Crispin's Journal

     It is a very long and cold night laying down here next to Bear. It seems as if he is fighting with someone in his dreams. It also seems that every time I try to fall asleep I keep thinking about all the bad things that have happened to me so far. I think about my mother's recent death, Father Quinel's slit throat  and what eles will happen if I still stay here with Bear. Bear is a awkward man, he seems very crazy. He always wears that split hat with bells at the end of it with those two colored pants, a blue leg and a red leg. The next morning, Bear tied me up to a tree so I can't move or have any thoughts of running away while he goes and gets some food. I still can not belive that I sweard to be his servant and to never run away from him as long as I live. About two hours later, he comes back with what seems to be a big, plump dead rabbit. I wondered why he killed that poor creature. I was so hungry, so I ate it anyway. After that wonderful meal, I just wondered what Bear would do next. Bear took me down to the riverside. He asked me if I have ever seen what I looked like. I told him that I never seen myself. He told me to look into the river, so I did. I have never seen such a dirty person.Bear told me to wash off. Once I did, he grabbed his glavie and quickly slashed my hair off.I was left with a nice haircut. Bear asked me if I looked different .I told him yes. Then we were off to go preform for the crowed. I felt kind of nervous. 

Have you ever heard of the book Crispin. This is a book by Avi. Crispin is a book about a child who loses his mother, and wants to learn what happened to his father. Crispin meets a huge man named Bear. Bear later becomes his friend.  In the book, the setting is in Medieval Europe. This is the current novel we are reading in my Core class. We are reading this book, because it goes along with my history lesson,which is the Middle Ages.