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    Pee at) QE 7) Se A LITTLE PRINCESS ‘aiph Crome ie andl wth ha Unk dougie Se. ‘Hef ech mun, and when he brings Sara to Mes Minehin’s schol ia Londen, Moe Minchin i very lapd. Shu as gid wih sch faba, bocnee iis (el fr her school Mr Crowe loves Sats very mae, ‘and he hays her ls of auf dames, aod books, and dell. Mist Minchin niles bat she soy toe See: ‘Sara looks «His princes, ota chook ‘Me Cae goes hack to his wodk tn Ida, end Sn ‘begins he aie at eoo. She ta nd fiend gi reryhody Hs he, end ahe oon makes finds, ut when you ate sich, everybody le your find, Om San cleat biehday, there i sme weible news fem hide. Poor Som is very wnhappy, and she quickly ‘arms wh her re fend a. EE Rh gs ~ rma eo ia A Little Princess Se 0 Samed PRANCES HODGSON DuRWETT A Little Princess ~ ‘Oxronp uwivenstry rasss CONTENTS roy nemongerion 1 Stoel in Hogan 2 The load ns 23 Thesew estar gt 4 Ram Das and he enay 5 Thomapc 6 Lost and Some xosssar ivr: Blot Reading ‘servrus While Reading, Acris Aer Reading ‘our Tan avenon NOUT Tt nooKWoRa LmeARY Beate Geese. 1 Schoolin England eee jne cold winter day a little girl and her father eve in London, Sat Crowe wos fe Yes | ‘old, and she had long black hair and green eyes. She sat in the cab nett her father and looked out of the window at the tall houses and the dark sky. “What are you thinking about, Sara” Mr Creweasked, “har are yon taking sort, Sars?” Mr Cree asked. 1 A Le Princes “You are very quiet” He put his nem soon his daugner. ‘Tm thinking about our house in India” said Sara, ‘And ehe hot sun and the blue sky. I dor think THe [England very much, Father? “Yes, ics very diferent from End,’ her father ssid. ‘Bat you must go 19 schoo! in London, and T muse go back to India and work.” ‘Yes, Father, now, said Saca. Buel wantso be with ‘you. Please come to school with mel Team help you with ‘yourlessons.” Mr Crewe smiled, buthe was not happy. He loved hie lite Sara very much, and he did not wane to be without ‘her. Sara's mother wasdead,and Sara washisonl child. Father and daughter were very good friends, Soon they arrived at Miss Minchin's School for Gite sand went into the big house. ‘Miss Minchin was a tall woman in «back dees, She Jooked at Sar, and then gave a very big sale. ‘Whaca benutifal child” she sad to Mi Crewe, Sarn stood quietly and watched Miss Minchin. "Why ‘does ahe say that” she though. ‘Iam not beautiful, so why does she say i? Sara was not beautiful but hee father was sich, And. ‘Mise Minchin liked girls with rich fathers, because it was ‘3004 for the school (and good for Miss Minchin, too). ‘Serais a pood girl," Me Crewe said to Mies Minchia. 2 ‘Misa Minchin total women na ack de ‘Her mother was French, so she speaks French well. She Joves books, and she reall he time. But shemisst play ‘with the other girls and make new friends, 00,? “Of cours,’ suid Miss Minchin, She smiled again. “Sams going to be very happy here, Me Crewe’ 3 A.Litte Prince ‘Mr Crewe stayed in Londoa fora week. He and Sacu esses, 100. ‘Miss Minchia smiled, but she said vo her siser ‘Amelia: ‘All that money an dresses for a child of event ‘She looks lke alte princess, nota schoolgicl!? ? tr Crewe bough many expensoe das forbs danger, 4 "Pather wants me 10 be happy,” she said to her new doll Lowe him verymich and wantto ‘bea good daughter, so must be hsp.” Twas a very big, and very beaut dll, bur of course it could nat answer. Sera soon made new fads inthe sebool Some litle sch iss re not very nce cildren~they think they are ‘important because they ave money and low of ‘expemive ching. But Sara wax different, She Heed bewutfal dresses and dol, but he wee more incensed ‘in peope, and books, and telling storie, ‘She was very good at teling sores, She ware clever child, and the other gts loved to listen to her. The s tb