you ca n't see them , but you know they 're there . Tom the gardener rides atop his perch , industrial earmuffs cradling his ears . " Esther ! " Annie shrieks , " Estieeeee ! " Tom does n't flinch , rides on past as if she does n't exist . <p> A tug on her robe and Annie scoops up Hannah . Before kids , could she have imagined the nearly weightless sensation of a sole three-year-old in her arms ? Hannah mouths words Annie ca n't hear , then touches a sticky hand to Annie 's cheek @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Esther , two doors down , in Rita Rubin 's yard . Annie did n't know all the neighbors by name before that day . Rita Rubin has thinning hair , never the same after chemo , and a Chihuahua named Max . <p> Esther squats in Rita Rubin 's grass , a small brown boulder in white panties and undershirt . Intent on what she 's doing , she does n't see Annie and Hannah until they are upon her . She 's picking Rita Rubin 's fresh-planted pansies , plucking at the roots , counting ... four , five , a hundred ... " For you , Mommy , " she smiles , holding up a bouquet of velvety purple , yellow of the sun . <p> Bryan called twice that morning . Once to leave his I 'm OK message . A second time , which Annie grabbed on the first ring , to say he 'd gotten out , down all those stairs , but was going back up . " Do n't worry , " he said . " They said we 're safe here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Annie made her first list quilt two weeks later , on Yom Kippur , a list of sins her fellow congregants in temple recited aloud while symbolically beating their chests , asking God 's forgiveness : <p> For the sins we have committed against You with the <p> utterance of our lips <p> For the sins we have committed against You by <p> foolish speech <p> By deception and falsehood <p> By insincerity <p> By talebearing ... <p> Nearly three pages of sins , and more than a dozen involving words of the mouth . So many different ways to not tell the truth . Annie had sat in the pew next to her mother , Esther and Hannah squirming on her lap , unable to say the words . Then she went home and took out her fabric markers , began making a list . <p> 10:29 a.m . Annie carries Esther and Hannah home . " Hold on , " she says . They are heavy but balanced , arms wrapped around her neck . The sun glistens off the flat planes of their cheeks , the shiny black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are related to the Jews , the lost tribe . But then she also says Native Americans are the lost tribe . And she calls them Chinese and Indians because she 's just quoting her own grandmother , paying homage , not really believing . There 's truth , and then there 's story . <p> " Look , Mommy , " Esther says , letting go with one hand to point , as Tom the gardener rides his tractor up a ramp into the back of his truck . " Fuck ... one fuck , " she counts happily . <p> At just that moment Peggy the mail lady pulls up to deliver bills and catalogs into Annie 's box by the street ; she left a sinful chocolate cake in there one day back when everyone else was bringing casseroles . <p> Esther lets go with the other hand . Now she points with both hands , V for victory -- one towards Tom the gardener 's rig and the other , still clutching those pansies , at the postal truck . " Two fucks ! " she cries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her . <p> Article copyright Lilith Publications , Inc . <p> 
##1011862 Meet the amazing beast that made movie history . Photograph <p> Based on the original 1933 screenplay . Cast of Characters Narrators 1 and 2-people who tell the story Apple seller-man working at a fruit stand Ann Darrow-a poor , young actress Carl Denham-a daring filmmaker Jack Driscoll-an adventurer Natives-island people Chief-native leader on the lost island Scene 1 Narrator 1 : Night is falling in New York City . Next to a fruit stand , Ann Darrow reaches for an apple . Narrator 2 : The apple seller sees her and grabs her wrist . Apple seller : Ah-hah ! I 've got you , thief ! Ann Darrow : No , I did n't steal anything ! Narrator 1 : Two well-dressed men who are walking by see what is going on . One of them stops to help Ann . Carl Denham : ( to the apple seller ) Ah , forget about it , pal , she did n't take anything . Here 's a dollar and forget about it . Apple seller : Fine , but get her out of here . Narrator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is looking very closely at her face . Ann : Thank you for helping me . Carl : Never mind that . Have you ever thought of acting in pictures ? Ann : ( surprised ) Why , yes , I have . Carl : Well , today is your lucky day , sister . My name is Carl Denham . I 'm going to make the greatest picture in the world ! Jack Driscoll : Aw , Mr. Denham , you 're not going to bring her with us , are you ? A boat on the ocean is no place for a pretty girl . Carl : I 'm the boss here , Jack , not you . Go wait on the boat . I 'll join you shortly . Narrator 1 : As Jack leaves , Carl stops him and whispers in his ear . Photograph Photograph O Too late ! Look ! " <p> Carl : ( whispering ) This is our lucky break , Jack . We need a woman to star in this picture , and we 're running out of time to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walks away . Carl : ( to Ann ) What 's your name , little lady ? Ann : My name is Ann Darrow . Carl : How would you like to see that name in lights ? I can offer you money , adventure , fame , and a long sea voyage that starts tomorrow . Ann : I do n't know ; is it safe ? Carl : Sure , it 's safe . Ann : What do I have to do ? Carl : All you have to do is trust me . And keep your chin up . Narrator 1 : Ann nods , and they shake hands . It 's a deal . Scene 2 Narrator 2 : Ann and Jack are walking on the deck of a steamship in New York Harbor . Ann : I 've never been on a steamship before . Jack : You picked a heck of a way to start . Ann : Where are we going ? Jack : Mr. Denham is the only one who knows that . We 're just along for the ride . Narrator 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vast ocean . Scene 3 Narrator 2 : Many days later , the same steamship pushes through a thick fog in a tropical sea . It 's impossible to see anything . Narrator 1 : A sailor calls out " land ho ! " A skull-shaped mountain rises from the mist . Carl : Ah-ha ! That 's Skull Mountain ; we 've found the lost island . Ann : How did you know it was here ? Carl : On my last voyage , we saved a canoe full of natives drifting on the ocean . They were trying to escape some horrible place . Ann : This horrible place ? Skull Mountain ? Carl : Yes . They all died of fever , but one of them used his last remaining strength to draw me this map . That 's how we got here . Narrator 2 : Carl holds up a map . It shows huge cliffs all around the edge of the island . The only way to get on or off the island is a small patch of sandy beach on one side . Narrator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what looks like a huge wall . Ann : Why is that wall there ? Carl : ( smiling ) Have you ever heard of Kong ? Jack : You mean the native legend about an all-powerful beast or spirit ? Carl : Every legend comes from some kind of truth , Jack . Ann : What kind of truth ? Is there really a beast behind that wall ? Carl : That 's what we 're going to find out , Ann . Jack : What if it 's dangerous ? Carl : That 's why we brought all these smoke bombs . We have enough here to put a herd of hippos to sleep , ( shouting to crew ) Get ready to row ashore ! Narrator 2 : Jack and Ann look at each other nervously as the crew lowers the rowboats into the black waters . Scene 4 Narrator 1 : The boats land on the beach . As the crew gets ready , a drumbeat starts up in the distance . Carl : Jack , where are those smoke bombs ? Jack : Right here , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a feeling we might need them . Jack : ( nervously ) Yes , sir . Narrator 2 : Suddenly , the crew hears a wild chanting in the jungle . Natives : ( chanting ) Kong ! Kong ! Kong ! Kong ! Carl : ( excitedly ) Come on , crew ; let 's go . What a picture this will make ! Narrator 1 : The chanting gets louder as the crew gets closer . Natives : ( chanting ) Kong ! Kong ! Kong ! Kong ! Ann : How exciting ! Jack : Yeah , real exciting . Narrator 2 : They reach a clearing