Part 9 chapters 1-8
The first chapter of part nine took place just after two weeks of Christmas, and they went out stealing the mayor's book again. As always, Liesel entered the room from the window, and Rudy stayed outside, watching to see if anyone would come. When Liesel went inside, she noticed there was a plate full of stale cookies. She introduced the plate to him, and left a note saying "Thank you". She continued searching the room for books, and this time, she picked Die Letzte Menschliche Fremde―The Last Human Stranger. At the window when she was just about to get back out, she heard the library door creak open. Looking back, she saw Isla Hermann standing there. She raised her arm, and said "Heil Hitler". She was just about to leave when a realization struck her; the cookie had been out for weeks, and so the mayor himself must have seen them. (He didn't know that Liesel was coming in stealing books.) With some thinking, Liesel asked if the room was Isla's. She answered saying yes, and that she used to read the books inside the room with her son. Some of the books belong to the mayor, some belonged to her son, but mostly, it belonged to Isla. Liesel held out the book she was holding and asked if it was any good. Isla answered saying that it was not bad. Isla looked out the window, and Rudy, telling Liesel she should get going. Like so, they had a proper conversation in some time now. Liesel and Rudy shared the cookies walking back home and gave some to Tommy when they got back to Himmel Street. Once they were done, Rudy asked what they should do with the plate.
The second chapter talked about what Hans and the other men of the LSE were up to, during that time. They had just completed a long trip from Stuttgart and were gambling for cigarettes. Among them, there was the Reinhold Zucker, who was clearly not a happy man. He would mutter saying that Hans was cheating, as he was winning for his third time now, but would gloat when he himself had won. unlike Reinhold, Hans didn't gloat when he won and gave each cigarette back to his colleagues. But when it was handed out to Reinhold, he threw it back saying "I don't need your charity, old man." According to the narrator, if he hadn't despised Hans so much, he might not have to take his place a few weeks later on a fairly innocuous road, only at the age of twenty-four. It would include, "One seat, two men, a short argument, and me."
The third chapter was about what happened to Frau Holtzapfel's two sons, and Hans Junior too. It was mid-January of 1943, and Liesel was knocking on Frau Holtzapfel7s door, for their daily reading routine. A man answered the door, and she first predicted that it was one of Frau Holtzapfel's son, but he seemed too old for that. his right hand was bandaged, but it was still bleeding through. He asked her where she lives, and that he'll come to get her later. More than three hours later, the man arrived, and Liesel opened the door. She noticed the blood was seeping, even more, this time. Liesl's strong urge pushed him to ask where he was from, and he answered "Stalingrad." The man standing at the Hubermann's footstep, they were now talking about the weather today. The man took a cigarette from his pocket, and put it in his mouth, followed by a match. When he had trouble lighting the match, Liesel helped. They were now just exchanging their names, when Rosa approached the door, repeating his name, asking him if he really is Micheal. Rosa also seemed to notice that he looked older than average. Her eyes dropped to his hand, but Micheal responded saying his brother died. He explained to her what had happened at war. Rosa watched both the Holtzapfel boys grow up, and so it was a big shock for her too. Soon, Liesel and Micheal were walking down the path to his house, until he stopped, and looked back at Rosa. That was the first time she heard about what had happened to her son Hans Junior. (He didn't necessarily say that Hans Junior was dead, or at the hospital, he only said he heard he was witnessed Russia.) He thought Rosa knew about it already. When they reached Frau's house, she sat there with tears on her face, but Liesel read. According to the narrator, Robert Holtzapfel died in war from his legs being blown away. He was taken to the hospital, where Micheal sat next to him. Three days later, the narrator took Robert's soul.
The fourth chapter explained about a day in their life, and nothing in particular. It was a few weeks before Liesel's fourteenth birthday. These days, she would see Rosa praying, with an accordion in her arm, for the safety of the men. Usually, stealing was the way she cheered herself up, but on this particular day, she was going to give something back. She reached under her bed and took out the plate. She walked through Molching, crossed the river, and reached 8 Grande Strasse. She knocked on the mayor's door and left the plate by their door. By the time the door opened, she was around the corner, and she decided not to look back, as if she did, she knew she would see her brother there like previous times. from that day on, her brother never appeared in her nightmares again. Liesel lay in her bed that night, imaging everything was as it was. Hans would stand in her room, calling her half a woman, and Max would be writing The Word Shaker in the corner. When the morning came, Liesel heard Rosa praying in the living room with the accordion in her arm again.
