Main Idea What is the story narrated in the text about? The story is the author's recall of an experience in his childhood. He had heard from old folks about the myth of Jesus saving _1_ , and as a child, held a sincere and naïve_2_ in it. His attendance at the _3_ resulted in his total_4_. He wants to tell his readers that there is no_5_ , and that only by_6_can black people deliver themselves from misery and suffering.