The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky - Sample Chapter

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Egt Ot @ee H`kb Lut^hg Hlmjrgs

Ilpyrobht Saorst yg`r la pujeoi`tolk] Oknovonuè ùthlr `kn/lr

Rècgr Jllcs Etn. @ee robhts rgsgrvgn.


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@ee lk ` Yummgrs N`y

^hg yg`r jgb`k woth thg h`kbokb la lkg m`k kn gkngn woth

thg nrlwkokb la `klthgr. Jut gvgry yg`r pglpeg nog `kn thgor

bhlsts rl`m ok thg pujeoi b`rngks, honokb jghokn thg brgy, n`rcst`tugs eocg woen i`ts, thgor toky alltstgps `kn sgirgt jrg`thokb

muagn jy thg slukn la aèeokb w`tgr ok thg aluktòks `kn thg

quogt plkns.

^ln`y, bores, sòn Moss Zgksh`w, wg shèe bl lut oktl thg

jgùtoaue b`rngk `kn thokc jlut ng`th.

^hg eotteg bores s`t ok rlws `s thg jgee alr mlrkokb ie`ssgs

tleegn. hgor tgìhgr pùsgn br`vgey. hgy b`zgn up `t hgr, thgor

stropgn togs kg`t `rlukn thgor kgics, thgor hòr ilmjgn.




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O h`vg tl tgee ylu th`t slmgthokb j`rj`roi h`s h`ppgkgn

tln`y, sòn Moss Zgksh`w ok ` elw, oktgkt vloig. @t gobht

lielic thos mlrkokb, m`k w`s h`kbgn.

H`kbgn! Moss Zgksh`w h`n ` alengn kgwsp`pgr ok hgr

h`kn. Yhg hot ot `bòkst thg jeìcjl`rn. ^hg nust rlsg, `kn thg

eotteg bores dumpgn ok thgor sg`ts.

Ok Mgejlurkg!

Ok Mgejlurkg! ^hgy non klt rgèey gvgk cklw whgrgMgejlurkg w`s. Mgejlurkg w`s eocg ` a`r-laa Otèo`k ioty tl

thgm3 ot w`s Aelrgkig lr Qgkoig, ` sluthgrk ioty la blen `kn

lwgrs. Jut klw thgy ckgw th`t ot w`s iruge kn sh`nlwy, ffeegn

woth murngrgrs `kn iromokès `kn st`tg `ss`ssoks. Ok Mgejlurkg

thgrg w`s ` proslk woth ` hobh wèe, `kn jghokn ot ok ` ilurty`rn

stlln ` bèelws, `kn ` m`k k`mgn Zlkèn Zy`k h`n jggkh`kbgn `t gobht lielic th`t mlrkokb.

H`kbgn Rhl ckgw wh`t gesg wgkt lk ok Mgejlurkg

la thg Jojeg w`s eòn lut. @m`kn`s k`mg mg`kt fft-tl-jg-

elvgn ok E`tok3 Moss Zgksh`w h`n tlen thgm sl. Yhg w`s

fft-tl-jg-elvgn, woth hgr elkb, aòr peòts `s thoic `s thg rlpg

th`t thg ngich`kns thrgw tl tog thg agrry tl thg wh`ra lk thg

trop hlmg arlm sihlle. Gvgrylkg `nmorgn @m`kn`, `kn klt

lkey alr hgr hòr.

Rgee, lkg stgp `t ` tomg, sòn Iujjys mlthgr. Egts wòt

`kn sgg oa ylu bgt egprlsy ffrst.Klw Moss Zgksh`w stgppgn alrw`rn, eg`vokb thg kgwsp`pgr

lk thg ngsc. Moss Zgksh`w w`s tèe, kljeg `kn strlkb. Hgr hòr

w`s rgn `kn sprokby. Yhg w`s eocg ` eolk. Yhg stlln `t thg

ie`ssrllm nllr, wòtokb whoeg thg eotteg bores alukn thgor jrl`n-

jrommgn, jeug-j`kngn h`ts, ok prgp`r`tolk alr eg`vokb thg

sàgty la thg sihlle brlukns.^hgors w`s ` vgry smèe ie`ss. ^hgrg wgrg lkey gegvgk la

thgm, eocg gegvgk sostgrs èe thg s`mg `bg ok ` e`rbg a`moey.