The fifth chapter was about the accident that happened to Hans and the rest of his colleagues. One afternoon, the men were climbing into the truck, and Hans sat in his appointed seat. Just then, Reinhold Zucker walked towards him and told him to move, and so they exchanged seats. When Hans moved from the backseat to the vacant seat in the middle of the truck, he shared a cigarette with the man next to him. Suddenly, the left front wheel punctured, causing the truck to roll over many times. When it finally stopped, everyone crowded onto the right-hand wall, and there were several damages; six men burned by cigarettes, two broken hands, a broken leg for Hans Huberman, and a broken neck for Reinhold Zucker. Reinhold Zucker was dead. An hour later, Hans' leg was examined by a doctor and was told it had fractured. The sergeant stood next to him, telling him what would happen from now on. When the authorities ask the sergeant what they should with Hans, he would explain that he did a great job, and tell them that he was not fit for the LSE anymore and should be sent back to Munich. Hans replied telling him that it sounded great. He was also told by the sergeant that "You're lucky I like you, Hubermann. You're lucky you're a good man, and generous with the cigarettes."
The sixth chapter talked about Rosa, Liesel, and the Steiner family's reaction to the news that Hans was coming back to Munich. It was over a week after Liesel's birthday in mid-February, when Liesel and Rosa finally received a letter from Hans. Liesel rushed back home with the letter in her hands. Rosa told her to read it aloud, and when it came to the part that informed Hans' return, Liesel mouthed it to herself out of being stunned. Rosa asked what it said, and soon they were hugging in relief and excitement. When Liesel took the news next door, Barbara rubbed her arms and called the rest of her family. Everyone seemed to be buoyed by Hans' news. Rudy smiled and laughed, but Liesel could see that he had a bitter taste of questions in his mouth. Why Hans Hubermann and not Alex Steiner?
The seventh chapter explained the event that was previously briefly explained in the prologue; the scene of which a boy was putting a teddy bear on a dying man's chest. It starts on a darkening afternoon, and Rudy was walking down Himmel Street, with a toolbox in his hand. His anger had been slowly growing from the last October when his father left his house. And the fact that Hans Hubermann was coming back, did not help that much either. Liesel read his face and noticed he was out for stealing. She caught up with him and said a variety of things. First, that Liesel's "stealing" was not actually stealing, because Isla was basically letting her in, and even leaving her cookies to take. Second, that stealing was what the army did, taking Alex and Hans. He was now asking Liesel how stealing felt for her, and before Liesel could answer, he answered for her, saying: "It feels good, doesn't it? To steal something back." It was clear he was frustrated, and as they kept walking, he explained the purpose of each tool. For example, the hammers were for smashing the windows, and the towel was for wrapping it around the hammer, so it wouldn't make as much sound. The teddy bear was to calm the kids down if he ever walked into one while stealing. They reached Gelb Strasse, but by the time, Rudy's commitment had disappeared. Soon, they went back home. On March 9th, the sirens rang through Molching. Rudy took his toolbox, and Liesel was holding her books. However, there was a problem, Frau Holtzapfel was not moving. Micheal was at the door, but she wouldn't get out. Soon, Rosa and Liesel rushed to him and encouraged her to get out, but she wouldn't. Liesel went in and found her sitting at the kitchen table, but things wouldn't change, so they rushed to the Fiedlerss basement leaving Frau behind. There, Micheal was regretting leaving his mother behind, but soon she appeared. Hours had passed, and they were still in the basement. But soon, Bettina Steiner noticed a cloud of smoke near the Amper River. Rudy sprinted outside the house, to the direction, and Liesel followed. When they reached the smoke, a crowd had already formed, and the two of them walked closer to the plane, and to the pilot. Rudy took out the teddy bear from his toolbox and placed it on the pilot's chest. The pilot replied saying "Thank you." Soon, his soul was carried away.
