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1. The ChrysanthemumsOn Henry Allens ranch east of SalinasElisa plants discolor chrysanthemums asHenry is selling thirty head of cattle toagents of the Hesperian Meat Company.After he and Scotty go to round up thecattle, a tinker shows up. He asks forwork which Elisa says she hasnt. Heasks for seeds for a peeress on his route.Elisa gives him seedlings withinstructions, and then she finds work forhim which he does professionally. Tocelebrate the sales event Henry drives her toSalinas for dinner at the Cominos Hoteland a movie they drive departed the tinkeron the road and she privately weeps. 2. The White Quailbloody shame has her tend designed beforeits lot is bought, before shes married.She picks Harry because she thinks thegarden ordain like him. After the house isbuilt and the garden establish Harryfinds her perfect though untouchable.She doesnt care for his occupation(making loans for cars) its unf furrow. Sheroutinely locks him from her trivialbedroom on the garden. He tries thelock and leaves quietly. She refuses tolet him have a setter pup since it mightdamage her garden. After a etiolated quailvisits the cement pond she fears a catwill eff and asks Harry to put outpoison fish. He refuses but will try to hitsuch a cat with his new air rifle. Nextmorning he shoots the white quail thentells bloody shame it was the cat he buried. 3. FlightMama Torres makes Emilo and Rosyfish when they can. peppiness, who isbeautiful but lazy, is sent to Montereyfor medicine and salt. At Mrs.Rodriguezs he kills a man with hisfathers black switchblade knife. Hereturns before dawn, then rides into the highschool hills as his family bids him, now aman, adios. After a days riding hesleeps and is awakened by a horsedown the trail. He rides another(prenominal) daybefore his horse is shot out from underhim. He exchanges shots and receives agranite splinter wound in his right hand.He runs on for several days and isfinally shot dead. 4. The SnakeYoung maritime biologist Dr. Phillipsbrings a sack of starfish from the tidepool to his research laboratory on the cannerystreet in Monterey. The labrattlesnakes, rats, cats killing a cat.comer of a tall, lean woman just as hebegins measure work making a starfishembryo series. While she waits hebegins embalming the cat. She wants tobuy the male rattlesnake which shewants to keep in the lab. Her snakishbehavior during the eating annoysPhillips. The starfish series is ruined.She never comes back. 5. BreakfastA cold pre-dawn, by a country road, Isee a tent with a lit campstove.