Leaving for many months, Bernis leaves his home in Paris, along with friends and a loved one, Genevieve. ... He leaves nothing to the imagination, because every feeling that a reader must feel is told by him. ... I saw you just the other day, My how you have grown, Cast my memory back there, Lord Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you My brown eyed girl You my brown eyed girl- The lyrics of this well known song, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, tell exactly what Bernis felt when he saw Genevieve after his flight to Africa. ...

• Word Count: 2037
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Bradbury's short story, "The April Witch," introduces the setting of the story as spring time in Illinois where the gentle breeze flows through the grasses, the flowers are blossoming and young girls everywhere fantasize about falling in love.The main character of the story, Cecy, like most of girls of her young and naive age, desperately desires to find and experience love for herself. ... She can literally soar as a dove, blow with the breeze, perch like a frog and experience life as these other things, while she leaves her "plain, bony body" behind in pursuit of adventure (#). ...

• Word Count: 1907
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School