Iujjy, Oi`r`, M`rtokg, Jgth`ky, Bglrbok`, Iyktho`, Geoz`jgth,

Geoz`jgth, Geoz`jgth, kn Geoz`jgth, kn soegkt Ngornrg. Jgiùsg

ot w`s suih ` vgry smèe ie`ss, thgy h`n ` vgry smèe ie`ssrllm,

whoih w`s pgrihgn robht t thg tlp la thg sihlle. Wp alur obhtsla stòrs, w`y up ok thg scy, eocg ` ilelky la eotteg jorns kgstokb

lk ieoaa, jelwk jlut jy wokn woth thg hobh, ory slukns la thg

ioty ilmokb up thg hoee ok thg lig`k jrggzg.

Bores! ièegn lut Moss Zgksh`w, smllthokb hgr sprokby

hòr `s thgy r`k tl tumjeg nlwk thg stòrs, soxty-sgvgk stgps ok

tltè. Hlen h`kns `kn nl klt ruk.

Iujjy br`jjgn Oi`r`s h`kn, dust s shg h`n lk thg vgry ffrst

n`y shg h`n `rrovgn `t thg sihlle, tgrroffgn `kn èlkg. Iujjy




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prgagrrgn Oi`r` tl M`rtokg lr Bglrbok` lr Iyktho` lr Jgth`ky

lr Ngornrg lr Geoz`jgth lr Geoz`jgth lr Geoz`jgth lr Geoz`jgth,

èthlubh thg e`st Geoz`jgth w`skt sl j`n3 shg h`n eotteg jrlthgr

whl iluenkt wèc kn h`n tl bl tl spgioè sihlle lk spgioè

jus `kn lkig Iujjy h`n jggk tl hgr hlusg whgk hgr eotteg

jrlthgr w`s hlmg, kn thgy h`n pushgn hom rlukn thg b`rngk

ok hos whggeihòr `kn hlw hg h`n eùbhgn `s hg thrgw jìc hos

thok kgic, eùbhokb lut elun eocg ` cllc`jurr`.^hg eotteg bores mlvgn ok ` ielun nlwk arlm thg ie`ssrllm

thrlubh thg pe`ybrlukn, tl wòt, `s thgy h`n jggk tùbht, h`kn

ok h`kn `t thg ygeelw b`tg th`t egn lut tl thg job wlren. Moss

Zgksh`w mlvgn `mlkb thgm ìrlss thg stlkg p`thw`y. Yhg

wlrg ` nrllpokb iromslk nrgss woth ` bglmgtroiè p`ttgrk la

oktgrelicokb squ`rgs `kn tro`kbegs ok brggk `kn purpeg. @rluknhgr kgic lk ` strokb la eg`thgr swukb ` tg`r-sh`pgn `mjgr jg`n

th`t beoktgn ok thg sukeobht.

Klw, bores, sòn Moss Zgksh`w, kl sirg`mokb, squgèokb,

lr sirggihokb. Zgmgmjgr, lutsong thgsg wèes, ylu `rg rgprg-

sgktokb thg sihlle.

Yhg turkgn thg e`tih. hg b`tg swukb lpgk woth thg slatgstirg`c, `kn lut thgy r`k, gegvgk sihllebores ok thgor rlukn h`ts

woth thgor slics aèeokb nlwk, h`kn ok h`kn, eocg ` ihòk la

p`pgr nlees.

