Allison

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“They all lived in the only house Allison had ever known.
Allison thought that Mei Mei was her little sister.
To everyone else, Mei Mei was only a doll.
So the day Grandmother sent her a package, Allison showed it first to Mei Mei.
"A dress, just like yours!" Allison held up her present.
"Meow!" Mei Mei cried.
But it wasn't the doll at all. A stray cat was looking in the window.
"Kitty," Allison called.
As she opened the door, the cat ran away.
"What a lovely kimono," Mother said.
"Kimono," ...Allison repeated. "Is Mei Mei's dress a kimono too?" "Yes, but hers is very old and from far away," Father said.
"Try it on, Allison." Mother tied the obi for her and exclaimed, "How pretty!
Look in the mirror." Allison looked in the mirror and smiled. She saw Mother and Father smiling over her shoulders.
She held Mei Mei next to her and saw that Mei Mei's hair was dark and straight like hers. Allison looked at her mother, then at her father. Her smile disappeared.
At lunchtime Allison sat quietly.MoreLess Read More Read Less