Little Sister witnessed her sister kissing a boy and came to the conclusion that the two were engaged. Little Sister felt the need to tell the whole world about it and Sally beat her up. Turned out that Sally was indeed engaged, however. Sally went shopping with her father for dresses knowing that he would probably buy more than her mother would.
Time for school! In fact, Little Sister's teacher moved in with her! Having lots of time to examine her teacher, Little Sister noticed that Miss Amelia was very bird-like. She hopped around and seemed to chirp. But the birdness wore off when Miss Amelia was around Little Sister's parents. Little Sister talks to Leon and says that she doesn't expect to have any fun at school. But Leon assures her that she'll get over it after a few days and that she'll be just fine. He even offers to help her with her homework.
Chapter 5
On her first day of school, Little Sister gets punished. Her teacher, Miss Amelia hit Little Sister when she pointed out that her teacher was wrong about something. Little Sister talked to Laddie about it and asked if what she did was wrong. Laddie said yes, and that she should have confronted her teacher in private instead of in front of the whole class so that Miss Amelia wouldn't be humiliated. That night, Little Sister's mom asked her what happened to her face. Leon, knowing what really happened, said that she must have run into something at recess. Miss Amelia just sat there very quietly.
Chapter 6
Little Sister apologized to Miss Amelia. To Little Sister's amazement, Miss Amelia accepted the apology! Later, Little Sister admires Sally's wedding dress and the gang prepares for the wedding.
Chapter 7
Next is Sally and Peter's marriage. They get married at the house, and the entire first part of chapter 7 is about the cleaning and arrangement of the house. Every detail is set in place for the big day. Sally apologized to Little Sister for beating her. Little Sister forgave her instantly. A feast is served at the wedding, and Little Sister and Leon are enjoying the food and gamboling around so much that they didn't hear that they were being summoned to eat at the wedding party's table. All in all, the wedding went very well.
Chapter 8
Little Sister explains that getting her sister Shelley ready for school was pretty much the same amount of work as getting Sally ready for her wedding. Shelley needed new dresses and everything. Aside from that, Little Sister's mother lies sick in bed, and Little Sister is determined to catch a fish to cook for dinner. After much effort (and Laddie's help), she finally catches her fish. Later, Leon and Little Sister are playing and Leon wonders (out loud) what it would be like to die. He says he wishes he could be hanged and then come back to testify what it was like. Little Sister volunteers to do just that for him. So Leon and Little Sister set up a noose hanging from a tree and Little Sister wraps it around her neck and jumps off the top of a barrel. Luckily, this doesn't kill Little Sister. It does, however, cut off her air flow. After Little Sister managed to survive this, she's disappointed that Leon won't listen to her when she tries to tell him what it was like to be hanged. Clearly, Leon felt very bad about what happened.
New Words
gambol (pg. 98) - Run or jump about playfully.
calico (used around half a dozen times throughout chapters 4-8) - Printed cotton fabric.
Chapter 8
Little Sister explains that getting her sister Shelley ready for school was pretty much the same amount of work as getting Sally ready for her wedding. Shelley needed new dresses and everything. Aside from that, Little Sister's mother lies sick in bed, and Little Sister is determined to catch a fish to cook for dinner. After much effort (and Laddie's help), she finally catches her fish. Later, Leon and Little Sister are playing and Leon wonders (out loud) what it would be like to die. He says he wishes he could be hanged and then come back to testify what it was like. Little Sister volunteers to do just that for him. So Leon and Little Sister set up a noose hanging from a tree and Little Sister wraps it around her neck and jumps off the top of a barrel. Luckily, this doesn't kill Little Sister. It does, however, cut off her air flow. After Little Sister managed to survive this, she's disappointed that Leon won't listen to her when she tries to tell him what it was like to be hanged. Clearly, Leon felt very bad about what happened.
New Words
gambol (pg. 98) - Run or jump about playfully.
calico (used around half a dozen times throughout chapters 4-8) - Printed cotton fabric.
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