[His heart was full of bitterness]

[Throwing sticks in the water to scare the fish]

[A crawler, a creeper, a toddler, a stumbler, and a sneaker]

[James]

[Mrs. Jones came out to take care of the butter]

[The sort of boy who would unsex himself by looking at a baby]

[Jimmy heard Mrs. Jones tell his little sister Annie that morning that she was no longer the baby]

[His father strutting around town ... bragging of the occurrence that filled the boy with shame]

[He jumped for the slanting boards with his bare feet, and his heart was glad]

[He sat on a log and slowly lifted up his foot, twisting his face into an agonized knot]