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aslikeahalfwit,orsomethin—annotnoidiot—causewhenpeoplethinkofaidiot,more'

nlikely

theybethinkinofoneofthemMongolianidiots—theoneswiththeyeyestooclosetogetherwhat

looklikeChinamenandroolalotanplaywiththeyselfs.

NowI'

mslow—I'

llgrantyouthat,butI'

mproblyalotbrighterthanfolksthink,causewhat

goesoninmymindisasightdifferentthanwhatfolkssee.Forinstance,Icanthinkthingspretty

good,butwhenIgottotrysayinorwritinthem,itkindacomeoutlikejelloorsomethin.I'

llshow

youwhatImean.

Theotherday,I'

mwalkindownthestreetanthismanwasoutworkininhisyard.He'

dgot

hissefabunchofshrubstoplantanhesaytome,"

Forrest,youwannaearnsomemoney?

"

anI

says,"

Uh-huh,"

ansohesetsmetomovindirt.Damnneartenortwelvewheelbarrowsofdirt,in

theheatoftheday,truckinitallovercreation.WhenI'

mthruhereachinhispocketforadollar.

WhatIshouldadonewasraisedCainaboutthelowwages,butinstead,Itookthedamndollaran

allIcouldsaywas"

thanks"

orsomethindumb-soundinlikethat,anIwentondownthestreet,

waddinanunwaddinthatdollarinmyhand,feelinlikeaidiot.

YouseewhatImean?

NowIknowsomethinboutidiots.ProblytheonlythingIdoknowbout,butIdonereadup

onem—allthewayfromthatDoy-chee-eveskieguy'

sidiot,toKingLear'

sfool,anFaulkner'

s

idiot,Benjie,anevenoleBooRadleyinToKillaMockingbird—nowhewasaseriousidiot.The

oneIlikebestthoisoleLennieinOfMiceanMen.Mosofthemwriterfellersgotitstraight—

causetheiridiotsalwayssmarterthanpeoplegiveemcreditfor.Hell,I'

dagreewiththat.Any

idiotwould.HeeHee.

WhenIwasborn,mymamanamemeForrest,causeofGeneralNathanBedfordForrestwho

foughtintheCivilWar.MamaalwayssaidwewaskintoGeneralForrest'

sfamblysomeways.

Anhewasagreatman,shesay,cept'

nhestarteduptheKuKluxKlanafterthewarwasoveran

evenmygrandmamasaythey'

sabunchofno-goods.WhichIwouldtendtoagreewith,cause

downhere,theGrandExaltedPishposh,orwhateverhecallshissef,heoperateagunstorein

townanonce,whenIwasmaybetwelveyearole,Iwerewalkinbythereandlookininthewinder

anhegotabighangman'

snoosestrungupinside.Whenheseenmewatchin,hedonethowedit

aroundhisownneckanjerkituplikehewashangedanlethistonguestickoutanallso'

stoscare

me.Idonerunoffandhidinaparkinlotbehinsomecarstilsomebodycallthepoliceanthey

comeantakemehometomymama.SowhateverelseoleGeneralForrestdone,startinupthat

Klanthingwasnotagoodidea—anyidiotcouldtellyouthat.Nonetheless,that'

showIgotmy

name.

Mymamaisarealfineperson.Everbodysaysthat.Mydaddy,hegotkiltjustafterI'

sborn,

soIneverknownhim.Heworkeddowntothedocksasalongshoremananonedayacranewas

takinabignetloadofbananasoffoneofthemUnitedFruitCompanyboatsansomethinbrokean

thebananasfelldownonmydaddyansquashedhimflatasapancake.OnetimeIheardsome

mentalkinbouttheaccident—sayitwasahelluvamess,halftonofallthembananasanmy

daddysquishedunderneath.Idon'

tcareforbananasmuchmyself,ceptforbananapuddin.Ilike

thatallright.

MymamagotalittlepensionfromtheUnitedFruitpeopleanshetookinboardersatour

house,sowegotbyokay.WhenIwaslittle,shekepmeinsidealot,soastheotherkidswouldn'

t

botherme.Inthesummerafternoons,whenitwasrealhot,sheusedtoputmedowninthe

parloranpulltheshadessoitwasdarkancoolanfixmeapitcheroflimeade.Thenshe'

dset

thereantalktome,justalkonanonboutnothininparticular,likeaperson'

lltalktoadogorcat,

butIgotusedtoitanlikeditcausehervoicemademefeelrealsafeannice.

Atfirst,whenI'

sgrowinup,she'

dletmegooutanplaywitheverbody,butthenshefounout

they'

steasingmeanall,anonedayaboyhitmeinthebackwithastickwiletheywaschasinme

anitraisedsomefearsomewelt.Afterthat,shetolemenottoplaywiththemboysanymore.I

startedtryintoplaywiththegirlsbutthatweren'

tmuchbetter,causetheyallrunawayfromme.