in front of a huge gate . At the gate , there are two wooden posts where the natives are chanting . Narrator 1 : As soon as the chief sees Ann , he calls out to his warriors . Chief : Seize her ! Seize the woman with the golden hair ! Jack : Look out , Ann ! Narrator 2 : Native warriors quickly grab Ann and tie her wrists to the posts . They begin chanting again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong ! Kong ! Jack : ( drawing his gun ) I 'll save her . Carl : Too late ! Look ! Narrator 1 : Jack looks up to see the mighty Kong crash through the jungle and stand at the gate where Ann is tied . The huge ape roars and plucks Ann up in the air . Ann : ( screaming ) Help me ! Narrator 2 : The native warriors run in terror . Carl : Quick , Jack , help me with the smoke bombs ! Narrator 1 : The two men light the smoke bombs and roll them under Kong . Narrator 2 : Kong breathes the smoke and falls to the ground , dropping Ann . Jack : ( running to Ann ) Ann ! Are you OK ? Carl : She 'll be fine . She 's asleep too . ( looking at Kong ) Can you believe the size of this beast ? Jack : I 'm taking Ann to the ship , and we 're getting out of here . Enough is enough ! Carl : Oh , we 're taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking Kong too ! Jack : What ? Carl : Do n't you get it , Jack ? Do you have any idea how much money people will pay to see " King Kong " ? We 'll be rich ! Jack : How rich ? Carl : We 'll be the richest men in the world ! Scene 5 Narrator 1 : Ann wakes up in a cabin back on the ship . At first , she thinks the events were all part of a dream . Jack : Ann , are you OK ? Ann : I think I am . What happened ? Jack : We used the smoke bombs to save you . Narrator 2 : Carl comes into the cabin . Carl : Oh , good ! You 're awake . Glad to see you 're OK ; there was a lot of smoke back there . Ann : So there really was a giant monkey ? Carl : Yes . And now he 's on this ship . Ann : ( angrily ) What ? How could you ? Narrator 1 : She jumps out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Up on deck , the mighty King Kong roars angrily in a giant cage . When he sees Ann , he stops roaring and calms down . Jack : He seems to like you , Ann . Carl : He 's going to knock the socks off everyone in New York ! Narrator 1 : Ann nervously reaches out and touches Kong 's hand through the bars . Narrator 2 : Kong lets out a sad growl . Ann : I think he misses his home . Carl : He 's going to have a new home in New York . Get ready to be famous , Ann . When we get back , you and King Kong here are going to be a big hit . We 'll call you two " Beauty and the Beast . " Scene 6 Narrator 1 : Carl , Jack , and Ann are standing on a stage in a crowded New York City theater . The curtain is down . Carl : Ladies and gentlemen , behold the eighth wonder of the world : King Kong ! Narrator 2 : The curtain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong sits in a giant steel cage , looking out at the audience . Newspaper photographers rush to the stage and start taking pictures . Jack : Those flashbulbs are awful bright . Ann : ( to the photographers ) Stop , you 're making him nervous ! Photograph O Is New York City ready for King Kong ? <p> Narrator 2 : The photographers do n't listen to Ann . They keep taking pictures . Ann : Stop it ! Narrator 1 : Kong sees Ann yelling and angrily breaks out of his chains . He roars and pushes the bars down . Carl : Everyone get back ! Jack : Look out , Ann ! Narrator 2 : Kong picks up Ann and breaks through the wall of the theater . Carl and Jack run after him . Narrator 1 : The giant ape rampages down Broadway and climbs up the Empire State Building . Carl : We 're sunk ! How are we going to save Ann now ? Jack : What about planes ? Carl : Right ! Eet 's get on the horn to the Navy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Building , Kong gently puts Ann down on a ledge . He strokes her hair with his giant hand . Ann : You do n't belong here , do you ? Narrator 1 : The sound of airplane engines fills the air . Navy pilots fire machine guns at the angry Kong . Ann : ( screaming at the planes ) Stop ! You 're killing him ! Narrator 2 : On the street below , Jack and Carl watch Kong swat at the airplanes . The mighty ape starts to look hurt . Jack : He 's going to fall ! Carl : Get everyone out of here ! Narrator 1 : People on the street run for their lives . Narrator 2 : On top of the Empire State Building , Kong wipes some blood from his chest and looks at Ann one last time . He lets go of the building and falls to his death . Ann : ( crying ) No ! Narrator 1 : People on the street gather around Kong 's body . Ann looks down from the ledge . Jack : Well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Ann ) No . It was n't the planes . It was beauty that killed the beast . 
##1011869 Some things take lots of patience ! <p> He landed a small plane at the Mt . Forel spaceport , with a lot more runway than he needed . He 'd phoned ahead . I watched him for a while , making his way on foot along the three-kilometer path that leads down to the Draco Tavern . He took his sweet time , stopping to pan across the alien foliage with the video-camera bump on his forehead . When he stopped to rest , I went out to meet him . What the heck-the tavern was clean and in good repair and life was turning dull . This strip of land between the airlocks and the foothills is covered with strange plants , purple ground cover too dry to be moss , and big odd shapes that you might take for wind-shaped rocks . He was looking about him , delighted and a little awed , as he perched on one of the slow ones . This one looks like a rock wind-smoothed into the shape of an inverted boat . I was amused . " Thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said . He was a blackhaired white American , medium height , with a smile that might have been ingratiating . The vid camera was a glittering dot on his forehead . " Matthew Taper . I 'm with CDC Network . I hope I wo n't keep you long . " " No problem . There are n't any ships in and I 've got lots of free time . " " Ah . Good . " He slid over to make room for me on the Type Two Slowlife . I sat . He had n't noticed a second invertedboat-shaped rock , this one 's mate , fifty meters further back . He pointed at a cube of clear yellow plastic set in the Draco Tavern 's wall . There was a shadow inside it : a dark aerodynamic shape like a large turtle with big clawed feet and a head partly retracted . Taper asked , " Is that an alien or a sculpture ? Or a hologram ? " " Alien , " I said . " Speedy , I 've been calling it . It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's an airlock ? Made of jelly ? " " They 're all airlocks , that whole line along the front of the tavern . For Speedy , we 've got this block of plastic ... not jelly , just memory plastic soft enough to deform . He 'll walk through it , but slowly , and it wo n't lose air in either direction . " " How many aliens have you got in right now ? " " Ten . Six are in Argentina , hunting . " " But you have to feed the rest ? " " I meant on Earth . There 's nobody actually in the tavern . " Taper 's eyes defocused : he was consulting notes . " You got a lot more with the first liner , with Thrill seeker . Five species , twenty individuals . That first landing must have been a thrill a minute . " I waved it off . " Oh , you can find anything you want about the first one . Let me tell you about the second landing . " " Were n't there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at them ... " That long ago , we did n't have much telescope coverage of the Moon . What we had was Spaceguard . Spaceguard was an effort by NASA and other political entities to track Near Earth Objects : that is , asteroid threats above one kilometer across . Map those and you might stand a chance of protecting the planet from a giant meteoroid impact . They 'd already found 90% of the candidates , they said . An object was found approaching the Moon 's dark limb . It blinked out as it entered the shadow . Another sky watcher caught the flare of what might have been its drive , but turned out to be riding lights . The skywatching community began talking to each other . Hundreds had it in view when the chirpsithra liner settled into orbit around the Moon , and they did n't tell a single disaster control