Moss Zgksh`w strlng m`dgstoièey `t thg rg`r ok hgr nrllpy

bglmgtroiè nrgss. Yhg h`n kl trlujeg cggpokb up woth thgm,

gvgk thlubh shg w`s len. La ilursg, shg w`skt `s len `s slmg

la thg tgìhgrs ok thgor sihlle. Hlw arobhtgkgn Iujjy h`n jggk

lk hgr ffrst n`y shg h`n kgvgr sggk sl m`ky len wlmgk! hgor




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hòr w`s whotg `kn brgy lr gvgk ygeelw, `kn thgy smgeegn la

`kiogkt pgraumgs `kn plwngrs `kn iob`rgttgs. Lkg tgìhgr w`s

sl jgkt lvgr shg w`s eocg k len w`shgrwlm`k arlm aòry tèg,

hgr aìg èw`ys tl thg brlukn, siutteokb laa oktl thg nom

eoklegum-llrgn hèew`ys woth jllcs ukngr hgr `rm, muttgr-

okb tl hgrsgea. @klthgr wlrg kgt ok hgr hòr Iujjy h`n kgvgr

hg`rn la suih ` thokb `kn sgvgrè h`n juks poegn lk tlp la

thgor `kiogkt, plwgraue aìgs, eocg @aroi`k wlmgk ok jllcsjrokbokb hlmg potihgrs la w`tgr arlm thg wgee.

^hg eotteg bores r`k nlwk thg jìc e`kg jghokn thg sihlle,

jgtwggk thg stokcokb mlukns la rujjosh `kn burbeokb nròks.

^hgy r`k jy seggpy, j`rgalltgn mgk `kn hèa-nrgssgn wlmgk

smlcokb lk thgor nllrstgps, `kn èlkb thg shlrt wèe lutsong

thg smunbgn ihurih th`t e`y ukngr thg sh`nlws la thg tlwgrs la`ts. ^hgor jeìc shlgs ie`ttgrgn lkg àtgr `klthgr nlwk thg

s`knstlkg stòrs, hg`nokb alr thg trggs kn jujjeokb w`tgr la thg

Gk` hlmpslk Mgmlroè B`rngks.

Ròt! jllmgn Moss Zgksh`w `s thgy rgìhgn thg gnbg la

thg strggt. Nl klt irlss uktoe O s`y sl!

I`rs rleegn jy. @ nlb w`s j`rcokb. ^hgy jumpgn tlbgthgrlk thg alltp`th, wòtokb.

Yt`kn stoee sl O i`k ilukt ylu, sòn Moss Zgksh`w. H`vg

wg elst `kylkg


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^gk, gegvgk. Jgth`ky, ylur h`t os norty. Geoz`jgth ygs,

ylu, Geoz`jgth puee up ylur slics. Iujjy, ylur shlgeìgs `rg

ilmokb uknlkg. O nlkt gxpgit tl t`cg suih brujjy eotteg bores

oktl ` pujeoi peìg. Zgmgmjgr why ylu `rg hgrg.

Rhy wgrg thgy hgrg< ^hgy arlwkgn `t lkg `klthgr. Lh,

ygs, tl thokc `jlut ng`th

Ellc jlth w`ys `kn irlss i`rgaueey.

Iujjy jgkt nlwk tl tog hgr eìgs. Roth hgr hg`n upsongnlwk, shg iùbht sobht la thg w`tgr thrlubh thg agkig `kn thg

brggkgry, p`tihgs la thg brg`t Vìoffi Lig`k rleeokb ok oiy stgge-

brgy w`vgs, jgylkn èe thg yìhts `kn agrrogs `kn rlwjl`ts, lk

thrlubh Yynkgy H`rjlur, lk `kn lk èe thg w`y tl `hoto, èe thg

w`y tl thg Y`knwoih Osegs, thlubht Iujjy,whgrg I`ptòk Illc

sòegn lk hos eotteg jl`t `kn w`s g`tgk up.Ròt alr mg, Oi`r`! shlutgn Iujjy, stròbhtgkokb up,

sggokb Oi`r` scop ìrlss thg rl`n thrlubh thg w`rm, purpeg-

smgeeokb òr. Yhg iluen agge hgr eìg w`s stoee uknlkg jut thgrg

w`s kl tomg tl stlp `kn ffx ot klw.

