Tom Sawyer scared the Phelp's family by pretending to be their nephew, Sid, who had recently deceased. He arrived at their house, claiming to be Sid's ghost back from the dead, and caused a commotion until the truth was revealed.
Mrs. Phelps think Huck is Tom Sawyer
Tom painted a large eye on the front door and a noxious smile on the back door of the house to scare the Phelps family.
Tom painted a warning note on the front door and a coat of arms with a skull and crossbones on the back door to scare the Phelps family in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
The Phelps mistake Huck for Tom Sawyer, which leads to confusion and mistaken identity throughout their interactions with him. Huck goes along with the mistake in order to help Jim escape.
a skull and crossbones on the front door and a coffin on the back door!
a skull and crossbones on the front door and a coffin on the back door!
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Silas Phelps was the uncle of Tom Sawyer, who Huck encountered when he impersonated Tom while trying to rescue Jim from slavery. Huck had only spent a few hours with the Phelps' when Tom Sawyer showed up and pretended to be his brother Sid. Tom and Huck then spent awhile with the Phelps' creating an elaborate, yet pointless plan to rescue Jim. Under Tom's guidance, they created a much more complicated plan to rescue Jim, when they really only needed to climb through a window to rescue him.
Tom's family was Baptist.
Huck and Tom's warnings create confusion and chaos for the Phelps family as they try to decipher the truth from the lies. Their warnings ultimately disrupt the peaceful atmosphere of the family and contribute to the unraveling of the deceitful scheme involving the King and the Duke.
Tom Sawyer was shot in the calf while he and Huck were trying to free Jim from captivity in the Phelps' farm.
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