Mamathoughtitwouldbegoodformetogotothepublicschoolcausemaybeitwouldhep

metobelikeeverbodyelse,butafterIbeentherealittlewiletheycomeantoldMamaIought'

n

tobeintherewitheverbodyelse.Theyletmefinishoutfirstgradetho.SometimesI'

dsetthere

wiletheteacherwastalkinanIdon'

tknowwhatwasgoingoninmymind,butI'

dstartlookinout

thewinderatthebirdsansquirrelsanthingsthatwasclimbinansettininabigoleoaktree

outside,anthentheteacher'

dcomeoveranfussatme.Sometimes,I'

djustgetthisrealstrange

thingcomeovermeanstartshoutinanall,anthenshe'

dmakemegooutansetonabenchinthe

hall.Antheotherkids,they'

dneverplaywithmeornothin,cept'

ntochasemeorgetmetostart

hollerinso'

stheycouldlaughatme—allceptJennyCurran,whoatleastdidn'

trunawayfromme

ansometimesshe'

dletmewalknextohergoinhomeafterclass.

Butthenextyear,theyputmeinanothersortofschool,anletmetellyou,itwaswierd.It

waslikethey'

dgonearouncollectinallthefunnyfellerstheycoudfindanputemalltogether,

ranginfrommyageanyoungertobigoleboysboutsixteenorseventeen.Theywasretardsofall

kindsanspasmosankidsthatcouldn'

teveneatorgotothetoiletbytheyselfs.Iwasproblythe

bestofthelot.

Theywasonebigfatboy,mustabeenfourteenorso,anhewasafflictedwithsomekinda

thingmadehimshakelikehe'

sintheelectricchairorsomethin.MissMargaret,ourteacher,made

megointhebathroomwithhimwhenhehadtogo,so'

shewouldn'

tdonothinwierd.Hedoneit

anyway,tho.Ididn'

tknownowayofstoppinhim,soI'

djustlockmysefinoneofthestallsand

staytheretillhe'

sthru,anwalkhimbacktotheclass.

Istayedinthatschoolforaboutfiveorsixyears.Itwadn'

tallbadtho.They'

dletuspaint

withourfingersanmakelittlethings,butmostly,itjusteachinushowtodostuffliketieupour

shoesannotslobberfoodorgetwildanyellanholleranthowshitaroun.Theywadn'

tnobook

learnintospeakof—cepttoshowushowtoreadstreetsignsanthingslikethedifferencebetween

theMen'

santheLadies'

rooms.Withallthemseriousnutsinthere,itwouldabeenimpossibleto

conductanythinmore'

nthatanyway.Also,Ithinkitwasforthepurposeofkeepinusoutof

everbodyelse'

shair.Whothehellwantsabunchofretardsrunninarounloose?

EvenIcould

understandthat.

WhenIgottobethirteen,someprettyunusualthingsbeguntohappen.Firstoff,Istartedto

grow.Igrewsixinchesinsixmonths,anmymamawasallthetimehavintoletoutmypants.

Also,Icommencedtogrowout.BythetimeIwassixteenIwassixfootsixanweighedtwo

hundritforty-twopounds.Iknowthatcausetheytookmeinanweighedme.Saidtheyjus

couldn'

tbelieveit.

Whathappennexcausedarealchangeinmylife.OnedayI'

mstrollindownthestreetonthe

wayhomefromnutschool,anacarstoplongsideofme.Thisguycallmeoveranaxedmyname.

Itolehim,anthenheaxedwhatschoolIgoto,anhowcomeheain'

tseenmearoun.WhenItell

himboutthenutschool,heaxedifI'

deverplayedfootball.Ishookmyhead.IguessImightatole

himI'

dseenkidsplayinit,butthey'

dneverletmeplay.ButlikeIsaid,Iain'

ttoogoodatlong

conversation,ansoIjusshookmyhead.Thatwasabouttwoweeksafterschoolbegunagain.

Threedaysorsolater,theycomeangotmeouttathenutschool.Mymamawasthere,anso

wastheguyinthecarantwootherpeoplewhatlooklikegoons—whoIguesswaspresentincase

Iwastostartsomethin.Theytookallthestuffouttamydeskanputitinabrownpaperbag

antolemetosaygoodbyetoMissMargaret,anallsofasuddenshecommencetostartcryinan

givemeabigolehug.ThenIgottosaygoodbyetoalltheothernuts,antheywasdroolinan

spasmoinanbeatinonthedeskswiththeyfists.AnthenIwasgone.

MamarodeupinthefrontseatwiththeguyanIsetinbackinbetweenthemgoons,juslike

policedoneinthemolemovieswhentheytookyou"

downtown."

Ceptwedidn'

tgodowntown.

Wewenttothenewhighschooltheyhadbuilt.Whenwegottheretheytookmeinsidetothe

principal'

sofficeanMamaanmeantheguywentinwilethetwogoonswaitedinthehall.The

principalwasanolegray-hairedmanwithastainonhistieanbaggypantswholooklikehe

couldacomeouttathenutschoolhissef.Weallsatdownanhebegunsplaininthingsanaxeinme

questions,anIjustnoddedmyhead,butwhattheywantedwasformetoplayfootball.Thatmuch

Ifiggeredoutonmyown.

Turnsouttheguyinthecarwasthefootballcoach,nameofFellers.A