The Sitar Blues O
A.
1
B.
Nihil slouched in the front row of Mr. Spinoza's class, holding a
bulky wooden box on his lap, and desperately wishing it was a guitar.
On the second day of class everyone had to bring the instrument they
played and perform for the group. Inside the wooden case that Nihil
held was his sitar, the instrument his grandfather had brought from
India, although for the past year Nihil had begged his mother to let him
start taking guitar lessons instead. All of his favorite songs were written
for guitar, and besides, most people hadn't even heard of the sitar!