The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom escapes Aunt Polly, misses school and fights a new boy, but his aunt decides he must work on Saturday.

Tom makes painting the fence seem exciting, and other boys give him their treasures for a chance to help.

Tom sees a beautiful new girl, gets a flower from her and feels sorry for himself after Aunt Polly wrongly punishes him.

Tom trades for Sunday-school tickets and wins a Bible, but he cannot answer Judge Thatcher's question.

Tom's beetle and a curious dog turn a boring church service into a very funny one.

Tom fails to avoid school, plans a midnight trip with Huck and meets Becky Thatcher in class.

Tom and Becky promise to love each other, but his words about Amy Lawrence make Becky cry.

Tom dreams of becoming a pirate, tries a magic spell and plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper.

Tom and Huck see Indian Joe kill Doctor Robinson in the graveyard, and Indian Joe blames Muff Potter for the murder.

Tom and Huck promise to keep the murder secret, while Tom faces trouble at home and school.

Muff Potter is arrested, and Tom's secret gives him bad dreams and makes him feel guilty.

Tom worries about Becky, gives Aunt Polly's medicine to the cat and feels hurt when Becky ignores him.

Tom, Joe and Huck run away to Jackson's Island and begin their life as pirates.

The boys enjoy island life and discover that the town thinks they have drowned.

Tom secretly visits home, hears the families crying and returns to the island with a new plan.

Tom's secret plan keeps his friends on the island, where they try smoking and survive a terrible storm.

The town gathers for the boys' funeral, but Tom, Joe and Huck arrive alive and surprise everyone.

Tom describes his secret visit as a dream, while jealousy leads Becky and Alfred Temple to hurt him.

Tom tells Aunt Polly the truth about his visit, and she finds the note that shows his love for her.

Becky tears the teacher's secret book, and Tom takes the punishment to protect her.

At the school show, the boys use a cat to remove Mr. Dobbins's wig and reveal his painted head.

Tom finds the vacation boring, becomes ill and feels lonely when his friends suddenly act very religious.

Tom tells the court what happened in the graveyard, and Indian Joe escapes through a window.

Tom becomes a village hero, but he and Huck still fear Indian Joe, who remains free.

Tom and Huck search for buried treasure under a dead tree and decide to try the haunted house.

Hidden upstairs, Tom and Huck watch Indian Joe discover gold and hear him mention a secret hiding place.

Tom and Huck search for Number Two and suspect that it is a locked room in a tavern.

Tom enters the tavern room and finds Indian Joe asleep, so Huck agrees to watch for him to leave.

The children visit the cave during a picnic, while Huck discovers a plan to hurt Widow Douglas and gets help.

The robbers escape, Huck becomes ill, and the town discovers that Tom and Becky are missing in the cave.

Lost in the cave, Tom and Becky run out of candles and food, and Tom sees Indian Joe while searching for a way out.

Tom and Becky escape through a small hole, but Tom later learns that the cave entrance has been locked.

Indian Joe is found dead, and Tom takes Huck through the secret entrance to recover the hidden gold.

At the widow's party, everyone learns about Huck's brave help, and Tom reveals the boys' gold.

Huck struggles with the widow's rules, but Tom persuades him to return by offering him a place in his gang.

The narrator ends the story while Tom and his friends are still young.