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Tom's Jam Theft and Escape from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Aunt Polly searches for Tom Sawyer, who has been eating jam from the closet.

early in the story, a Monday afternoon

Tom's Jam Theft and Escape

Aunt Polly searches for Tom Sawyer, who has been eating jam from the closet. She catches him but is tricked by his warning that something is behind her, allowing him to escape over the fence. She reflects on her leniency, acknowledging his mischief but also her love for him as her dead sister's boy.