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uthor Mark Twain is known for his gift with
dialects. A dialect is a regional way of speak-
ing. For instance, in our part of the country,
we usually ask for a soda or, maybe, for our favorite
soft drink by name: Ill have a Coke. In much of the
rest of the country, soda is referred to as pop.
Two of his most famous stories, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, are placed in the made-
up town of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Mississippi River, a
setting inspired by Twains boyhood town of Hannibal, Missouri.
Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, skillfully
weaves between the more proper language of Tom and the exuberant
slang of his friend Huckleberry Finnwhos been running wild and
living on his ownand the dialect of the local African American
people who in that time and in that place were kept as slaves. (Many
see The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as one of the most pow-
erful books showing that slavery is wrong.)
Heres a bit of the book from when 12-year-old Tom, forced to
paint a fence as a chore by his Aunt Polly, gets his friends to actually
PAY himwith apples and a bunch of boyhood treasuresto do the
whitewashing for him. He is certainly a clever boy, which you can
hear in his manipulative and dialect-heavy words.
NonoI reckon it wouldn't hardly do, Ben. You see, Aunt
Polly's awful particular about this fenceright here on the street,
you knowbut if it was the back fence I wouldn't mind and she
wouldn't. Yes, she's awful particular about this fence; it's got to be
done very careful; I reckon there ain't one boy in a thousand, maybe
two thousand, that can do it the way it's got to be done.

You can make anythi

ng by writing.
C.S. Lewis
author of Chroni
cles of Narnia

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Secret Garden brings magic to Lewis Family Playhouse
habitant of the area refers to a dying plant that still has

T
he MainStreet Theatre Company will present a
production of Frances Hodgson Burnetts chil- some life in it as being wick.
Mary discovers a hidden garden, long neglected but

T
he world of vocabulary is wide as
the sea. Did you know there are a
lots of foreign words describing a
very particular feeling, person or situation
that theres no word in English for, but
which all of us will recognize.
Try using one of these with your friends. Theyll
look confused but when you explain the meaning,
theyll get it.
Hyggelig, a Danish word meaning:
drens classic The Secret Garden from Janu-
ary 28 through February 12 at the Lewis Family
Playhouse at Victoria Gardens.
The book, first published in 1911, tells the story of
spoiled and sickly Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old who has
lived her entire life in India. Her parents supplied her
with servants to order around and everything she
wanted, but gave her almost no attention.
After she is suddenly orphaned, she is sent to live
with her reclusive uncle in the moors of Yorkshire, a
grassy and rural area of northern England. You can ex-
pect plenty of local dialects. For instance, a young in-
full of potential. As she begins to tend to the overgrown
garden, her life and those around her are magically
transformed.
This show is recommended for children ages 7 and
up. Tickets are $18, $16 for youths. Specially priced
$10 tickets are available for the opening performance
on January 28, but youll want to check to make sure
they havent sold out.
Lewis Family Playhouse is located at 12505 Cultural
Center Dr. in Rancho Cucamonga. For information, call
(909) 477-2752 or visit lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

Wordy WORD S e a r c H
Taking pleasure from the presence of gentle, com-
forting and soothing things; a feeling of friendship,
warmth, peace and contentment and a comfortable
and cozy atmosphere. UNPACK YOUR ADJECTIVES
Still dont understand? Picture yourself drinking a An adjective is a word that describes a person, place or thingor more than one person, place
cup of hot chocolate with your favorite cousin or or thing. When it comes to writing, adjectives can really help paint a picture.
friend while listening to the raindrops on the roof of You could write, I saw a horse in the pasture. If you really want your readers to see that horse
your warm house. right along with you, however, try throwing in some adjectives.
I saw a frisky horse running in the pasture. He was reddish-brown and had a small, white mark
Resfeber, a German word meaning: in the shape of a star on his forehead. As I drew closer, I saw that his eyes were bright and intelli-
The tangled feelings of fear and excitement before a gent.
journey begins. In this weeks Claremont Kids section, our word search features a whole bunch of adjectives that
can help you tell it how it is.
Yoko meshi, a Japanese phrase meaning:
The stress of speaking in a foreign language.
adorable
Komorebi, a Japanese word meaning:
A scattered, dappled lifhgt you see when sunlight is adventurous
filtered by the trees.
baggy
Shlimazl, a Yiddish bold
word for:
A chronically un- complicated
lucky person. Think of
Charlie Brown, or of courageous
the Baudelaire Or- dazzling
phans in the Lemony
Snicket series. glorious
Gkotta, a Swedish grotesque
word meaning: outlandish
To wake up early in
the morning with the quaint
purpose of going out-
side to hear the first quarrelsome
birds sing. smoggy
Gattara, an Italian word for: unlucky
A woman, often old and lonely, who devotes herself
to stray cats. warmhearted
yummy
And I know what all you friends of felines are say-
ing. Whats wrong with devoting yourself to cats? zany
Sounds about right to me.
Sarah Torribio
kids@claremont-courier.com