Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy who starts out the story by skipping school to swim. Tom almost gets away with it, but his half-brother, Sid, points out that the collar of his shirt is sewn in a different color. On Saturday, Tom is given the chore of whitewashing a long fence, 2 coats. Tome tells other boys passing by that it is fun. They become jealous of his job and "pay" him in various things such as marbles and such to paint. Tom tells Aunt Polly that it is done. She doesn't believe it is true. She is very astonished that it actually is done and gives Tom a treat. He runs off and sees a girl outside that he immediately falls "in love" with. He hangs around her house all day until nightfall "showing off." She throws him a flower. He wears it in his shirt with him everywhere. At dinnertime, Tom gets disciplined for stealing sugar. Sid laughs at Tom for this, and when Aunt Polly leaves he reaches for the sugar and breaks the bowl. Aunt Polly yells at Tom for this.......

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Title: Detailed Tom Sawyer Summary
Approximate Word Count: 1880
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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