The eighth chapter talked about Hans' return to 33 Himmel Street. It was in the beginning of April, and Hans' plaster was trimmed to the knee, and he was on his train for Munich. From now, he would be given a week, until he would join the ranks of army pen pushers, where he would help with the paperwork on the cleanup of Munich's factories, houses, churches, and hospitals. Time would tell if he would be sent out for repair work, depending on his leg and the state of the city. It was dark when he arrived home, and he knocked on the door four times. The narrator explains that four years ago, Liesel was coaxed through that doorway, and in the case of Max, he would stand there, a key biting into his hand. Liesel answered the door, and hugged him, saying "papa" a hundred times while he made his way into the kitchen. After they ate, Hans explained about what had happened there, while they all sat at the kitchen table. He explained about the LSE and the smoke-filled streets, the poor, lost wandering souls, and about the poor Reinhold Zucker. It went on for hours until 1 p.m, when Liesel went to bed, with Hans sitting next to her, as he always used to. Waking up a few times to check if he was there, he did not fail her. The narrator explains that her warm, calm, and soft would remain for approximately three years, but her story lasts for six.
The second chapter talked about what Hans and the other men of the LSE were up to, during that time. They had just completed a long trip from Stuttgart and were gambling for cigarettes. Among them, there was the Reinhold Zucker, who was clearly not a happy man. He would mutter saying that Hans was cheating, as he was winning for his third time now, but would gloat when he himself had won. unlike Reinhold, Hans didn't gloat when he won and gave each cigarette back to his colleagues. But when it was handed out to Reinhold, he threw it back saying "I don't need your charity, old man." According to the narrator, if he hadn't despised Hans so much, he might not have to take his place a few weeks later on a fairly innocuous road, only at the age of twenty-four. It would include, "One seat, two men, a short argument, and me."
The third chapter was about what happened to Frau Holtzapfel's two sons, and Hans Junior too. It was mid-January of 1943, and Liesel was knocking on Frau Holtzapfel7s door, for their daily reading routine. A man answered the door, and she first predicted that it was one of Frau Holtzapfel's son, but he seemed too old for that. his right hand was bandaged, but it was still bleeding through. He asked her where she lives, and that he'll come to get her later. More than three hours later, the man arrived, and Liesel opened the door. She noticed the blood was seeping, even more, this time. Liesl's strong urge pushed him to ask where he was from, and he answered "Stalingrad." The man standing at the Hubermann's footstep, they were now talking about the weather today. The man took a cigarette from his pocket, and put it in his mouth, followed by a match. When he had trouble lighting the match, Liesel helped. They were now just exchanging their names, when Rosa approached the door, repeating his name, asking him if he really is Micheal. Rosa also seemed to notice that he looked older than average. Her eyes dropped to his hand, but Micheal responded saying his brother died. He explained to her what had happened at war. Rosa watched both the Holtzapfel boys grow up, and so it was a big shock for her too. Soon, Liesel and Micheal were walking down the path to his house, until he stopped, and looked back at Rosa. That was the first time she heard about what had happened to her son Hans Junior. (He didn't necessarily say that Hans Junior was dead, or at the hospital, he only said he heard he was witnessed Russia.) He thought Rosa knew about it already. When they reached Frau's house, she sat there with tears on her face, but Liesel read. According to the narrator, Robert Holtzapfel died in war from his legs being blown away. He was taken to the hospital, where Micheal sat next to him. Three days later, the narrator took Robert's soul.
The fourth chapter explained about a day in their life, and nothing in particular. It was a few weeks before Liesel's fourteenth birthday. These days, she would see Rosa praying, with an accordion in her arm, for the safety of the men. Usually, stealing was the way she cheered herself up, but on this particular day, she was going to give something back. She reached under her bed and took out the plate. She walked through Molching, crossed the river, and reached 8 Grande Strasse. She knocked on the mayor's door and left the plate by their door. By the time the door opened, she was around the corner, and she decided not to look back, as if she did, she knew she would see her brother there like previous times. from that day on, her brother never appeared in her nightmares again. Liesel lay in her bed that night, imaging everything was as it was. Hans would stand in her room, calling her half a woman, and Max would be writing The Word Shaker in the corner. When the morning came, Liesel heard Rosa praying in the living room with the accordion in her arm again.
The fifth chapter was about the accident that happened to Hans and the rest of his colleagues. One afternoon, the men were climbing into the truck, and Hans sat in his appointed seat. Just then, Reinhold Zucker walked towards him and told him to move, and so they exchanged seats. When Hans moved from the backseat to the vacant seat in the middle of the truck, he shared a cigarette with the man next to him. Suddenly, the left front wheel punctured, causing the truck to roll over many times. When it finally stopped, everyone crowded onto the right-hand wall, and there were several damages; six men burned by cigarettes, two broken hands, a broken leg for Hans Huberman, and a broken neck for Reinhold Zucker. Reinhold Zucker was dead. An hour later, Hans' leg was examined by a doctor and was told it had fractured. The sergeant stood next to him, telling him what would happen from now on. When the authorities ask the sergeant what they should with Hans, he would explain that he did a great job, and tell them that he was not fit for the LSE anymore and should be sent back to Munich. Hans replied telling him that it sounded great. He was also told by the sergeant that "You're lucky I like you, Hubermann. You're lucky you're a good man, and generous with the cigarettes."
