A Lion to Guard Us
“Amanda was sewing a shirt for Jemmy. Meg was making a hat of green palmetto leaves. Jemmy was rubbing the door knocker with a cloth.
Robert Waters and Chris Carter came by. Barefooted, with their long black beards, they looked like wild men. They stopped for a look at the lion’s head.
“It was in our chest,” said Jemmy, “and the salt water made spots on it.”
“Shall I take them off for you?” asked Master Carter.
“I can do it,” said Jemmy.
The two men went away, but in a little while Master Waters... came back alone. “Do you like palmetto berries?”
“Yes,” said Jemmy.
“Do you know the place where the men dug the new well? I saw berries on a tree a little farther on.”
After Master Waters had gone, Jemmy said, “I’m going to get some berries.”
“We’ll all go,” said Amanda.
They walked through the woods. Meg was skipping.
Amanda asked her, “Where did you learn to skip?”
“I don’t know,” said Meg. “It just happened to me.”
They went as far as the new well and a little farther.MoreLess
Robert Waters and Chris Carter came by. Barefooted, with their long black beards, they looked like wild men. They stopped for a look at the lion’s head.
“It was in our chest,” said Jemmy, “and the salt water made spots on it.”
“Shall I take them off for you?” asked Master Carter.
“I can do it,” said Jemmy.
The two men went away, but in a little while Master Waters... came back alone. “Do you like palmetto berries?”
“Yes,” said Jemmy.
“Do you know the place where the men dug the new well? I saw berries on a tree a little farther on.”
After Master Waters had gone, Jemmy said, “I’m going to get some berries.”
“We’ll all go,” said Amanda.
They walked through the woods. Meg was skipping.
Amanda asked her, “Where did you learn to skip?”
“I don’t know,” said Meg. “It just happened to me.”
They went as far as the new well and a little farther.MoreLess
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