Wilderness Tips
“The cheese box was cylindrical and made of wood, and decorated with white crêpe paper and criss-crossed red ribbons to look like a drum. There were two other cheese boxes with girls on them, but their decorations were blue. Susanna’s was the only red one. She was in the centre, and she was also the youngest and the smallest. She had to be lifted up. In the back, behind, there were three rows of other girls who were not good enough to be up on cheese boxes.
It was for a recital. Susanna wore whi...te socks and shoes and a red hair-ribbon, and a white sailor dress with red braid painstakingly stitched around the square collar by her mother, who could pull herself up out of her daily lethargy for special occasions and clothes. Before the recital Susanna became overexcited backstage and had to go to the bathroom three times; but once she was out on the stage, under the lights, she was fine and did not miss a beat.
The tune was “Anchors Aweigh.” Everything for girls was military that year, because it was still the war.MoreLess
It was for a recital. Susanna wore whi...te socks and shoes and a red hair-ribbon, and a white sailor dress with red braid painstakingly stitched around the square collar by her mother, who could pull herself up out of her daily lethargy for special occasions and clothes. Before the recital Susanna became overexcited backstage and had to go to the bathroom three times; but once she was out on the stage, under the lights, she was fine and did not miss a beat.
The tune was “Anchors Aweigh.” Everything for girls was military that year, because it was still the war.MoreLess
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