Oi`r`! Iujjy! Yt`y tlbgthgr! ièegn Moss Zgksh`w àtgr

thgm.Ròt alr mg.




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Oktl thg Jgùtoaue B`rngk

^hgy èe ckgw, gvgk toky, job-gygn Jgth`ky ckgw, thg rgè

rg`slk Moss Zgksh`w w`ktgn tl bl lut oktl thg b`rngks th`t

mlrkokb. Ot w`s klt tl thokc `jlut ng`th. Moss Zgksh`w w`ktgntl sgg Mlrb`k.

Mlrb`k wlrcgn ok thg b`rngks. ^hgy h`n mgt hom thgrg

lkg n`y whgk thgy `rrovgn woth pgkioes `kn shggts la je`kc

p`pgr tl nl nr`wokbs la eg`vgs alr k`turè siogkig ie`ss. Mlrb`k

h`n jggk sottokb ukngr thg brg`t, irg`cokb ffb trgg jy thg sg`wèe,

hos jìc `bòkst thg trukc, hos gygs ielsgn, smlcokb ` iob`rgttg.

Eocg Junnh` ukngr thg j`ky`k trgg, sòn Moss Zgksh`w

e`tgr, wòtokb alr gkeobhtgkmgkt.




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R`s ot gkeobhtgkmgkt< Lr w`s ot thg klosg la thg ihoenrgk

th`t m`ng Mlrb`k lpgk hos gygs< Hg h`n jgùtoaue gygs slat,

jrlwk, wgt woth tg`rs, eocg ` stuaagn tly. Hg stujjgn lut hos

iob`rgttg `kn stlln up, tèe ok hos munny jllts, jeug short `kn

trlusgrs, `kn ` lppy brgy h`t.

Blln mlrkokb, e`nogs, hg sòn, puttokb hos h`kn tl hos

n`kngeolk-slat jg`rn.

^hg eotteg bores w`kngrgn `w`y. hgy wgrg klt oktgrgstgn okMlrb`k. Jut Moss Zgksh`w w`s. Yhg eg`kgn `bòkst thg sg`wèe

woth hom, kn thgy ellcgn lut t thg Vìoffi Lig`k kn Mlrb`k

tlen hgr ee `jlut homsgea. Mlrb`k wlrcgn ok thg Gk` hlmpslk

Mgmlroè B`rngks, mlwokb thg e`wks, pueeokb lut wggns,

pe`ktokb lwgrs, trommokb jushgs, swggpokb p`ths, iuttokb

jr`kihgs arlm thg trggs, cggpokb thg w`tgr la thg nuic plkn`kn ots wgnnokb-i`cg aluktòk ieg`r la wggns.

Mlrb`k w`s ` plgt `s wgee `s ` b`rngkgr, Moss Zgksh`w

tlen thgm e`tgr, whgk thgy h`n rgturkgn tl thg ie`ssrllm.

O ckgw hg w`s ` plgt, Moss Zgksh`w sòn, jgalrg hg gvgk

lpgkgn hos mluth tl s`y blln mlrkokb.

Hlw non ylu cklw


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Vglpeg kggn plgtry, jut thgy wlkt p`y alr ot, Moss

Zgksh`w gxpe`okgn. ^hg brg`t hlpg la ` plgt, bores, os tl ffkn `

p`trlk. Ylmglkg whl woee prlvong thgm woth mlkgy kn gvgk

h`vgk la pg`ig `kn tr`kquoeeoty whoeg thgy wrotg thgor plgtry.

Eocg ` husj`kn, subbgstgn Bglrbok`.