office or newsman for nearly ten hours . They 'd done this once before , with an incoming asteroid that turned out to be a false alarm . Skywatchers talked to each other , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communication just had n't been established . But now the world was watching , and everything happened too slowly . The mile-wide soap bubble drifted in orbit around the Moon . A smaller boat budded loose and drifted toward Earth . It eased down through the atmosphere , taking more hours , following force field lines down to Earth 's magnetic pole . It settled at Mount Forel in Siberia , where the first ship 's boat had touched down the previous year . Everything we saw came via orbital cameras ; it was hours before camera crews could get on site . We saw aliens eleven feet tau and very slender , plated with dull red armor : the same chirpsithra species who had crewed the first ship . They emerged from the lander and began landscaping . Taper asked , " Was the Draco Tavern in place yet ? " " No , I had backers and a site , but there was nothing on it but posts and string . " " Pity . So what do you mean , landscaping ? " " That 's what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dirt and alien fertilizer . I was one of the first on site , and I could smell that chemical reek . " Cameras showed up , and newspersons , and UN officials . The chirpsithra went about their business . They planted some weird alien trees in the soil they 'd made , and then some structures that they brought out on big float plates . Like Japanese landscaping , we thought . " " I 'll run those records after I get home . " Taper waved around us . " Is this what you 're talking about ? This whole three or four square miles looks like alien gardening . " " Yeah . Those bigger trees were planted as saplings . Most of this layered mosslike stuff grew up over the next few years . The slow ones were already in place . There was plenty for the herbivores by the time they got hungry . " The chirps talked to me about the interspecies tavern I wanted to build . We settled on where to put it-right at the edge of the cultivated stretch . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves , and those were the first pieces of the Draco Tavern . They played diplomat and gave some interviews , and then they left . " Taper was having trouble catching up . " Slow ones ? " " Originally there were a dozen , " I said . " Six little half-eggs must have been food animals . They did n't move fast enough , and the Type One , Speedy , rolled over them and ate them during the first six or seven years . Two of the others went home on the next ship after snuffling around Siberia on tractors . They were the fastest . " After they left , Speedy was making visible progress toward the airlocks . It 's taken him twenty-six years to get into the jelly lock . He 'll be inside before Christmas . These others-do you see that tree stump with an indented top ? There 's water in the top , a little pond of his own , but you ca n't see that . He 's the slowest . These boat-shaped- " " Yeek ! " He rolled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does n't mind . I know them all pretty well . You can talk to them with electronic mail- " " They can use computers ? " " Sure , all of these slow ones are intelligent tool users . The computers they build work as fast as ours . To the slow ones , they 're instantaneous . To talk to them , you just trade letters . It does n't matter how slow they write . " I watched him working out how useless that would be to a newsman . I said , " Of course they need terrific protection against spam . Otherwise- " " Yeah . What do they talk like ? " " Here . " I fished out my translator and whispered a few instructions . It projected a screen , watery looking in the horizontal sunlight . HELLO ! I SEEK A COMPANION . I AM RICK SCHUMANN , HUMAN , HOPING TO BECOME A BARTENDER . CALL ME QUIZZICAL . HI , QUIZZICAL . IS THAT YOUR STRUCTURE BEING ERECTED ON THE TUNDRA ? YES , THAT 'S THE DRACO TAVERN . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , BUT IT HAS STOOD FOR SOMETIME . THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TWO YEARS BACK . WE FIXED IT . I HOPE TO SEE THE INSIDE SOON . IT MUTATES LIKE DREAMS . BE WELCOME.THE JELLY LOCK IS FOR SLOW ONES . I SEE IT . SPEEDY IS ALMOST THERE . I SEE A FLUTTERING THAT MUST BE YOUR KIND 'S TRAFFIC . DO YOU KNOW THE CHIRPSITHRA ? THEY LIVE TOO FAST TO BE TRULY KNOWN , BUT THEY DO N'T DIE TOO SOON.AT LEAST WE MAY CONVERSE . ONE , KTATH Taper scowled . " Is that all ? " " Yeah . Quizzical is the Type Three , the one like a tree stump . " " Twenty-six years ? " " Understand , Mr. Taper , most of my visitors use oxidizing chemistry . Some are even faster than chirps and humans . One type burns like a fire . She was born in the tavern , and I only got to know her for a few hours . But that 's not the only way to live . " Reducing chemistry is very slow compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They watched the Draco Tavern grow up in front of them . They 'll see it turn to dust . They 'll be here a long time . " Taper rapped what I was sitting on . " This shell- " " They 're in pressure suits . So 's Speedy . They have to be protected from oxygen . " " They 're all streamlined , " he noted . " Even that tree stump has a teardrop silhouette , " turning his camera on Quizzical . I said , " Just being a slow one would n't slow down weather . Comes a hurricane , or a flood , they 'd just have to wait it out . " Taper asked , " May I talk to Speedy ? " " I 'll give you his e-mail address . Have you got a story now ? Or is it all too slow ? " " May I have the other e-mail addresses ? " " I 'll ask first . " Taper came back in January . This time he hurried through Siberia 's endless freezing night to reach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Siberia in winter is n't a habitable planet . The tavern was crowded ; a liner was in . He stood there taking it in for a few minutes , recording with the camera on his forehead . Then he hung up some of his gear and wove his way through the crowd and the divergent environments . Speedy was past the jelly lock and ten centimeters inside . Taper smiled down at the smoothed-out turtle shape . He ran a hand over Speedy 's head . Then he fished out a keyboard and began typing . I was at his elbow . " How 's it going , Mr. Taper ? Got a story yet ? " He laughed . " Not today . If I made a lifetime project of this , I might have something to show the execs . Mr. Schumann , this does n't take every minute of my time . I 've kept four interviews going for seven months without ever skipping lunch . When I 'm an old man , these guys could save my reputation . " " This last ship , " @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Addresses ? " " They have n't logged in yet . Come back in the summer and I 'll introduce you . " WELCOME TO EARTH ! THANK YOU . WE ARE BRICKS , A MULTIPLE MIND . TAPER , A HUMAN . CAN YOU TELL us WHAT OF EARTH IS WORTH SEEING ? LOTS ! YOU COULD WATCH NIAGARA FALLS EAT ITS WAY WEST . WATCH REDWOODS GROW . RIDE A GLACIER. 
