He thinks it's poisoned.
Scout finds a stick of Wrigley's Double Mint gum, and then she and Jem find two lucky pennies
Jem believes anything from the radley place is poisonous, etc so he askes scout to spit out the gum
Jem forced Scout to spit out the gum because he feared that it could be poisoned or contaminated by someone trying to harm them. He was concerned for Scout's safety and didn't want her to unknowingly consume something harmful left in the secret knothole.
Scout and Jem find two pieces of chewing gum, a ball of twine, and two Indian-head pennies in the knot hole of the tree. What frightens Scout is finding the gum and the twine, as they suspect someone has been leaving items for them in the tree, suggesting a hidden observer.
Scout and Jem find a variety of small gifts in the knothole of the tree, including gum, two carved figures that resemble themselves, and a spelling bee medal. These gifts are believed to have been left by Boo Radley, who is trying to communicate with the children despite his reclusive nature.
His pants had been mended.
Rita Hayworth..i think
Scout and Jem find two small figurines carved out of soap a couple of days after finding the gum in the knothole of the Radley tree. The figurines resemble them, which leads them to believe that Boo Radley may be leaving them gifts.
In the tree on the Radley yard: 1) Two sticks of gum 2) Two scrubbed and polished Indian Head pennies 3) Soap figures representing Jem and Scout 4) A full pack of gum 5) A tarnished spelling medal 6)A pocket watch that didn't work on a chain w/an aluminum knife
two very polished, unique pennies, a ball of twine, a pack of gum, and twocarved soap figurines that look like Jem and Scout.
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Scout and Jem find two carved soap figures that resemble them in the knothole of the tree. The treasures are left there by Boo Radley as he wants to establish a friendship with the children in a subtle way.