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Huck is one of Tom's best friends. After The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Huck describes his own adventure in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including how he escapes from his drunken, abusive father, and how he met Jim, the runaway slave. Like Tom, Huck often engages in somewhat unruly behavior, but in reality he has a very kind heart and a deeply ...
Tom and Becky eventually stumble upon Injun Joe in McDougal's Cave. He traps them, but Tom and Becky manage to escape. Tom and Becky later discover the spot where Joe hid his treasure. Tom then finds an opening in the cave and asks Becky to get her father. Joe ultimately finds Tom and attempts to kill him before Huck suddenly shows up.
Tom and Huck's fortunes improve when they fall in with a ragtag traveling circus, run by the kind but boozy Arco the Magnificent (Anthony Zerbe), who is happy to supply the duo with a meal in exchange for some help with his rather shoddy show. Tom and Huck also compete for the affections of Arco's lovely and strong-willed daughter, Alice (Nixon).
Oak Ridge Junior Playhouse brings to life Mark Twain’s beloved classic novel 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' on stage Sept. 9-10, 2023.
Tom, Huck and Becky are lost in the woods and meet Hercules, who has his final labor to complete. The king and his centaur servant try to make sure that he fails and imprison Tom, Huck and Becky, but they escape and, with the aid of Pegasus, prevent Hercules from falling into the king's trap and enable him to complete the last labor.
Tom's Aunt Polly calls Huck a "poor motherless thing." Huck confesses to Tom in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that he remembers his mother and his parents' relentless fighting that stopped only when she died. Huck has a carefree life free from societal norms or rules, stealing watermelons and chickens and "borrowing" (stealing) boats and cigars ...
When Tom tries to stop him, Huck socks Tom in the jaw. Huck finds the gold, convinces Tom the Duke and King are no good and exposes the plot in front of the local sheriff and townspeople. His reward is a kiss from Mary Jane. Huck, Tom and Jim return home, where it seems Huck will try to make more of an effort to adjust to his new surroundings.
Tom leads Huck back to the cave to find the treasure box in Injun's Joe's lair. The Widder Douglas throws a lavish party in Tom and Huck's honor and the boys surprise everyone by marching in with bags of gold coins, worth at least $12,000. Weeks later, Tom finds Huck living inside an old barrel once more.