byBarbaraA.DonovanillustratedbyBradleyClarkRafael’sGiftbyBarbaraA.DonovanilustratedbyBradleyClarkCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPer-missionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350569-9ISBN13:9978-0-15-350569-0OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350336-X(Grade6Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350336-8(Grade6Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357574-3(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357574-7(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706Rafael’sGift3Atthetimeofthisstory,anewpresidentwasinchargeoftheDominicanRepublic.Thispresidentchangedthelaws.Peoplecouldnolongerspeakfreelyagainstthegovernment.Newspapers,suchasElCaribe,couldonlyprintwhatthegovernmentwantedthemtoprint.GermánOrnesbelievedstronglyinafreepress.Hefoughtagainsttherulesthatrestrictedwhatheandotherscouldprint.4Streaksofpink,lavender,andorangeshimmeredonwatersreflectingadazzlingsunset.InRafaelGarcia’smind,heknewjusthowhewouldpaintthissunsetifhehadthepaperonwhichtopaintit.LackofpapertormentedRafael.He’dusedupeveryscraphisfamilycouldspareforhisdrawings.Asaresult,Rafaelpaintedpicturesinhismind,hopingforthedaywhenhe’dhaveenoughpapertopaintallhismemories.Asthecolorsdarkenedinthesky,Rafaelrealizedhowlateithadbe...