beatified det, ‘The toro wore all about Kags ond guns ad princes ‘orcs were ll aboot kings and queens and princesses snd wonderful contre across the sea, ‘How do you think ofall thow things? asked her best ‘vend, Eenengde, "Thaveall hese pictntesin my hea,’ sad Sara. Soie's «sy total sores about chem.” Poor Eemengarde was aot cere. She could never ‘emember any of he school lessons, and Miss Minchin was always angry wich he. Sac1 often helped Emengarde with her lessons, ‘Liste, Eemie? the said. ‘You remeber that rench ‘king, Louisthe Sixteenth? Well chisisa story abouthim. One dey in 1792 ‘6 ‘And s0 Ermengarcs learn: her lessons through Sara's stories, and abe loved her fiend very much. But not verybody was Sara's fiend, Lavinia was an older gis, ‘than Lavinia, and Lavinia did not like that, “Oh, Sarai so clever Lavinia ofven sid. ‘Sara sso ‘good.atFrencht Her dresses areso beautiful and thecan ‘ngs0 welll And she is so rch} Of course Miss Minchin {kosher best? ‘aca didnot answer when Lavini sid these things, ‘Sometimes it was noteasy, but Sara was kine friendly il, an she didnot lke tobe angry with anyone, ‘Naw Sra wer ingprta, ee Lavine di ie that, 2 The diamond mines a9 ‘nd wo thee years went by. Sara's father wrote ober often and Sara wrote loving tele eters brck to him, One day a very exciting loner arived. Everybody in the schoo! talked about for days, ‘My friend,’ wrote Mr Ccewe, ‘has some miner in The diamond mines —__Bediamondmines ‘ese mines, but tis expensive work to get them out. ‘My friend needs my help. So, Litle Misaus” (this was ‘Mt Crewe's special name for Sara), ‘Taos ptng all sy money into my friend's diamond mires, and one day you and Lave going tobe very rich.” ‘Sam was noe interested in money, but a tory chou Siamond mies in Tdi was exiting. Nearly everybody ‘was very pleated for Sara, but not Lavinia ofcourse, “Fluht’she suid. My moter has a diamond, Lots of si northern India, and a month ago bie workers found people have diamonds, What's 80 interesting about i ioonds there. There ae tana of dtmonds in Gamond mines? ; “Butter are thousand of damonde in these mines? ‘said Exmengarde, ‘Pethaps millions of them" ‘Lavinia laughed. Ys Sem going to weat diamonds in hherhair at breskfast, then? Orisit “Princes Sara” now? Sars “And you always look ike a Princess, in your beautiful dresses” A bitte Princess Sara was pincest to another git oo. This was Becky. ‘he was secvantin Mss Minchins choot, end sbowas conly fourteen years old, but she worked sll day and sometimes half he night She carried hing upstairs and downstairs, she leaned the floor, she made the Ses tnd she wae always tired and hungry and diy. She and Sarnhad vey diferent ives. ‘Bat one day Sara came into her bedroom, and there ‘was Becky, sleeping in « chair. “Ob, you poor thing” Sara ai “Then Becky opened her eyes and saw Sara. She got up ax nce, 'Oh, Mine sai. Tm very omy, Met Fast sar down for a minute and— “Don'tbe afraid,” said Sara. She gave Becky a friendly sel. “You were ied, That'll? 10 “Are youare you going rotell Miss Minchin? asked Becky. She began to move tothe door. “Ofcourse nor, said Sara.'Please don’t run away. Sit down again fora minute, You look so tired.” “Oh, Miss, I ea’e? Becky said. “You're very kind, ‘Miss, but Miss Minchin—* ‘Please,’ said Sara. She took Becky's hand. “You're ‘only irl ge like me Let's be friends.” ‘And so Becky sar down again, and soon she and Sara ‘were friends. Nobody knew about this of course. Rich lite girls at Mist Minchio's school id not male fiends ‘with servantgies, and it was a wondecful thing for um A Lite Princes Becky. Neatly every dy she and Sara mer in Sara's bedroom, jos for fireor ten minutes. Becky was clays ‘range, and Sara often bought nice chings for he to ct. ‘They ent and talked, and sometines Sara told Becky some of er sores. Becky loved that. “Oh, Miss she ea "Yu tll vem so besuifaliy! Sometimes Ike you stories betes than things to ex” "And afer those vise to Sara's room, Becky alwayt feiebeter not so tied and not so hungry. 