##1011950 A nervous man visits the country to relax . But are those ghosts he sees in the window ? Find out in this classic tale of terror-with a twist ! <p> BASED ON A STORY BY SAKI " My aunt will be down presently , Mr. Nuttel , " said Vera , a self-possessed young lady of 15 . " In the meantime , you must try and put up with me . " Framton Nuttel tried to think of the correct thing to say . " Do you know many of the people " round here ? " asked Vera . " Hardly a soul , " said Framton . " My sister stayed here , you know , four years ago . She got acquainted with your aunt , Mrs. Sappleton . " " Then you know practically nothing about my aunt ? " pursued the young lady . " Only her name and address , " admitted the caller . He was wondering whether Mrs. Sappleton was married or widowed . Something about the room suggested a manly presence . " Her great tragedy happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That would be since your sister 's time . " " Her tragedy ? " asked Framton warily . He was visiting the countryside to recover from a nervous ailment . " You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon , " said the niece , indicating a large French window that opened onto a lawn . " It is quite warm for the time of year , " said Framton . " But what has that window got to do with the tragedy ? " " Out through that window , three years ago today , my aunt 's husband and two young brothers went off for their day 's shooting . They never came back . In crossing the moor , they were all engulfed in a muddy bog . It had been a wet summer , you know , and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning . Their bodies were never recovered . " Here the girl 's voice lost its confident note . " My poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with them , and walk in that window just as they used to do . That is why the window is kept open every evening until dusk . " My aunt has often told me how they went out , her husband with his white coat over his arm , and Ronnie , her young brother , singing , " Bertie , why do you bound ? " as he always did to tease her . Do you know , sometimes on still , quiet evenings like this , I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk in through that window . " She broke off with a little shudder . It was a relief to Framton when her aunt bustled into the room with a whirl of apologies for being late . " I hope Vera has been amusing you ? " she said . " She has been very interesting , " said Framton uneasily . " I hope you do n't mind the open window , " said Mrs. Sappleton briskly . " My husband and brothers will be home directly , and they always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the marshes today , so they 'll make a fine mess over my carpets . So like you menfolk , is n't it ? " She rattled on cheerfully about the hunting season . To Framton , it was pure horror . He tried to turn the talk to a less ghastly topic ; he began describing his recent illness . But he realized that his poor hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention . Her eyes kept straying past him to the open window . It was so unfortunate that he had come to visit on this tragic anniversary . " The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest , no excitement , and the avoidance of physical exercise , " continued Framton , who was regrettably one of those people convinced that everyone was interested in all the details of his ailments . Mrs. Sappleton turned toward the window and suddenly brightened . " Here they are at last ! " she cried . " Just in time for tea , and do n't they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes ! @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vera was staring out through the open window with a dazed horror in her eyes . In shock , Framton swung around in his seat and looked in the same direction . In the deepening twilight , three figures were walking across the lawn . They carried guns under their arms , and one of them had a white coat hung over his shoulders . A tired brown spaniel kept close at their heels . Noiselessly they neared the house , and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk : " I said , Bertie , why do you bound ? " Framton grabbed wildly for his hat and raced out the hall door toward the front gate . A cyclist on the road had to run into the hedge to avoid a collision . " Here we are , my dear , " said the bearer of the white coat , coming in through the window , " fairly muddy , but most of it 's dry . Who was that who bolted out as we came up ? " " A most eccentric man , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could only talk about his illnesses , and dashed off without a goodbye . One would think he had seen a ghost . " " I expect it was the spaniel , " said the niece calmly . " He told me he had a horror of dogs . He was once pursued by a pack , and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and foaming just above him . Enough to make anyone lose their nerve . " Creativity at short notice was her specialty . NO-SWEAT TEST PREP 1 . Where is the most likely setting for this story ? ( identifying setting ) A a ranch in Texas B a swamp in Florida C a country house in England D a beach in California 2 . In the phrase " ... asked Framton warily , " what does " warily " mean ? ( identifying word meaning ) A excitedly B cautiously C loudly D happily 3 . When Mrs. Sappleton 's husband and brothers return , why is Framton afraid ? ( understanding plot ) A He dislikes dogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are ghosts . D He thinks they are burglars . 4 . Why is Framton visiting the countryside ? ( detail ) A to interview Mrs. Sappleton B to recover from a nervous ailment C to go hunting D to visit his aunt WRITE NOW Have you ever had an experience where something turned out quite differently from what you expected ? Write a paragraph describing the incident . CRITICAL THINKING Think about the words Saki uses to describe Vera and Framton . Explain why Framton is the perfect victim for Vera 's practical joke . Sidebar AUTHOR INFO H.H. Munro ( 1870-1916 ) chose Saki as his pen name from a character in a classic poem , The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam . Born in Burma ( Myanmar ) , he held many jobs , from policeman to journalist to soldier . He is best known for his witty , often bizarre short stories . He enlisted to serve in World War I at the age of 44 , and wrote from the trenches . He was killed in battle . Photograph Sidebar Vera was staring out through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ <p> 
##1011952 Dorian was young and handsome . Read our play to find out why evil destroyed his soul . Our play is adapted from the classic book by Oscar Wilde . Adaptation by Zo Kashner <p> Fluency Workout Become Your Character : Read with expression ! In order to read your part convincingly , you must ask , " Who am I ? " Is your character mean and selfish , sweet and charming , or funny and sarcastic ? Practice reading the quotes below in the correct way . Excited : " Henry , I am in love ! She is an actress named Sibyl Vane . I want to marry her . She is the greatest love of my life . " Evil : " You say I have no future ? I will become the richest man in America and bury you ! " Serious : " Mr. Lang , I 'm sorry to have to tell you this , but your mother is very ill . " Be an actor . Become your character ! Enjoy the play and Happy Halloween ! This started out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play to find out why it changed . <p> This started out as a painting of a young man . Read the play to find out why it changed . <p> SCENE 1 Narrator 1 : It is the late 19th century , in London . Basil Hallward , a painter , is finishing a picture of a handsome young man . His friend Lord Henry Wotten looks on . Henry : What an innocent young man you are painting ! I must meet him . Narrator 2 : Basil 's butler walks into the room . Butler 1 : Mr. Dorian Gray is here for his sitting , sir . Henry ( excited ) : What perfect luck ! Show him in ! Narrator 1 : Dorian sits , Basil paints , and Henry looks on . Later , Henry and Dorian go for a walk in the garden together . Henry : Dorian , you must stay out of the sun . You 'll get burned . Dorian : Why should that matter ? <p> Henry : Because you will lose your youthful looks . Youth is the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the studio the portrait is complete . Dorian looks closely at the portrait . He has an odd expression on his face . Basil : Dorian , do n't you like it ? Dorian : I am jealous of that painting . This picture of me will remain young forever . I will grow old , ugly , and then die . I wish I could trade places with it . I 'd give my very soul if I could stay young and handsome and the painting could get old and ugly . Narrator 1 : Basil gives the portrait to Dorian . Dorian hangs it up in his bedroom . SCENE 2 Narrator 2 : A few months pass . Henry and Dorian have become good friends . Dorian : Henry , I am in love ! She is an actress named Sibyl Vane . I want to marry her . She is the greatest love of my life . Henry : Dorian , this is the first love of your life . Dorian : You must come with me to watch her act . Then you 'll understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sibyl announces her good news to her brother , Jim . Jim , a sailor , is about to leave for Australia . Sibyl : My future husband is so wonderful . I call him Prince Charming . Basil and Henry both admire Dorian 's young , handsome