Fair Play (2012)
“The girls admired her, of course, but from one very small Scout named Helga she got absolute, unqualified adoration. Helga was as quiet as a mouse and afraid of practically everything. Mari’s mother could see that Helga would never under any circumstances become a good scout, and she therefore tried as quietly as possible to protect the child from the simple hardships that might only increase her terror.
Helga’s greatest phobia was thunderstorms. When the thunder rolled nearer, Mari’s mothe...r would find the unfortunate child and try to calm her with whatever explanations she could come up with—sudden temperature changes, electrical charges, updrafts and downdrafts. It is not certain that Helga understood, but it did make her feel better.
Helga had a camera that she carried wherever her beloved Scout leader took her. She pasted the photographs into a scrapbook that she never showed to anyone. It was her secret treasure, a barricade against a dangerous world.MoreLess
Helga’s greatest phobia was thunderstorms. When the thunder rolled nearer, Mari’s mothe...r would find the unfortunate child and try to calm her with whatever explanations she could come up with—sudden temperature changes, electrical charges, updrafts and downdrafts. It is not certain that Helga understood, but it did make her feel better.
Helga had a camera that she carried wherever her beloved Scout leader took her. She pasted the photographs into a scrapbook that she never showed to anyone. It was her secret treasure, a barricade against a dangerous world.MoreLess
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