9 Some months Late Sart had her eleventh bicthdey, ‘Lewous stopped fr the aftemoon and there was bi party forall the gts inthe school. ‘The demond mines “This party is expensive for us,’ Miss Minchin said to ber sister Amelia. ‘Butt oaks good forthe school.” ‘Thatafternoon there was vsitorto theschoolMiss ‘Minchin’ lawyec. He went with Miss Minchin into her fice and they cloed the door. In the schoolroom next door there was a lor of noise from Sara's party. Everybody in there was very happy. ‘atin the office Miss Minchin was not happy. She locked at the lawyer angrily. ‘What are you saying? ‘Mr Crowe has no money? What about the diamond A Litle Priacoes ‘There are no diamond mines,’ said the lawyer. Well, ‘there ase mines, but there are diamonds in them.” ‘Bet Mr Crewe's good friend —" egan Miss Minchin. “Mr Crewe's good friend)’ said the lawyer, ‘ran away ‘with all Mr Crewe's money. Ralph Crewe wasill with fever, and when he heard about this, he got worse. A ‘week later he was dead.” ‘Dead! cried Miss Minchin. But what about his daugher Sara? And this expensive birthday party?” “Sara Crewe hat no money,” said the lawyer. ‘Not 2 ‘penny inthe world, Miss Minchin. Not a penny.” “Shemustleave my schoolat once,’ Miss Minchin sad angrily. “She must go this afternoon!” ‘Where? said the lawyer. “Out inno the sree? An leven-yearold gic? That's not goingto look very good for your school, Mist Minchin” ‘Miss Minchin’ face went red, "You can’t put her out in the sets,’ said the lawyer, ‘He stood up. ‘Bur pechaps she can work for you.’ ‘The lawyer let, ad Miss Minchin called hee sister Amelia Bring Sara Greve here at once, she sid. ‘Two minutes later Sara, in her beautiful blue party dress, stood infront of Miss Minchin. “Hlave you a black dress, Sara?” Miss Minchin said coldly. "Yes, Miss Minchin, said Saza ‘Bur it's very small.” “ "Shear eae my ecoot at anc," Mt Minchin sid, “Go and pot it on at once,’ said Miss Minchin. "Your father's dead. There were no digmond mines, and your father's fiend ran away wich all his money. You have ‘nothing. Not penny. BueTam going robe very kind to You. You can sty in my house bat now you must be a servant and work for your bread. You can sleep in & servants zoom upstairs, next to Becky's room.’ a Thenew servane-gir | v0e Trarevening,inthelitleaticroom,Sarasatentbe | ‘bedia her old back dress. She didnot ry, butber | face was whiteandshe didnot more orspeakforbour. | ae at night the door opened quietly, and Becky | lookedin. Her eyes werredfromerying, ‘Oh, Miche ssid ‘Allthe servants are talking about. 'ms0sorey= so soc! She lookod a Sara's white face and beg «xy agua, Thea she rn Sar, and tok ber hand. ‘Atlas Sara move. lowly, se tured her head and looked at Becky. “Ob, Becky, shesaid, And that was all | “6 : / The new servant ‘That fist night in the artic was very long, Sara di not sleep. “Father is den,’ she whispered, agin and ngain, ‘Fathers dead. P'm never going te se im again.” "The next morning Sara's new lf began. Shelearatto clean floors and to make fires. She ran upstairs and dow and she woeked inthe then. “hax doun th sap some ape! “The cook was «big wontan wit are, angry face. se oi, the lids ich ie wit he diamond mies {is now a servant, chi” She looked at Sars. ‘Now, Pm. making appl pis his maori, Run dowa the chops ‘and pet me some apples. And be quick!” ‘So Sara eam to the shops, and canied a hig bag of apples back tothe howe. Then se cleaned the htchon floor, and cared hor water up to allthe bedrooms. v7 Atle Princooe She wodked every day, from early inthe maring wo late a ight She helped in the school, 00. "You speak French well’ Miss Minchin ssi to ber ‘coldly. ‘So youcan teach Frenchto the younger children, ‘But you're only a servant. Don't forget that.” ‘The frsemonths of See's new fe were very bard She ‘was always red and hungry, but she never ceed. At night, in her lithe atic, she thought abour her fecher, dlead in india all those les away. “Lust be brave’ she sai, Father always wanted me ‘tobe brave. And Thave bed to sleepin, and something ‘weatevery diy. Lote of people don't have that.” Attic Sara's only friend was Becky. Every day Becky ‘came ing Sara's room. They id not tak much but i ‘helped Sata ule to se Becky's fiend, emiling face, ‘The pissin the school were sorry for Sara, but Sara ‘was aservant now, and they could not he finaly with «servant Lavinia, of coarse, was pleased. ‘Tnever liked ‘Sara Crewe; she od er fein “And Iwas righ aboot ‘the diamonds there weren'tany!” Exmengarde was very wheppy. When she saw Sarain ‘the wool Sara walked pasther and didnot speak, Poor “Hemengarde loved Sara and wanted tobe fiendly, bat _she was not clever, and she did nor mderseand. ‘One morning, very early, she gor quietly out of bed, ‘went upstairs fo the attics nd opened Sara's door. 6 l 1 i ro Fg — ; iS es "What eyo doing bre sal Sane “‘Bemengardet” Sera said. “What are you doing here?” Ermengarde began to cry "Ob, Sart, please tell me, ‘Whats the mater? Why don’t you lke me now?" ‘Ido lke you, Sara said. (Of course Ido. But, yousee, everything is diferent now. Miss Minchin doesn't want ‘me fo alc tothe gies. Most of them don’t wane total. ‘ome, And Ithought, perhaps, you didn't want to.” “‘Buel'm your friend cred Eemengarde, ‘Tim aloays srg be youre and nobody an mop me? Eemengarde's ands. She ele happy. Perhape she creda litle, to. coment ‘There was only one chair, so the two friends acon the » Ate Princess ‘bed, Ermengarde looked round the atic. Oh, Sera, bow ‘ean you live in this room? I's so cold and~ and diy.” “eanocso bad aid Sara.‘AndI've goto ofiends. “There's Becky inthe next room, and —come and se” She moved the table under the window, and then she and Enmengarde stood on it and looked out of che ‘Thenew serantgiel ‘window, over the roots of the houses. Inher pocket Sara ‘bad some small piece of bread. She pot her hand ont of the window, with the bread ont. ‘Watch,’ she sid. ‘Aftera minus lietle brown bied few down to Sara's hand and began to eat the bread. Then « second bird ‘ame anda third, and a fourth, “Oh Sara how wonderfull” said Eemengards, “They know!'m thir frend, said Sara, so they'zenot Grad, Sometimes they come into the room, 100." ‘Eemengarde looked across the roof to the next atic ‘window. "Who lives in that house? she asked. ‘Nobody’ said Sara sadly. "So I never see anyhody at ‘that window, and Tan only tak tothe birds.” ? ‘Br one night, two or thre weeks ater, Becky came into ‘Sara's room. She was very excited. ‘Oooh, Miss” she said. ‘An Indian gondeman is -movinginto the house next door. Wel e's English, but ‘helivedin India fr years and years, And now he’s going tw livenex door, He's very rich, and he's il. Something ‘bad happened to him, but don’t know what.’ Sara laughed. ‘How do you know allthis?" she said, “Well, Mss, you know the Carmichael family across the street?” Becky ssi.‘ friendly with ther kitchen- sid, and she told me. Me Carmichael is the Indian ‘gentleman's lawyer, so they know all about him. Ram Dass and the monkey v99 ‘ery moening, when Sara gave the birds thee beead she looked aerossto the atic window nest ‘oor. But nobody opened it. Nobody called out ‘Good morning! acros the roof, or gave Sara findly sil. “Perhaps the Indian gendeman's serears all sleep downstairs’ the thought sadly. He life wat very lonely now. She save Becky every day, of course, but they did not have much tie foe talking. The cook and the other servants were not ‘indy, Sometanes, at nigh, Eemengarde came up 0 ‘Stsa’sroom, butt was nt easy fr her to come often. ‘Then one evening, Sara was inher attic whea she heard a aise on the s0of. She looked ‘yp = and there at the open ‘window was a small monkey. “Ok, you dea line thing?” cried Sara. ‘Aronce; he monkey jmnped down and began to run round the room, Sara laughed. She sotup onthe table and looked 2 Atthowosow ura moni. ut af her window, and atthe next window she saw a ace ~the smiling face ofan Indian lscar, “Oh cred Sara, Suuve you gota monkey? He's in my room." ‘The lacar's name was Ram Das, and yes it wos his ‘monkey. He gave Sara a big smile, ‘Tm so sorry’ he suid, ‘Can Lcome and get him?” “Oh yes, plone, suid Sara. ‘T think he's afsid of me, And he runs so fast Bot can you get across the 2008?” ‘Yes, Ram Dass could, and « minute later he.was in Sarvs room. Soom the monkey jumped into his arms, and Ram Dass thanked Sara again and again, Then he ‘wentaway,acrossthe roof, backintothehousenextdoor, ° B A Lit Pinon ‘Sara went tothe shops ie or ix times a day, and when she walked part the house next door, she often thought ‘about the Indian gentleman. She felt sorry for him. He ‘had no wife or family, and the doctor visited the house. very day. Mr Carmichael the lawyer ofcn visite, to0, ‘nd sonmetimos the Carmichael children wen with him ‘Sern was pleased about that. Te nie to ee friendly {faces when you ate ill she thought ‘The Indian gencleman thought that, too, He liked children very much, but hewasa very unhappy man. Me (Carmichael was his frend, and he talked to im a lot. Dut they talked about only one thing. “Tus find the child, sul the Indian gentleman (his ‘name was Me Carrisford). Tat find ber and take care ‘of ber. But where is she? Here Lam, with allthis money ‘rom the diamond mines-and hal ofitisRaiph Crowe's ‘money. Oh, Carmichael, why did Tleave my friend and ‘tun away when thing looked bad? Why?” “Youran away because you werell witha fover, sid ‘Me Carmichael. ‘Te nearly killed you, remember?” “And it did kill pooe Ralph’ said Mr Cartsford. He pall his money insothe mines because was is frend. ‘Barat firse we didn’t find any diamonds, and all Ralph's ‘money was gone. [was said ro ell him, sol ran away. Andlater, when we did find diamonds, Ralph was dead.” ‘He laughed, angrily, “What a bruve friend Iwas?” a” "Tome find the cid and tea of he." ‘Iesnoteasy tobe brave,’ Mr Carmichael ssid quietly, “when you're ill with fever.” ‘Mr Gurrsford looked into the fie, ‘Ram Dass tells ‘me, he ni, ‘about a litle servant gil next door, The ‘monkey ran away, and Ram Dass went across the roof ‘to gochim back from her room. The poor cildsleepsin cold, dey atic, and works about sixteen hours day. IsRalph’s daaghte living ike chat Tcan'sop thinking shout i” “We'regoingtofind her one day, said Mr Carmichael as A Lite Princess ‘But how?" cad Me Carisoed. He put his head in his hands, ‘Inever sae her. I don’t know her name! Ralph «always called her his “Lite Missus”. We ralled all the time about the mines, Heever told me the name of her school. Her mother was Pench, s did he take her to a school in France? Or was iin Bogland?* “Well we know there was achild ara school in Pass” said Mr Carmichael, with the name of Carew or Crewe. “er father died suddenly, anda Russian feilyrookeher sway with them, because she wos a fiend of their ‘daughter. Pethaps this girls Ralph Crowe's child. Next week I'm going to Moscow to look fr her.’ ‘I want to go with you, bur I'm noc well’ said Me CCarrsford. T must find her, Carmichael, Imus. Every night, in my dreams, Isee Ralph Crowe's face, and he says: “Tom, Tom, where is my Lite Missus?® And 1 ‘havenoanswerfor him.’ MrCarrisfoed took hiseiend’s ‘hand. ‘Help me to ind her. Help me? ° ‘Winter came, with its short, dark days, and the atic ‘roca were very cold. There were no fires For servant- sss, and often Sara and Becky could not sleep because ‘ofthe cold. Sace was taller now, and her old black dress ‘was very short. Her shoes were old, and she bad no ‘warm coat forthe winter weather. he was hin too. She did not get very mach ovat, and she was always hungry. 26 Ram Dass ond the monkey ‘She cacred big baskets of shopping through the rain ‘andthe snow. One day she found sixpenceinthe snow, and she bought some hot new bread with it. Then she ‘sa child by the door of the shop. The child had no shoes and no cont, and her thin face was bie with old. ‘She is hungries than T am, thought Sara. And she ‘ve her hot new bread tothe child, ‘When she got back tothe school, Miss Minchin was ‘angry. ‘Cook s waiting for you, Sara, Why art youlate?” ‘Shei bre than Tam,’ though Sara 2 “Ob, bar's Princes Sa, Lavin si “Tean'twalk quickly rough the snowed Sara, My soos re old Mist Minchin, and my fet got very ol? ‘Miss Minchin id not ike to hea this, Doe" speak to mele that!” se ssid. Tam kind vo you, 'm giving youa home, bt younever say “thank you” to me.” Sara looked at ber. “You are not kind,’ she sad duiety ‘And this isnota home.” ‘Goto your room a once! aid Mis Minchin. ‘On he stars Sara met Lavinia Lavinia looked ater and gave «lite Imgh. ‘Ob, here's Princes Sara,’ she Rar Dass and the monkey bave, s0 I must be, too. Bat t's not easy.’ She put her ‘heal down on her arms. ‘Oh, Father, do you remember your Lite Missus? Can you see me now?" ‘And in the house next door Mz Cartiford sat by & ‘warm fre. Moscow isa long way from Lond, and he ould only wait, tut he thought about Ralph Crewe's child every day, He thought about other children, too. “Rath Dass,’ he sad. How i thar poor litle servait- ‘gc nit door? Can we do something for her?" ‘Tse her inthe street every day,’ said Ram Dass, in the rain, in the sow, She looks tia and hungry. But ‘we can help her. Team easily get in through her attic ‘window, Listen .” And he talked for some minutes. [Mr Cansisford smiled. ‘Yes’ he seid to Ram Dass," “Yes, likeit. Lee's doit” ei ey ‘aid, ‘in her old dress. and her dirty shoes!" tt {athe atc Sar art down onthe cai by ber able. ° “Tmustbe brave, she whispered. A princessis always a 8 eiagic ere enight,« weeklater, Emengarde got quietly out ‘of bed and went upstairs to the attic. Sara was not there, so Emnengarde sat onthe bed and waited, Aten dock Sora came slowly up chest andian the room, ‘Ermengarde looked at her. ‘Oh, Sarai” she cried. ‘Are ‘you ill? Your face is white, and you look so tired!” ‘Tt was « hard day, Exmie,’ said Sara, She sat down. ‘Miss Minchin was angry with Cook, Then Cook was ‘angry with us. Becky and Ihad no dinner and no tea.’ ‘Doesthathappen often” said Emnengacd unhappily, “Younever wid me. Ave you~ are you hungry now?” Sara looked ater. Ye she whispered. "Yess 1 ‘would like teat tha table. would ike teat you? rmengarde jomped up. ‘Sara, she cred. ‘Thadabox of things from home today. ‘There's a big cake in it. Pm soing to get it~ now! You ‘and Becky can catia? ui Soon, Eemengarde was “Thore'sabigcokeinit? back, The chive girls sat 30 ‘Toa magic ‘on Sara's bed, and there were some happy smiles when ‘Exmengarde opened her box and took out the cake, “Ob, Miss, look a that” said Becky. “You ate kind, Eric,’ said Sara. Sbe laughed. t's ‘magic, you know. When things ae very bad, something, nice always happens. Hee we are, having. party!" Exmengarde gave Sara and Becky somecake, and they Degan to eat. Suddenly, they stopped. There was a noise ‘of feet onthe stir. They listened, ‘Ob no!’ whispered Becky. ‘ies ~its Miss Minchint™ ‘Yes, said Sat. Hr face was white again, ‘Then the door opened, and Miss Minchin came in, ‘So, Lavinia was right she said angzily. "Tea with Princess Sara! Becky, ge back to your atic at once!” “Teaith Princes Sarat” Miss Mach sadam. a i } | } ¢ A Little Princess “Ob, pease, Mise