face . <p> Jim : Is he a rich gentleman ? He 's going to hurt you . I know it . Sibyl : Do n't be silly ! Jim ( seriously ) : If he ever harms you , I 'll kill him . Narrator 2 : Later , Henry and Dorian are watching Sibyl perform . Narrator 1 : Sibyl 's acting is horrible . Henry and Dorian can barely watch her . Woman : Boo ! Boo ! Get off the stage ! Man : Bring back the old Sibyl ! You 're horrible ! Henry ( talking to Dorian ) : She is very beautiful , but she ca n't act . Let 's go . Narrator 2 : After the show , Dorian goes to see Sibyl in her dressing room . Sibyl : I know I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love , I ca n't pretend anymore . I ca n't think of anything but you . Dorian ( angrily ) : You have killed my love . If you are n't a great actress , I ca n't love you . Sibyl ( upset ) : Please , Dorian , do n't leave me ! Narrator 1 : Dorian storms out of her dressing room . Sibyl cries , alone . Basil and Henry both admire Dorian 's young , handsome face . <p> SCENE 3 Narrator 2 : The next day , Dorian looks at his portrait . The smile is twisted . The face looks cruel . Narrator 1 : His butler walks into the room . Dorian quickly covers the picture with a sheet . Butler 2 : Sir , Lord Henry to see you . Narrator 2 : Henry enters with a serious face . Dorian : Henry , I told Sibyl I did n't love her . Now I regret it . I promised her that I 'd marry her . She will be my wife . Henry : Dorian , you did n't hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some kind of poison . Narrator 1 : Dorian feels awful . Later , he uncovers his portrait and looks at it . The painting knew what had happened before Dorian knew himself . Dorian ( talking to the picture ) : My wish came true . I traded away my soul to stay young forever . I can feel my soul draining slowly out of my body . I can do whatever I want because I wo n't be punished . My evil deeds wo n't show on my face . But you will get uglier and uglier . Narrator 2 : Dorian hides the picture in his attic . SCENE 4 Narrator 1 : Dorian becomes an evil man . He uses his friends and abandons them . He becomes a drunk . Narrator 2 : Almost 20 years pass . But Dorian looks like a young man . Late one night , Basil comes to visit . Basil ( seriously ) : The most terrible things are being said about you in London . You are my friend , so I have a hard time believing the rumors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truth . But only God can see that . Dorian : Ha ! I shall show you my soul . You have had more to do with it than you think . Narrator 1 : Dorian leads Basil to the attic . He uncovers the portrait . Narrator 2 : Basil recognizes the paint , the frame , and the brushwork . But the face is not that of the innocent boy he painted . It is the face of an ugly monster . Basil ( confused ) : What does this mean ? Dorian : Years ago , I made a wish . And this is what happened . The face you painted has been punished for every evil I have ever done . Every wrinkle , every hideous scar I should have is on that face . Basil : It has the eyes of a devil ! You must be even worse than people say . Dorian , it 's not too late to change . Dorian ( getting angry ) : It is too late . This never would have happened if it were n't for you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's all your fault ! Narrator 1 : In a rage , Dorian kills Basil . He hides the body . SCENE 5 Narrator 2 : Dorian goes to a bar on the docks . He hopes to forget his guilt by drinking . Narrator 1 : An old sailor sits on a bench . A creepy woman walks up to Dorian . Sibyl is miserable because Dorian does n't love her anymore . <p> Homeless woman : Good night , Prince Charming . Dorian ( angrily ) : Do n't call me that , you crazy woman , or you 'll regret it ! Narrator 2 : Dorian leaves . Narrator 1 : The sailor follows Dorian . He corners him in a dark alley , and grabs him by the throat . Dorian : What have I done to you ? Jim ( angrily ) : Sibyl Vane was my sister . Her death is your fault . I knew nothing but her pet name for you . I heard it tonight by chance . Prepare to die . Dorian : Wait ! How long has it been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What does that matter ? Dorian : Look at my face ! Narrator 2 : Jim drags Dorian into the light . He sees that Dorian looks no more than 20 years old . Jim : It was a terrible mistake . Forgive me . Narrator 1 : Jim walks back to the bar . Homeless woman : You should have killed that terrible man . Jim : The man I 'm looking for is almost 40 . That man is no more than a boy . Homeless woman : Ha ! They say he sold his soul to the devil for a pretty face . I met him 18 years ago . He has n't changed much since then . Narrator 2 : Jim races after Dorian , but he 's gone . SCENE 6 Narrator 1 : Dorian is very nervous . He fears Jim is following him . After three days , he finally goes out hunting with a friend . Narrator 2 : Suddenly , a rabbit appears in front of them and runs into a bush . Dorian 's friend Geoffrey shoots it . Narrator 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Someone is hurt ! Narrator 2 : Dorian and Geoffrey run to the bush . Narrator 1 : Dorian sees the dead man 's face . It is Jim , with a gun by his side . Dorian feels relieved to escape with his life . SCENE 7 Narrator 2 : Later , Dorian visits with his old friend Henry . Henry : I was in the park today , and I heard someone ask : " What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul ? " What a funny question . Dorian : It is n't funny . The soul can be bought , sold , or traded away . Henry : Dorian , do n't speak like that . You lead the perfect life . You do whatever you like , and yet nothing touches you . You are exactly the same as the young man Basil once painted . Dorian : I 'm not the same , Henry . I want to change my life . Narrator 1 : Dorian really wants to start over and become a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes up to the attic to examine the portrait . Perhaps the signs of evil will have gone away . Narrator 1 : But the portrait looks even worse than before . Red blood stains the hands . Dorian ( talking to himself ) : Must I confess ? Does this mean that I must pay for my crimes ? Never ! This picture is now the only evidence against me . Narrator 2 : He grabs a knife and holds it in front of the painting . Dorian ( talking to the painting ) : You made me a monster ! I 'll destroy you , just like I should have done 20 years ago ! Narrator 1 : Dorian stabs the painting . There is a loud cry and a crash . The servants wake up after hearing the noise . Dorian tries to destroy painting , but destroys himself . <p> Narrator 2 : The servants make their way to the attic . There , they find hanging on the wall a portrait of their master as they last saw him . He looks young and beautiful . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with a knife in his heart . He is withered , wrinkled , and horrible to look at . Narrator 2 : it is not until they look at his rings that they recognize that it is their own master , Dorian Gray . Sidebar WORD WORKOUT por*trait : picture , usually of a person odd : weird harms : hurts re*gret : feel sorry about deeds : actions a*ban*dons : walks out on Sidebar " You have killed my love . If you are n't a great actress , I ca n't love you . " Sidebar WORD WORKOUT cor*ners : traps ag*o*ny : extreme pain prof*it : help , serve ex*am*ine : look at , check con*fess : admit , come clean with*ered : shrunken <p> 
