دانلود رمان انگلیسی “باکانو!” – جلد 20

1924 A rural district on the outskirts of Chicago “Hey, Nader! Put away those tools! Rain’s coming!” “I know, Pa. Just hold on a second,” the boy answered. Nader, who was in his early teens, headed for the shed with an armful of farm tools. Halfway there, he paused. “Oh…” There was a house a short distance away, and he’d seen a girl leaving with her mother. The girl looked a few years younger than him, and she wore an amiable smile. Her mother drew her by the hand as they walked toward the woods. The girl carried a long, thin cloth sack over her shoulder. It looked pretty heavy, and it was almost as long as she was tall. She staggered a little under it, as if the bag were carrying her instead, but still she wore that innocent expression. Once she spotted Nader, the girl waved at him vigorously. “Ahhh! It’s Naaader! G’mooorning.” Nader vaguely raised a hand in response, but she didn’t go over to him. She got farther away, pulled along by her mother. “Oh…” The boy lowered his hand a bit sadly. He watched his childhood friend until she became small in the distance. Then his father smacked him on the back, and he came to himself with a jolt.