On one occasion, Marina, a girl from the community, with laughs like night, honey-colored eyes, cinnamon skin and a happy smile, related a dream, which she called "The Wonderful World." After that dream, he has done nothing but meditate and tell everyone what his eyes saw in those lands, with green carpets. He said that the inhabitants of that strange world want to reach the island with their wings of hope, to give us intelligence and teach us all their knowledge. From that day on, we all wanted that dream to come true, and we asked him again and again what happened, but one day an old woman from the island deciphered the dream and told us that this wonderful world was school, that green carpets are the patio that surrounds it, that the inhabitants are the teachers who transmit their wisdom and that the green wings are the new opportunities that are presented to all the people who study. write a different ending to the story

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?