Chapter 14 Summary

Jonas grinned with delight as he sat atop the sled he now knew well. The landscape was a little different this time, the snow not as soft, the hill a little steeper. Speeding down the hill the sled hit a bump, knocking Jonas off into the air. He came down hard on the ice, breaking his leg and scraping his face bloody. He awoke on the familiar couch whimpering he looked at the Giver with tears in his eyes. He asked for a relief-of-pain. The Giver shook his head. Jonas limped home, his face feeling raw and body bruised. His father asked him if he wanted a relief-of-pain, but Jonas remembered his rules; no meds for training pains.

Now Jonas's days included many painful memories. The Giver tried to lessen them a little with pleasant ones directly following. Jonas asked why these memories...