##1011954 Muhammad Ali became " the greatest " because he believed in himself . But his life has not been easy . Meet the man who became a legend by staying true to his beliefs , no matter the consequences . Photograph Ali talks to reporters while training at Miami 's Fifth Street gym , in 1970 . <p> CHARACTERS Write your initials next to the character you 're going to read . *NARRATOR 1 *NARRATOR 2 *NARRATOR 3 *NARRATOR 4 *CASSIUS clay CASH-uhss KLAY , a young boxer from Louisville , Kentucky RUDY CLAY , Cassius 's brother *MUHAMMAD ALI Muh-HAH-muhd Ah-LEE , Cassius 's new Muslim name ANGELO DUNDEE , All 's trainer RESTAURANT OWNER WAITRESS TRUCK DRIVER SONNY LISTON , heavyweight champion 1962-1964 REPORTER 1 REPORTER 2 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED REPORTER INDUCTION OFFICER , officer for the U.S. Armed Forces COLLEGE STUDENT <p> GEORGE FOREMAN , heavyweight champion of 1974 REFEREE *Starred characters are major roles . PROLOGUE NARRATOR 1 : Muhammad Ali was one of the supreme athletes of the 20th century . No boxer was braver in or out of the ring . NARRATOR 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ali faced champ George Foreman for the world heavyweight title . Ali was the underdog . But the path that led Ali into the ring that night began long before the opening bell . SCENE NARRATOR 1 : Ali was born Cassius Clay in 1942 in Louisville , Kentucky . His father was a sign painter and artist , his mother a housekeeper . Photograph Cassius at age 12 ( above right ) , and at 18 , training for the 1960 Olympics . <p> NARRATOR 2 : As young as age 12 , Cassius worked hard to become a champion . When he was 15 , Angelo Dundee , a famous trainer , visited town . Cassius phoned him . CASSIUS CLAY ( excited ) : Mr. Dundee , my name is Cassius Marcellus clay . I 'm the Golden Gloves champion of Louisville . I train six days a week , and I never drink or smoke . I 'm going to win at the Olympics and become the heavyweight champion of the world . NARRATOR 1 : Clay 's optimism impressed Dundee . DUNDEE : Feel free to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NARRATOR 2 : Three years later , in 1960 , Cassius made good on one promise . He won a gold medal at the Rome Olympics . Bright and handsome , the 18-year-old became an international star . NARRATOR 1 : Back at home , Cassius received a hero 's welcome . But he also faced the racism he 'd known all his life . NARRATOR 2 : Louisville was a segregated city . Invited to visit city leaders , Cassius sometimes had to enter back doors . Like other blacks in town , the Olympic hero was barred from some city parks . NARRATOR 1 : One day he went to a luncheonette with his brother , Rudy . Cassius wore his Olympic medal around his neck . CASSIUS ( to waitress ) : We 'd like to be seated , please . RESTAURANT OWNER ( to the waitress ) : I do n't care what he won . We do n't serve his kind here . WAITRESS : I 'm sorry . You ca n't stay . NARRATOR 2 : Cassius and Rudy left . RUDY : Let 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a truck driver called out to Cassius . TRUCK DRIVER : Boy , come here . Give me your autograph . NARRATOR 2 : Though it made Cassius angry to be called " boy , " he politely signed . He walked off with Rudy . CASSIUS ( to Rudy ) : When I become champ , I 'm going to stand up for justice for our people . NARRATOR 1 : Years later , Ali said he had lost the medal . But it is still where he had tossed it , at the bottom of the Ohio River . SCENE NARRATOR 2 : Cassius went pro after the 1960 Olympics . Angelo Dundee became his trainer . Confident , fast-talking Cassius was a one-of-a-kind fighter . NARRATOR 1 : Many Americans liked him . Boxers did n't usually speak much to the public . But Cassius did . He loved to talk . NARRATOR 2 : In 1963 , Cassius earned a shot at the heavyweight title against champion Sonny Liston . To promote himself , Cassius made an album of his poetry and boasts called I Am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , teenagers played the album m with friends . CASSIUS ( on the record ) : Sonny Liston is nothing . The man needs boxing lessons . And since he 's going to fight me , he needs falling lessons . I 'll hit Liston with so many punches from so many angles he 'll think he 's surrounded . NARRATOR 2 : Liston responded . SONNY LISTON ( to reporters ) : My only worry is how I 'm going to get my fist out of his mouth once I get him in the ring . NARRATOR 1 : The fight took place February 25,1964 . Most major sportswriters picked Liston to win . But Cassius believed in himself . CASSIUS : I 'll float like a butterfly , sting like a bee . NARRATOR 2 : That night , Cassius used his swift hands , light feet , and great courage to conquer Liston in six rounds . Later , he rejoiced with Rudy and friends . Reporters grilled him . REPORTER 1 : When did you know you had Liston beat ? CASSIUS : In the first round @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You understand ? I am the greatest ! NARRATOR 2 : At 22 , Cassius was heavyweight champion of the world . SCENE NARRATOR 1 : The next day , Cassius called a press conference . He announced that he had become a Muslim and had changed his name to Muhammad Ali . NARRATOR 2 : He told reporters that while he supported racial equality , he did not believe in forcing people to integrate . Many civil rights leaders struggled toward this very goal . ALI : I do n't want to go where I 'm not wanted . Blacks trying to integrate are getting beaten up and bombed and shot . I do n't want to get blown up . I 'm happy to be with my own kind . NARRATOR 1 : Many reporters were stunned at Ali 's words . REPORTER 2 : Do n't you understand you have a responsibility as heavyweight champion to be a good model for young people ? ALI : I 've never done anything wrong . I 've never been in jail . I like all people . But I do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . I 'm free to be who I want . NARRATOR 1 : Ali 's strong words shocked people . Many loved Ali for speaking his mind . Others began to despise him . SCENE NARRATOR 2 : For the next two years , Ali remained the undefeated champion . He traveled to Africa , the Middle East , and Europe . NARRATOR 1 : Warm , open , and friendly , Ali drew large crowds everywhere he went . He performed magic tricks . He showed off his muscles . Children especially loved him . NARRATOR 2 : Back in the U.S. though , Ali 's popularity wavered . His strong views and racial pride attracted many people , but they angered many others . NARRATOR 1 : In 1966 , Ali , like thousands of other young people , was drafted for the Vietnam War . At the time , Americans mostly backed the war . Ali opposed it . NARRATOR 2 : Ali applied for conscientious objector status . This meant that he would not have to serve in the military because of his religious principles . But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and again , Ali was criticized in the media . Reporters demanded that he defend his views . SPORTS ILLUSTRATED REPORTER : Why do you oppose the war ? ALI : Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while brown people in Louisville are treated like dogs ? NARRATOR 2 : Ali could have boxed to entertain the troops , as former heavyweight champs " like Joe Louis had done . But Ali thought the war was unjust . SCENE NARRATOR 1 : In 1967 , Ali was called to the armed forces induction center in Houston , Texas . An officer greeted the recruits . INDUCTION OFFICER : You are about to be drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces . When your name is called , take one step forward . NARRATOR 2 : The officer called out names . INDUCTION OFFICER : Cassius Marcellus Clay . NARRATOR 1 : Ali did not move . INDUCTION OFFICER : If you do not step forward , you may be jailed for up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . NARRATOR 2 : The World Boxing Association stripped Ali of his heavyweight crown and every state revoked his license to box . Lawyers kept him out of prison . But from age 25 to 28-more than three years in his prime-he lost the right to fight . NARRATOR 1 : In those years , Ali crossed the country . He spoke in cities and at universities about equality and justice . Listeners questioned him . COLLEGE STUDENT : Mr. Ali , do you support segregation ? ALI : Why ask me ? How many blacks live in your neighborhood ? Every city I go to , including this one , I find a black neighborhood and a white neighborhood . What I want is peace on earth , and if integration will bring it , I 'm for it . Let 's give people the freedom to live where they want . NARRATOR 2 : Witty and brave , Ali risked a jail term and losing his career to stand up for his beliefs . SCENE NARRATOR 3 : In 1970 , Ali was allowed to box again . Experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : But the next year , Ali got a chance to prove them wrong . He faced a new champion , Joe Frazier . Like Ali , he was an Olympic gold medalist and a very tough fighter . NARRATOR 3 : At New York City 's Madison Square Garden in 1971 , Ali fought boldly . But he lost-for the first time as a professional . Many sportswriters and boxing fans said Ali was through . NARRATOR 4 : But Ali yearned to be champ again . ALI : I did n't count on Joe 's determination being as strong as mine . I wo n't make that mistake again . NARRATOR 3 : Ali trained and trained . In 1974 , he beat Frazier . Then , only the current champ George Foreman stood between Ali and the title . SCENE NARRATOR 4 : Ali and Foreman prepared for the biggest event in boxing history . Each man would earn $5 million for fighting . TVs and movie theaters on every continent would broadcast the fight . NARRATOR 3 : The match was scheduled for October 30 , 1974 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zaire . NARRATOR 4 : Foreman and Ali arrived in Africa weeks before the fight . Reporters and film crews followed them everywhere . They nicknamed the bout " The Rumble in the Jungle . " NARRATOR 3 : Foreman was confident . He 'd won 40 fights , 37 of them knockouts . At 25 years old , he was the hardest puncher in the sport . He did n't just defeat opponents-he destroyed them . GEORGE FOREMAN ( to reporters ) : My opponents do n't worry about losing . They worry about getting hurt . NARRATOR 4 : At 32 , Ali was past his physical peak . Even his training team doubted he could beat Foreman . But before the fight , Ali 's rap enchanted his fans . ALI ( to reporters ) : I 'm dedicating this fight to all the African people who are fighting for their freedom and independence ! NARRATOR 3 : Ali had more on his mind than boxing . He wanted Americans-especially black Americans-to appreciate Africa . ALI ( to reporters ) : In America , all we know about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jet planes and TV stations . Now that I 'm here , I 've learned that many Africans speak English and two or three more languages . Many of them are wiser than we are . NARRATOR 4 : Just before the fight , American music stars James Brown and B.B. King performed in Zaire . A local chorus sang too . CHORUS ( singing ) : George Foreman and Muhammad AIi , you are not foreigners but sons of Africa . NARRATOR 3 : It was a time of great celebration . SCENE NARRATOR 4 : Sixty thousand fans filled the stadium . Ali was the people 's favorite . They chanted . CROWD : Ali , Ali ! Ali , Ali ! NARRATOR 3 : Before the fight , Ali and Dundee , his mentor and trainer , talked about tactics . DUNDEE : I see you dancing around the ring for five , six rounds so you do n't get hit . You tire him out that way . ALI ( nodding ) : Foreman 's hitting power does n't mean anything if he 's got nothing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ali burst out of his corner . NARRATOR 3 : But the night was hot and humid . Ali saw that if he danced too much , he would quickly run out of energy . In the second round , he developed a new strategy . ALI ( thinking ) : I 'm going to give George what he thinks he wants . SCENE NARRATOR 4 : Daring the champ , Ali stood and let Foreman nunch at him . ALI ( thinking ) : He can hit me hard . But I 'll block and dodge most of it , and each round his punches will get slower and hurt less . NARRATOR 3 : The plan was risky . Foreman punched so hard , Ali knew he might get flattened . But Ali could think on his feet . He started talking to Foreman . ALI ( to Foreman ) : Hit harder ! Show me something , George . That does n't hurt . Come on ! I thought you were supposed to be bad ! NARRATOR 4 : Ali stayed close to the ropes . He later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressive . It wore down the champ . FOREMAN ( thinking ) : I 'm throwing more punches than Muhammad is , but I feel like I 'm the one losing . NARRATOR 3 : As Foreman tired , Ali 's confidence grew . He teased his opponent . ALI : Now it 's my turn , George . NARRATOR 4 : In the eighth round , Foreman missed and let his hands down . Ali struck with a fast right . Boom ! Foreman went down for the count . REFEREE : Eight ! Nine ! Ten ! NARRATOR 3 : Ali threw his fists in the air . Once again , he had won the world championship ! EPILOGUE NARRATOR 4 : After this victory , President Gerald R. Ford invited Ali to the White House . He became one of the most famous and beloved men in the world . NARRATOR 3 : More than 30 years have passed since that magical night in Zaire . But Ali is M as courageous as ever . NARRATOR 4 : On November 21 , 2005 , the Muhammad Ali Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louisville . But Ali expresses best what he would like his fans to understand about him , in his own words and with his own special style . ALI ( today ) : I would like to be remembered as a man who never looked down on those who looked up to him , a leader and champion who stood up for his beliefs , who was humorous , and who treated everyone right . And I would n't even mind if folks F forgot how pretty I was . Still curious about the life and legend of Muhammad Ali ? Read Walter Dean Myers 's biography , The Greatest : Muhammad Ali , available at local libraries and bookstores . Photograph Cassius ( far right ) , after his win over Liston in 1964 . Ali on October 9 , 1974 , training in Zaire . Sidebar PLAY POINT : The night Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston , he celebrated by eating ice cream with his friend Malcolm X. SAY IT ! racial - RAY-shuhl Photograph AIi poses for the press in 1964 , with Angelo Dundee ( left ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ POINT : Ali is the only boxer in history to win the world heavyweight title three times : in 1964 , 1974 , 1978 . Sidebar SAY IT ! conscientious - con-she-EHN-shuss Photograph Ali skips rope so fast that you can hardly see the rope ! Here , he trains in Zaire in September 1974 . Sidebar PLAY POINT : In 1965 , Ali said , " One good thing about America : you stand up for your rights and people will eventually adjust to it . " Sidebar SAY IT ! Kinshasa- kin-SHAH-suh Sidebar SAY IT ! strategy-STRAT-uh-jee Photograph Eight ! Nine ! Ten ! Ali knocks Foreman to the mat , ending their 1974 title fight in the 8th round . Sidebar PLAY POINT : " Hating is wrong , no matter who does the hating , " Ali 's mother taught him . " It 's just plain wrong . " <p> 
##1011958 Rock out with this new teen drama ! This series on The N network is about a talent competition winner . Can she adjust to her new life as a music star ? <p> Fluency Workout The Sounds of " U " " U " can be conf " U " sing ! This vowel makes many different sounds , so read carefully ! U says " oo " in studio and Jude . U says " you " in cutie and humiliated . And U says " uh " in rush , hug , and judge . Watch for these " U " words and others in Instant Star ! Enjoy the play ! Photograph Photograph <p> SCENE 1 Narrator 1 : Jude Harrison is backstage in a television studio . She waits to perform on the show Instant Star . Narrator 2 : Her best friend , Jamie , and her friend Kat wait with her . Jude ( nervously ) : I 'm not going to win . Kat : Jude , calm down . What 's the worst thing that can happen ? Jude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on live TV . Jamie : If you want to leave , just say it and we 're out of here . Narrator 1 : The crowd chants . Crowd : Jude ! Jude ! Jude ! Narrator 2 : Jude holds her chin high . Jude : I have to do this . Narrator 1 : Jude carries her guitar to center stage . Her parents and sister sit in the front row . Jude ( thinking ) : Sometimes , if you listen hard , you can hear the moment your life changes forever . Narrator 2 : Jude plays a song she wrote . The crowd loves her . Narrator 1 : The judges make their decision . Brad : Our first-ever winner of Instant Star is . . . Jude Harrison ! Narrator 2 : Jude is shocked . She smiles and waves at the audience . SCENE 2 Narrator 1 : The next day , Jude and Jamie go to the office of G Major Records . Jamie : I always knew you would get discovered . Just do n't let anyone here change you . @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performing on stage . <p> Jude : Do n't worry , I wo n't . Narrator 2 : They meet with Georgia Bevans . She is a celebrity judge . She voted for Jude . Georgia : Jude , you have what it takes to become a pop star . Jude ( confused ) : A pop star ? But I 'm a songwriter . Georgia : Yes , but we want you to sell records . That 's why we 're teaming you with a brilliant writer and hit-maker . Jamie ( excitedly ) : Billie Joe from Green Day ? Georgia : No , Tom Quincy . Jude ( laughing ) : Little