Ok slmg w`ys, ilkigngn Moss Zgksh`w, ` eotteg arlstoey.

Rhy nl ylu kggn mlkgy< Os ot vgry gxpgksovg tl wrotg

plgtry


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thg j`icy`rn shorts, scorts, shlrts `kn ukngrwg`r, spokkokb ok

thg wokn.

Hlw nl ylu wrotg ` plgm


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thrlubh thg `rihw`y oktl thg b`rngks. Bl `kn eostgk tl thg

rukkokb w`tgr, thgk poic up ylur pgkioes `kn wrotg ` plgm

`jlut ot. O woee st`y hgrg ok thg sh`ng `kn tèc woth Mlrb`k.

Ljgnogktey, be`ney, thg eotteg bores wluen ruk `w`y thrlubh

thg hg`vy-jr`kihgn trggs `kn i`rgaue rlsgjushgs, ìrlss thg

s`mpegs la br`ssgs arlm Yluth @mgroi`. ^hgy wluen st`kn `kn

eostgk tl thg jujjeokb aluktòk, `kn thg ieop-ielppokb la thg

nuics `s thgy p`nnegn `jlut thg belssy plkn.^hos w`s dust thg slrt la thokb ylu shluen jg `jeg tl wrotg `

plgm `jlut. Jut whgk Iujjy eostgkgn tl thg aluktòk, ot lkey

m`ng hgr thokc la thg jrlcgk iostgrk ok thg tloegts ukngr thg

bym, mlssy `kn n`kc `kn smgeeokb eocg ` ng`n jlny moxgn up

woth len i`rtlks la rlttokb moec. _lu iluenkt wrotg ` plgm

`jlut th`t, iluen ylu< @ethlubh Oi`r` sòn ylu iluen wrotgplgms `jlut hlrrojeg thokbs dust `s muih `s jgùtoaue thokbs.

Non Moss Zgksh`w tgee ylu th`t


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Oi`r` shrubbgn. O nlkt cklw, shg sòn. Yhg nonkt sggm tl

i`rg p`rtoiue`rey. Ot mobht jg jgiùsg my a`thgr os ` dunbg.

Ot w`s trug4 Oi`r`s a`thgr w`s dunbg. Hg s`t ok ilurt ok rgn

rljgs `kn ` whotg wob `kn sgkt pglpeg tl proslk. Lr wlrsg. Kl

wlkngr Moss Zgksh`w nonkt eocg Oi`r`. @atgr èe, ot must h`vg

jggk ` dunbg whl ngiongn th`t Zlkèn Zy`k w`s tl jg t`cgk

`w`y `kn h`kbgn uktoe hg w`s ng`n.

Moss Zgksh`w h`tgs mg, sòn Oi`r`.Rg must wlrc tlbgthgr alr thg ilmmlk blln, Moss

Zgksh`w ngie`rgn lkg mlrkokb. Oi`r` os tll rgsgrvgn. Zgsgrvgn

os ` syklkym alr nost`kt,whoih os ` syklkym alra`r, a`r `w`y.

Rh`t os `klthgr wlrn alra`r w`y


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Jut woth Iujjy, Oi`r` w`s klt a`r-ukb. Yhg w`s kg`rjy-

ielsg-`t-h`kn-`-stlkgs-thrlw-`w`y. hgy wgrg arogkns wothlut

gothgr la thgm rg`eey cklwokb why. Ot w`s `s thlubh `atgr th`t

ffrst n`y, whgk Oi`r` h`n t`cgk hlen la Iujjys arobhtgkgn h`kn,

shg h`n kgvgr egt ot bl. Iujjy kn Oi`r` iluen sot tlbgthgr ok thg

pe`ybrlukn lr lk thg jus lr ok thg eojr`ry klt s`yokb muih alr

hlurs, dust ` elvgey rhythmoi soegkig, eocg thg slukn la jrg`thokb

whgk ylurg `seggp.



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