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"

Ofcoursenot,"

Johnnyreplied."

Thenwhy?

Ijustlikeseeingplaces,"

Johnnytoldthem.

Johnnycontinuedto"

seeplaces"

althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;

butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimesheusedtotravelhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.

ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtogetonboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?

Nooneknows!

AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:

hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomecorridorsandgotonboardthenearestplane.

Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwellatschool.Heenjoyedmathsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography."

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?

histeachersaskedhim.Johnnydidnottakelongtoanswerthatquestion."

Anexplorer!

heanswered."

Butit'

sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodemage."

theytriedtotellhim,"

unlessyougointospace!

Butitwasnouse:

Johnnyknewwhathewanted!

Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinoneofthedailypapers.AnexpeditionwasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerevacanciesforthreeyoungpeople"

willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure"

.Johnnyapplied,and,twomonthslater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.

GrowingPains

IguessitwasnotScottie'

sday.Wedidnotknowifsomethinghadhappened,orifScottiewasjustfeelinghisage.Afterall,howgrownupisafour-year-oldsupposedtoact?

Buttoreallyunderstandwhathappened,letusstartatthebeginning.

MaryandIhadinvitedournephew,Scottie,overforhisusualSundaysupper.Wealwayslookedforwardtohavinghimbecausehewasaneatlittleboy.Onthisparticularevening,hearrivedontimeasusual.However,insteadofhugsandkisses,Scottiejustpushedpastusandheadedforthesofa.Ihadtotakeasecondlooktomakesurethiswastherightlittleboy.

Whilewewaitedfortheroastchicken—Scottie'

sfavorite—tofinishcooking,wesatonthesofatalking.Rightinthemiddleofoneofmysentences,Scottiesaidsuddenly,"

Hey,UncleArnold,Iwanttoplaymyrecord."

Theconversationcametoahalt.Aminutelater,therecordplayerwasonasloudasitcouldgowith"

DiscoDuck"

.Scottiewasdancingandsinginginthemiddleoftheroom.Marywastalkingtome,butIcouldnothearathingshewassaying.IwaspuzzledthatIletthematterpasswithonlyaslightcomment.

Soondinnerwasserved.Wesatdown,litthecandles,andstartedtoeat.Scottieusuallywouldbethefirsttostarteating,buttonighthejustsatthereandstaredatme."

Aren'

tyouhungry?

Iasked."

Yes,"

repliedScottie."

Thenaren'

tyougoingtoeat?

No,I'

mnot,"

It'

syourfavoritedinner,"

saidmywife."

Idon'

twanttoeat,"

answeredScottie.Payingnoattentiontohisstrangebehaviorforthemoment,Isaid,"

Okay,ifyoudon'

twanttoeat,youdon'

thavetoeat.Youmaysitandkeepuscompanyuntilwefinishourdeliciousmeal."

Aswecontinuedourdinner,Scottie'

sfacelookedconfusedanduncertain.

Afterwefinisheddinner,webeganclearingawaythedishes,leavingScottietosittherewiththatlookofdisappointmentonhislittleface.WhenIremovedthedishcontainingtheroastbeef,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hestoodupandthrewhisnapkinacrossthetable.Unfortunately,ithitoneofthecandlesandcaughtfire.Idonotknowwhocriedouttheloudest,myselforScottie.Webothstoodtherewithalookofhorroronourfaces.Itookthenapkinandputitout.Scottiestartedcrying."

I'

msorry,"

hesaid."

IwasjusttryingtobeDennis.MyteacherreadusthebookaboutDennistheMenace,andwethoughtallthethingshedidweresofunny.ButtheyarenotfunnywhenIdothem.Idon'

twanttobeDennisanymore."

WeweregladthathewasnotDennisanymore,justourlittleScottie.

WorkingwhileYouGrow

KitchenManager—Joe

IhadbeenworkingatacafecalledPacificDessertsfortwoyears.Onedaythekitchenmanagerlefthisjob.Ihadworkedtherethelongest.Iwasgiventhekitchenmanager'

swork,butnotthetitleorthepay.

Highschoolkidswaitedtablesatnightthere.Theyoftenvisitedinthemorningbeforetheplacewasopen.Theycameforfreecoffee.IhadbeenmakingmyselfbreakfastbeforethemanagergotthereandIdecidedtoexpand.Forthelastthreemonthsofschool,Imadefriedeggsandpotatosaladusingtherestaurant'

seggs,cheese,milk,vegetables,potatoes,andspices.Westartedamorningcoffeeclub,andcharged$1perplate.Soonthehighschoolstudentsstartedtobringtheirfriends.Oneofthemevenmadeasignboardinhiscarpentryclassthatread"

Joe'

sUndergroundCafe"

.Iusuallymadeabout$8extraperday.Thiswasthesameasanincreaseinmypay.Iwasalsospendinganhourofthecompany'

stimeformyownprofit.

