§ When
Harriet was still young an angry boss gave her narcolepsy for life. (Narcolepsy causes people to
fall into a deep
sleep uncontrollably.)
§In the state where Harriet belonged to it was illegal for slaves to read.
After Harriet
escaped her master was looking for her so when anybody was looking for her she would pick up a book and
pretend to
read.
§Harriet was strict leader. For various reasons nobody was ever allowed
to turn back.
Harriet then could proudly say “I never ran my train off it’s tracks, and never lost a passenger.
§
