Of Mice and Men --
15 Back to the Pool In the late afternoon, the deep green pool of the Salinas River was still. The sun was shining on the tops of the Gabilan mountains, but in the valley it was getting dark. Suddenly Lennie appeared out of some trees near the pool. He went quietly to the edge of the pool, knelt down and drank, hardly touching the water with his lips. A little bird made a nois..