Tommy Q ? From the " 90s boy band Boyz Attack ? Georgia ( seriously ) : Tom has grown as an artist . Jamie : But he 's pop . And retro . Jude : And lame . Narrator 1 : Suddenly , a handsome guy enters the room . Jude : Little Tommy Q ? Tom ( with an attitude ) : Do n't ever call me that . My name is Tom Quincy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what you 've got . SCENE 3 Narrator 2 : In the studio , Jamie sits in a corner while Tom listens to Jude sing her song . Narrator 1 : Tom loves Jude 's voice and playing . But he wants her to change some of the lyrics . Tom : You should be singing about I , not we . Jude : But the song is about my best friend and me . Tom : We do n't care about your best friend . We care about you . Jude : But I like it the way it is . Tom : Your song won the contest . But it 's not ready to record until you change the lyrics . Jude : I 'll think about it . Narrator 2 . Tom leaves the studio . Jamie ( annoyed ) : Can you believe him ? I love those lyrics . They 're about us . You ca n't change us . Narrator 1 : Jude agrees . She watches Tom and Georgia talk outside the studio . SCENE 4 Narrator 2 : The following day at school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's Tom dancing in a club with a gorgeous actress . Kat ( looking at the photo ) : Tom is so hot ! Jude ( rolling her eyes ) : I ca n't believe this is my producer . Narrator 1 : After school , a surprise celebration is held for Jude . Principal : Come on , Jude . Give us an Instant Star smile . Narrator 2 : Jamie sees that Jude is very uncomfortable . He approaches her . Jamie : Let 's get out of here . Narrator 1 : Suddenly , a car horn blares . The school crowd watches . It 's Tom , driving a Viper . Jude ( surprised ) : What are you doing here ? Tom : Rescuing you . Narrator 2 : Jude gets into Tom 's car and drives off . SCENE 5 Narrator 1 : Tom and Jude sit by a lake . With her guitar , Jude tries writing a new song . She ca n't get it right . Tom : Do n't rush if you 're not feeling it . Jude ( frustrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cobain made Nevermind when he was 23 . I 'm 15 . That gives me eight years to make my masterpiece . Tom : That leaves me just a year . Narrator 2 : They glance at each other awkwardly . Jude starts playing again . Narrator 1 : Tom takes Jude 's left hand with his and shows her a new idea on the guitar . Jude likes the idea . She finishes writing her song . Narrator 2 : A tabloid photographer hides in the distance . He takes a picture of Tom 's hand touching Jude 's . Photograph Kat , Jude 's friend , knows how important music is to her . <p> SCENE 6 Narrator 1 : A few days later , in their living room , Jude 's sister Sadie shows the tabloid to Jude . Sadie ( reading ) : " Ex boy band cutie gets up close and personal with Instant Star Jude Harrison . " Jude : Are you kidding me ? Nothing happened . Narrator 2 : Their parents enter with serious faces . Mom : Jude , Tom did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mom , no . Gross ! Mom : I 'm not taking any chances . I 'm calling Georgia . Dad : Honey , do n't . Jude said nothing 's going on . Photograph Tom ( right ) gives Jamie ( left ) advice about being a supportive friend to Jude . <p> Narrator 1 : Mom walks out of the room . SCENE 7 Narrator 2 : At school , everyone reads the tabloid story . Jude talks with Kat . Kat : There 's no truth to this story , right ? Jude : No . I 'd tell you . Kat : Too bad . You and Tom look so cute together . Jude : You think so ? Narrator 1 : Jude realizes she just admitted to caring a little about Tom . Jude : I ca n't possibly like this guy . Kat : Jude , the man is an Orlando Bloom sundae covered in Johnny Depp sauce . Narrator 2 : Jamie appears . He and Jude walk outside . Jamie : You 've been famous less than a week and you 're already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jude hands him a concert ticket . Jude : I 'm singing tonight at the Vinyl Palace . Jamie ( jealous ) : Is Tommy Q going to be there ? Narrator 2 : Jude looks away with guilt . Jamie : Do n't tell me you rewrote the lyrics to our song . Not with Little Tommy Q. Jude : Jamie , he 's grown as an artist . Jamie ( annoyed ) : Whatever . I have something for you . Narrator 1 : He hands her a necklace he made her . It has a guitar pick at the end . Jamie : That pick belonged to Joe Strummer from The Clash . I bought it off eBay . I thought it could keep you grounded . Narrator 2 : Jude is touched . Jamie gathers courage to tell her how he really feels . Jamie ( nervously ) : Jude , we 've been friends a long time . But I wanted to talk about a transition to something more . Narrator 1 : Jude looks away . Jamie 's face falls . Jamie : But you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mad . Jamie ( upset ) : I 'm not ! I just ca n't believe you 're letting Tommy Q change our song . Jude ( angrily ) : It 's not our song . It 's my song ! Jamie : But those lyrics are about us . Jude : Those lyrics do n't work anymore . Jamie : Yeah , just like me . Narrator 2 : Jamie stalks off . SCENE 8 Narrator 1 : At the studio , Georgia warns Tom to keep his distance from Jude . Georgia : I do n't want any trouble with Jude 's mother . Narrator 2 : Tom agrees . Narrator 1 : Hours later , Jude and Kat wait backstage at the Vinyl Palace . Kat : Jamie 's not coming tonight . Jude ( hurt ) : He could n't even tell me himself ? Narrator 2 : Tom arrives . Kat leaves so Jude and Tom can talk . Jude : I finished rewriting the song with new lyrics . Narrator 1 : Tom looks at the lyric sheet . Tom : This is really good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barely smiles . Tom : What 's going on ? Jude : Jamie hates me . He 's not even coming tonight . Tom : Years ago , I went through the same thing with my best friend . It was brutal . If you ever want to talk , I 'm here . Narrator 1 : Jude looks at him . Jude : Before I met you , I thought you were going to be lame . But . . . Narrator 2 : Jude leans in to kiss him . Tom ( pulling away ) : Jude , you 're 15 ! Narrator 1 : Jude is humiliated . Georgia calls in that it 's almost time for her to perform . Jude : I ca n't believe I let myself begin to like you . You 're everything I hate about music . You 're phony and commercial . You made me change my song ! Photograph Jude tells Tom that she 's quitting the music business . Can he change her mind ? <p> Tom ( angrily ) : Your song is a thousand times better now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grabs her guitar and heads onstage . SCENE 9 Narrator 1 : Jude gives an amazing performance . Jamie shows up . He watches from the side . Tom joins him . Tom : Could n't stay away , huh ? Jamie ( angrily ) : Save it . Tom : Can I give you a word of advice ? The quickest way to lose her is to try to hold her back . Narrator 2 : The advice hits home with Jamie . Narrator 1 : After the concert , Tom and Jamie wait for Jude . Tom : You were great . Jude : Thanks . But I quit . Narrator 2 : She walks away . SCENE 10 Narrator 1 : That night , Jamie stops by Jude 's house . Jamie : Your song sounded good tonight with the new lyrics . Jude : Thanks . I 'm really glad you came . Jamie : Just tell me you did n't quit because of me . Jude : Not entirely . The last few days have been so stressful . Jamie : We have n't fought since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too . Narrator 2 : They hug . Jude : So we 're cool ? Jamie : Always . Narrator 1 : Tom 's Viper pulls up . Jamie leaves . Tom : Jude , if I led you on , I 'm really sorry . Jude ( embarrassed ) : Forget it . Tom : Sure . But you ca n't quit . Narrator 2 : He hands her a CD of her concert . Tom : You 're the real thing . Nine o'clock Monday , in the studio . Be there . Narrator 1 : Jude watches Tom go . She smiles . She 'll be there . Sidebar TUNE IN ! Instant Star will air rerun episodes this fall . Check local listings for times . Sidebar " I always knew you would get discovered . Just do n't let anyone here change you . " WORD WORKOUT lyr*ics : words , usually of a song or poem tab*loid : featuring scandal glance : look quickly , peek awk*ward*ly : uncomfortably , with embarrassment Sidebar WORD WORKOUT ground*ed : sensible , real tran*si*tion : change stalks : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : for money <p> 