Старик и море

           "You’llnotfishwithouteatingwhileI’malive." 

           "Thenlivealongtimeandtakecareofyourself,"theoldmansaid."Whatareweeating?" 

           "Blackbeansandrice,friedbananas,andsomestew." 

           Theboyhadbroughttheminatwo-deckermetalcontainerfromtheTerrace.Thetwosetsofknivesandforksandspoonswereinhispocketwithapapernapkinwrappedaroundeachset. 

           "Whogavethistoyou?" 

           "Martin.Theowner." 

           "Imustthankhim." 

           "Ithankedhimalready,"theboysaid."Youdon’tneedtothankhim." 

           "I’llgivehimthebellymeatofabigfish,"theoldmansaid."Hashedonethisforusmorethanonce?" 

           "Ithinkso." 

           "Imustgivehimsomethingmorethanthebellymeatthen.Heisverythoughtfulforus." 

           "Hesenttwobeers." 

           "Ilikethebeerincansbest." 

           "Iknow.Butthisisinbottles,Hatueybeer,andItakebackthebottles." 

           "That’sverykindofyou,"theoldmansaid."Shouldweeat?" 

           "I’vebeenaskingyouto,"theboytoldhimgently."Ihavenotwishedtoopenthecontaineruntilyouwereready." 

           "I’mreadynow,"theoldmansaid."Ionlyneededtimetowash." 

           Wheredidyouwash?theboythought.Thevillagewatersupplywastwostreetsdowntheroad.Imusthavewaterhereforhim,theboythought,andsoapandagoodtowel. WhyamIsothoughtless?Imustgethimanothershirtandajacketforthewinterandsomesortofshoesandanotherblanket. 

           "Yourstewisexcellent,"theoldmansaid. 

           "Tellmeaboutthebaseball,"theboyaskedhim. 

           "IntheAmericanLeagueitistheYankeesasIsaid,"theoldmansaidhappily.