Minchin! ciel FmengardeItwes imycak, from hams. We're only having «prt: “Go back to your room, Eemengarde, Miss Minchin said coldly, ‘and take these dings wih you. And tomorrow’ ~the looked at Sara— ‘there's no beatae, ‘no dinner, and no ea for you. Remember that!” e Soon the anes were quiet agai, Tied and hungry, the to seevant girls went oslep. Bat afer an hou ow Sara opened her eyes. Was it noise from the window echape? ‘Something is different,” Sara whispered. What is it?” ‘She sat up in bed and looked round the room. She looked ‘xin end again and ber eyes were very big. “The room sas differen very different. There wasa ‘wonderful hor five. There were new, warm blankets on her bed, and beautiful pictures on the walls. ‘Sara slowly got out of bed. ‘Is this a dream?’ she said. “Where did all these things come from?" She pu ourber Jun othe fie, ‘No, is nea dream. The ire iat 1 ‘can feel it. And oht Look at the table!’ There was « red cloth oa the table, and cups and plares. “There ws hot tea, and wonder things to eat ~ hot ‘meat pies and sandwiches and cake, oranges and apples. Sara ran to Becky's room, ‘Becky, she whispered. “Come quickly. Themapicis ere agin, Come andlok? 2 ‘The magic ‘When Becky saw the room, she could nor speak at Sicst. Then she said, “Ob, Mise! What it? Flow did all hese things get here “Idon'tknow,’ ed Sara. Tesmagic. At frst [thought (Om theca thee were oder things 0 ot 3 Atte Princees ‘it was dream, but it ont, Look = these pies are hot. ‘Let's eat thera, Hot meat pies aren'ta dreamt! ‘They sat down by che ire, and teiand drank. “Oh, those pies were good, Miss!” Becky said ‘And he tea.and the cake. don’t understand magic, but like it” Sara looked round the room. ‘Oh, Becky, look! There sesome books, 100. I didn'e see them befare.” ‘She ran to look at them, and opened the top book. "There's come weting here! Listen. 1 says, “Toth litle sich in the atic. From a friend.” Oh, Becky Sara closed ‘thebook and looked up.‘Thavea frend, Becky,’ se suid slowiy, ‘Someone is my friend.” ° ‘The next moming Becky met Sara in the kitchen, “Ob, Mis, she whispered. "Was the magic there this ‘morning? Or did it go amy inthe night?” ‘No, i al thee, Sara whispered back. late some cold meat pie for breakfast, And the fire was sil warm!" Becky laughed happily."Oh my! Oh my! ehe said. ‘Miss Minchin could not understand it. Whea Sara ‘came into the schoolroom, she looked happy and wel. ‘Miss Minchin wanted to se a white, unhappy face, snd eyes red from crying. ‘How can that child smile?” she thought angrily. But ofcourse, she did not know aboot the magic. ‘Anu! the magic did nat go away. Every evening, when 4 | "Wes the apie this morning Backy where. | Sara went up to bed, she found new things inthe attic. | These were more want blankets, for her and for Becky. | Tiere pctueon the wal hr werebook new shoes, and a winter coat, And best af all, dere was | always fire, anda wonderfol hot dinner on thetable, ‘But where does i all come from?” Becky said one nighe when they sat by the fie. "Who does i Miss?” “A frend doesit, Sara said. ‘A kind, wonderful friend. | Bathe doesn’ want ue to know his name.” ‘They began to look at one ofthe new books, and then Becky looked up. I ‘Oh, Miss she whispered, There's something atthe ‘window. What iit?” 38 A Little Princes Sara got up to look, ‘I's the mookey!” she acid. The ‘monkey from next door’ She opened the window, and ‘the monkey jumped down into her arms. ‘Oh, you poor ‘inde thing,’ Sara said. “You're so cold” ocky was very imerested. T never saw a monkey ‘before,’ she said. “He's not very beaurifl, Miss! What are yon going to do with him?” “Tes very latenowy’ said Sara. He can stayin my om tonight, and Toxn take hint home inthe morning” vee Te nexe morning, the fis visitor tothe howse nest

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