CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. 

A TRYING ORDEAL--DANGER THREATENS AND FLIGHT AGAIN RESOLVED ON. 

When the early birds are singing, and the early mists are scattering, and the early sun is rising to gladden, as with the smile of God, all things with life in earth and sea and sky--then it is that early-rising man goes forth to reap the blessings which his lazy fellow-man fails to appreciate or enjoy. 

Among the early risers that morning was our friend Moses. Gifted with an inquiring mind, the negro had proceeded to gratify his propensities by making inquiries of a general nature, and thus had acquired, among other things, the particular information that the river on the banks of which the village stood was full of fish. Now, Moses was an ardent angler. 

"I lub fishing," he said one day to Nigel when in a confidential mood; "I can't tell you how much I lub it. Seems to me dat der's nuffin' like it for proggin' a man!" 

When Nigel demanded an explanation of what proggin' meant, Moses said he wasn't quite sure. He could "understand t'ings easy enough though he couldn't allers 'splain 'em." On the whole he thought that prog had a compound meaning--it was a combination of poke and pull "wid a flavour ob ticklin' about it," and was rather pleasant. 

"You see," he continued, "when a leetle fish plays wid your hook, it progs your intellec' an' tickles up your fancy a leetle. When he grabs you, dat progs your hopes a good deal. When a big fish do de same, dat progs you deeper. An' when a real walloper almost pulls you into de ribber, dat progs your heart up into your t'roat, where it stick till you land him."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who thinks it best to get up early?
2. Who enjoys being an early riser?
3. Who likes to get out of bed early in the day?
Q2:
1. Who thinks it best to get up early besides the early rising man?
2. Who enjoys being an early riser like the early rising man?
3. Who likes to get out of bed early in the day such as an early rising man?
Q3:
1. Who was Moses?
2. What kind of person was Moses?
3. What could Moses be described as?
Q4:
1. Was Moses inquisitive?
2. Did Moses ask lots of questions?
3. Was Moses curious about the world?
Q5:
1. What types of questions did Moses ask?
2. What was the nature of Moses' questions?
3. What sorts of inquiries would Moses make?
Q6:
1. Did Moses learn anything beneficial?
2. Did Moses learn anything of note?
3. Did Moses find out anything that helped him?
Q7:
1. What beneficial thing did Moses learn?
2. What did Moses learn that helped him?
3. What helpful information did Moses come across?
Q8:
1. Where were the fish?
2. Where could the fish be found?
3. What was the location of the fish?
Q9:
1. Was anything near the river?
2. Was the river close to anything?
3. Could anything be found in close proximity to the river?
Q10:
1. What was near the river?
2. What did the river have by it?
3. What was in close proximity to the river?
Q11:
1. Did Moses enjoy fishing?
2. Was it fun for Moses to fish?
3. Did Moses think fishing was nice?
Q12:
1. Did Moses let anyone know that he enjoyed fishing?
2. Did Moses tell anyone that he liked to fish?
3. Did Moses reveal his enjoyment when fishing to someone?
Q13:
1. Who did Moses tell that he liked to fish?
2. Who did Moses let know that he enjoyed fishing?
3. To whom did Moses speak about liking to fish?
