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Summary | Not for Sale | Anon

Summary           ' Not for Sale ' by an anonymous writer is a heart touching story of a young couple madly in love who overcome all obstacles for the sake of their love and togetherness. The author was on a vacation when he came across a painting of a young woman . The painting was extraordinary and very expressive. He wished to buy it. But the woman in charge of the shop denied saying that the painting belonged to the owner of the shop and he did not wish to sell it. However, the painting was so touching that it kept haunting the author. Whenever he got a chance, he would drive all the way through Taos and to the gallery and see the painting. Finally, the woman shopkeeper told him the story behind the painting. Two young students, a man and a woman, fell madly in love while they studied painting and arts in New York, far from their homes . They decided to get married and have a promising career in painting.           How...
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Young Pele, Soccer Player

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Young Pele, Soccer Player - Clare and Frank Gault      A small boy danced barefoot out into the street and began kicking at the air as if he were kicking a soccer ball. But there was no ball. Nearby, a group of men and boys huddled around a radio, listening to a local soccer game Bauru (bou roo’) against Sau Carlous (sou kar loos) a neighboring town in southeastern Brazil. The year was 1948.           One of the men smiled as he watched the boy acting like a real scooter player. The boy was eight years old. His name was Edson Arantes do Nacimento (ed’ song u ran’ chas doo na sc men too), but his friend called him Pele(pele’).           Pele kept kicking at the air. He could imagine himself out on the soccer field, dribbling the ball downfield with his feet, passing it to a teammate, then taking a pass in return and kicking a goal.           Suddenly, the radio announcer became excit...
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