Belle of Batoche (2004)
“The design was slowly taking shape. It even looked like she’d imagined, if you ignored the places where she’d torn out the stitches so many times that the material was a little stretched. She had one more flower and a corner piece of the border to do before the beautiful cloth would be finished. There were two days left and Belle was sure she could do it. Sunday was going to be a day she would always remember.
“Belle!” her mother called from the back porch. “Come here, please. I need you to run... an errand for me.”
Frowning, Belle looked down at the cloth. She was starting the last bright buffalo bean, and wanted to make sure she had the shape of the delicate yellow flower just right. Maybe she could pretend she hadn’t heard her mama call … “Now, Belle, s’il vous plait!”
Belle sighed. She placed the cloth on the sideboard and hurried to see what her mother wanted.
“There you are.” Her mother was working the butter churn. One bowl of fresh, sweet butter was already sitting on the table.MoreLess
“Belle!” her mother called from the back porch. “Come here, please. I need you to run... an errand for me.”
Frowning, Belle looked down at the cloth. She was starting the last bright buffalo bean, and wanted to make sure she had the shape of the delicate yellow flower just right. Maybe she could pretend she hadn’t heard her mama call … “Now, Belle, s’il vous plait!”
Belle sighed. She placed the cloth on the sideboard and hurried to see what her mother wanted.
“There you are.” Her mother was working the butter churn. One bowl of fresh, sweet butter was already sitting on the table.MoreLess
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