An American Brat
“They rode the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and explored the iron innards of the stern figure presiding over the ocean. They gaped giddily from atop the Empire State Building midtown and the twin World Trade towers at the tip of the island. They strolled with the nannies and babies through the zoo at Central Park, marveling each time they lifted their incredulous eyes from the wild animals in their native habitats to the shimmering glass and steel embankments of the Manhattan skyline reflectin...g the sunlight.
And saying “Lift your trotters, lift your trotters,” Manek hurried Feroza past the enticing window displays of dresses, shoes, sportswear, and jewelry on Fifth Avenue and Madison.
The next morning while Feroza was still in bed, Manek warned her that he was going to take her to a very special place.
Feroza took pains with her outfit, and after a frugal breakfast of bagels and cream cheese at the YMCA cafeteria, they rushed off to catch a bus.
Manek trotted Feroza in her high heels, turquoise shalwar-kamiz, and red overcoat through the narrow limestone-and-granite gorge of Wall Street.MoreLess
And saying “Lift your trotters, lift your trotters,” Manek hurried Feroza past the enticing window displays of dresses, shoes, sportswear, and jewelry on Fifth Avenue and Madison.
The next morning while Feroza was still in bed, Manek warned her that he was going to take her to a very special place.
Feroza took pains with her outfit, and after a frugal breakfast of bagels and cream cheese at the YMCA cafeteria, they rushed off to catch a bus.
Manek trotted Feroza in her high heels, turquoise shalwar-kamiz, and red overcoat through the narrow limestone-and-granite gorge of Wall Street.MoreLess
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