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inary Heroes 1 Read the following adapted extracts to find out more about the story . Narrator ? I'd sneak away from the orphanage and run excitedly to the record store . ? I'd walk beside the booths , notebook and pencil in hand , listening for the right music to write near . ? I was a walnut-colored nine-year-old among the tall , mostly white adults . ? After a while I could write a poem and go back into the rain . ? It was really quite all right to be a funny Indian kid who secretly wrote poetry . Music Lady ? The music lady with high cheekbones used to smile , pat my head and encourage me . ? She didn ' t seem threatening as I noted her light brown hair and the openness of her arms held still at her sides . ? Mrs . Smith asked what I was writing . She sounded like she was really interested and not just pretending to be nice . 2 What can you tell about the two main characters from the sentences on page 40 and the above extracts ? Use a table like the one below and answer in your notebook . 3 What can you tell about the relationship between the narrator and the music lady ? Describe their relationship in two or three sentences . 4 Look at the following excerpts and write three sentences describing what you think happens in the story . " .. . whispered words of encouragement" ( Part 1 ) " .. . body , rain rhythm , and the music became all" ( Part 1 ) " .. . happy in its beat" ( Part 1 ) " .. . just as though I belonged" ( Part 2 ) " ... thin body , shoulder-stooped and year-wrinkled" ( Part 3 ) 5 As you read each part of the story on the following pages , check your prediction against what really happens .

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