BicycleMessenger—Kenny

BeingabikemessengerinSeattleishard,butourjobwaseasy.Wehadtoworkextremelyhard,butatleastwegotpaidbythehour.

Thecompanyalwaysletuswearshorts,butwehadtowearthecompanyT-shirts.Wecutoffthesleevestostaycool.Then,thecompanywantedtogiveabetterimpressionofitselfbecausewedeliveredtobigbusinesses.Theymadeuswearlongpantsandshirtsmadeofheavymaterial.Thiswascrazy!

Tryridingyourbicyclefastfortenmilesuphills,reallybighills,withheavypackageswhileyou'

rewearinglongpants!

Allofthemessengersagreedwecouldnotcontinuelikethat.Wedecidedthatwewouldn'

twashourclothesatall.Weworethesameclotheseveryday.Youcanimaginewhatitwaslikewhenwewereinanelevator.Ourclothessmelledterribleandourbodiesalsosmelledbad.Withinamonth,thecompanyreceivedmanycomplaints.Theyletuswearshortsagain.

E.T.—AfairyTaleoftheSpaceAge

Formanychildrenthesearchforextra-terrestriallifeorlifefromotherplanetsmayseemtobealreadyover.Anextra-terrestrialhasbeenwithusforsometime.Childrenaskforshirtsthatread"

E.T.—Iloveyou"

andforE.T.toysundertheChristmastree.StevenSpielberg'

sfilm,"

E.T.—theExtra-terrestrial"

hasbecomeoneofthebiggestfilmmoney-makersofalltime;

evenaheadof"

StarWars"

.

Whatisitaboutthisbig-eyedcreaturefromouterspacethathasmadeAmerica'

schildrenandmanyadultssoexcited?

PsychologistssaythatthefilmofE.T.,likeancientfairytales,containspowerfulstoriesthathelpchildrenthroughthedifficultprocessofgrowingup.Themessagethatfairytalesbringtothechildisthatastruggleagainstseveredifficultiesinlifecannotbeavoided,butthatifonedoesnotrunawaybutmeetsunexpectedandoftenunjusthardships,onemastersallobstaclesandattheendcomesoutvictorious.

Today'

schildren,whooftengrowupaloneinhomesthatareseparatedfromotherchildren,needfairytalesevenmorethanchildrendidatthetimewhenthosetaleswerefirsttold.InE.T.theyfindafairytalewithaspecialinterestbecauseitissetinthespaceage,whichisclosertotheirsituationthanastorysetinanoldcastle.E.T.maynotbegood-lookingphysically,butheistotallyharmless,kindandcharming.NochildneedfearanouterspacefilledwithcreatureslikeE.T.

Thefilmhasatleasttwoheroeswhochildrencanunderstandandwithwhomtheycansharetheirfeelings—E.T.himselfandElliott,the10-year-oldboywhofinds,looksafterandsavesthefriendlyandlikablecreatureafterheisleftbehindbyhisspaceship.BothElliottandE.T.havebeenlefttolookafterthemselves.Elliottfeelsalonebecausehisparentshaveseparated,buthefindsamagicalfriendwhomhecanprotectandwhoprovideshimwithfriendship.Childrenoftenhaveastrongneedforimaginaryplaymates.

Forallchildren,thefilmraisesthequestionoftheneedtogrowupandthedesiretostayachild.ElliottdecidesnottogowithE.T.aboardthespaceship,wherehecouldcontinuelivinginanimaginaryworld.Asonechildsaid,"

ElliottstayedonEarthbecausehehastogrowupandyoucan'

tgrowuponthefarawayplanetofJupiter.YoustaysmallandakidlikeE.T."

Thefilmoffersmanyideasfromthetraditionalfairytale:

first,goodchildrengetthebetterofbadadults.Secondly,theheroisputinadifficultpositionintheearlystagesofthestorybutthereisahappyendingwhenheisfinallyrescued.Thirdly,thefilmofferstheideaofrebirth,whichisfoundinmanyfairytales.Finally,thestoryalsoremindsoneof"

TheThreeFeathers"

bythewell-knownwritersoffairytales—theGrimmbrothers.Inthisstory,theyoungestsonwinshisfather'

skingdombydefeatinghisbrotherswiththehelpofanuglyoldtoad.Puttoafinaltest,tobringbackthemostbeautifulwoman,hewinsagainbychoosingthetoadwhoturnsintoabeauty.Thus,itislovewhichturnsevenuglythingsintosomethi