The sixth chapter talked about Rosa, Liesel, and the Steiner family's reaction to the news that Hans was coming back to Munich. It was over a week after Liesel's birthday in mid-February, when Liesel and Rosa finally received a letter from Hans. Liesel rushed back home with the letter in her hands. Rosa told her to read it aloud, and when it came to the part that informed Hans' return, Liesel mouthed it to herself out of being stunned. Rosa asked what it said, and soon they were hugging in relief and excitement. When Liesel took the news next door, Barbara rubbed her arms and called the rest of her family. Everyone seemed to be buoyed by Hans' news. Rudy smiled and laughed, but Liesel could see that he had a bitter taste of questions in his mouth. Why Hans Hubermann and not Alex Steiner?
The seventh chapter explained the event that was previously briefly explained in the prologue; the scene of which a boy was putting a teddy bear on a dying man's chest. It starts on a darkening afternoon, and Rudy was walking down Himmel Street, with a toolbox in his hand. His anger had been slowly growing from the last October when his father left his house. And the fact that Hans Hubermann was coming back, did not help that much either. Liesel read his face and noticed he was out for stealing. She caught up with him and said a variety of things. First, that Liesel's "stealing" was not actually stealing, because Isla was basically letting her in, and even leaving her cookies to take. Second, that stealing was what the army did, taking Alex and Hans. He was now asking Liesel how stealing felt for her, and before Liesel could answer, he answered for her, saying: "It feels good, doesn't it? To steal something back." It was clear he was frustrated, and as they kept walking, he explained the purpose of each tool. For example, the hammers were for smashing the windows, and the towel was for wrapping it around the hammer, so it wouldn't make as much sound. The teddy bear was to calm the kids down if he ever walked into one while stealing. They reached Gelb Strasse, but by the time, Rudy's commitment had disappeared. Soon, they went back home. On March 9th, the sirens rang through Molching. Rudy took his toolbox, and Liesel was holding her books. However, there was a problem, Frau Holtzapfel was not moving. Micheal was at the door, but she wouldn't get out. Soon, Rosa and Liesel rushed to him and encouraged her to get out, but she wouldn't. Liesel went in and found her sitting at the kitchen table, but things wouldn't change, so they rushed to the Fiedlerss basement leaving Frau behind. There, Micheal was regretting leaving his mother behind, but soon she appeared. Hours had passed, and they were still in the basement. But soon, Bettina Steiner noticed a cloud of smoke near the Amper River. Rudy sprinted outside the house, to the direction, and Liesel followed. When they reached the smoke, a crowd had already formed, and the two of them walked closer to the plane, and to the pilot. Rudy took out the teddy bear from his toolbox and placed it on the pilot's chest. The pilot replied saying "Thank you." Soon, his soul was carried away.
The eighth chapter talked about Hans' return to 33 Himmel Street. It was in the beginning of April, and Hans' plaster was trimmed to the knee, and he was on his train for Munich. From now, he would be given a week, until he would join the ranks of army pen pushers, where he would help with the paperwork on the cleanup of Munich's factories, houses, churches, and hospitals. Time would tell if he would be sent out for repair work, depending on his leg and the state of the city. It was dark when he arrived home, and he knocked on the door four times. The narrator explains that four years ago, Liesel was coaxed through that doorway, and in the case of Max, he would stand there, a key biting into his hand. Liesel answered the door, and hugged him, saying "papa" a hundred times while he made his way into the kitchen. After they ate, Hans explained about what had happened there, while they all sat at the kitchen table. He explained about the LSE and the smoke-filled streets, the poor, lost wandering souls, and about the poor Reinhold Zucker. It went on for hours until 1 p.m, when Liesel went to bed, with Hans sitting next to her, as he always used to. Waking up a few times to check if he was there, he did not fail her. The narrator explains that her warm, calm, and soft would remain for approximately three years, but her story lasts for six.
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