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Follow the journey of a festered soul seeking amends, dumbfounded by twists of fate, shaping character on the anvil of life's challenges. Will hard work and love prevail, leading to earned rewards amidst inevitable change?
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Vocabulary List 1 • Festered- v. to become painful • Haunches- n. hips or hindquarters • Dumbfounded-v. to cause to become speechless with surprise. • Feather bed- n. a mattress filled with feathers. • Gunny sack- n. a sack made of coarse material, such as burlap. • Amends- n. something done or given to make up for a loss or injury he or she has caused. • Anvil- n. a heavy iron block on which metal is shaped. • Hampering- v. to restrict or interfere with the movement or operation of.
Themes • Hard work and self-denial can bring success. • Rewards are dearer if they are earned. • If people could learn to love each other, a lot of selfishness and fighting would be eliminated. • A person is only as good as his or her word. • There is a great design or plan to life; things happen to people for a reason. • Change is an inevitable part of life.