According to many versions of the tale, the mine is either cursed or protected by mysterious protectors who wish to keep the mine's location a secret. Is the mine real? Is it simply myth? Several historians and authors have noted that even if the story is just that – a story – many parts of the tale have a basis in fact. Waltz never had more than a few gold nuggets at a time, even though rumors flew around that he headed off into the mountains whenever he needed money. It’s possible that even if it did exist, it will never be found, because Waltz hid the entrance so well. Why is the word “protectors” a poor choice in the above passage?

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine