Tom Trades Privilege for Apple

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Whitewashing the Fence

Characters:

* Tom Sawyer — cheerful twelve-year-old boy with messy brown hair, straw hat, rolled-up sleeves.
* Ben Rogers — energetic boy wearing suspenders and carrying an apple.

Scene: Sunny morning outside a wooden house in a small Missouri town. Tom slowly paints a long white fence with exaggerated concentration while Ben walks up eating an apple. Ben laughs at Tom’s punishment, but Tom calmly insists that painting such an important fence is a rare privilege. Curious, Ben eventually offers his apple just for the chance to paint a few strokes himself. Tom casually hands him the brush and relaxes in the shade, smiling as Ben eagerly does the work. No music. Pay attention to maintain spatial consistency and respect 180 degree rule in cinematography.