THEWIAN
Whydoyousitthereonthefloorsoquietaellme,motherdear?
Therainisinginthroughtheopenwindow,makingyouallwet,andyoudon’tmindit。
Dstrikingfour?Itistimeformybrothertoschool。
eoyouthatyoule?
&yougotaletterfromfathertoday?
Isawtheplettersinhisbagforalmosteverybodyiown。
Oershekeepstoreadhimself。Iamsurethepostmanisa>
Butdon’tbeunhappyaboutthat,motherdear。
To-morrowismarketdayivillage。Youaskyourmaidtobuysomepensandpapers。
Imyselfwillwriteallfather’sletters;youwillnotfindasiake。
IshallwritefrhtuptoK。
But,mother,whydoyousmile?
YoudoIwriteasherdoes!
ButIshallrulemypapercarefully,ahelettersbeautifullybig。
WhenIfinishmywriting,doyouthinkIshallbesofoolishasfatheranddropitintothehorridpostman’sbag?
Ishallbringittoyoumyselfwithoutwaitierbyletterhelpyoutoreadmywriting。
Ikmaliketogiveyouthereallyers。