| Show fa aag A M MRS CUCUMBER GREEN her name was mrs cucumber green she had another name too margaret was tier other name dome site she had been given that name name when she was a baby and she bhe had had bad nothing to do about it she had given herself tile the name of mis airs cucumber green and that was tile the name she liked to be called sloe slie always culled called herself by that I 1 name and so BO did I 1 her pretend neighbors T the it e pret pretend 11 neighbors CI 9 1 it A play kitchen were bonlee so nice site she always did the speaking for them and so they never mistakes in her ber name her big home was in a big house of if the but tier her special home was back be bed there was a spire between the lack back of the tied bed and tile the wall quite a long and quite a wide space she called tills this number four green iane on the wallpaper we mere re little painted houses and tier her pretend neighbors lived in these they used to talk to her site she hanged changed lur her volee olce so BO they could do this ilow do you ou do mrs cucumber green then site she changed lier her oil olce so it avs just like tier her own I 1 very veil indeed I 1 titanic hank you ou she answered and are the childr children ell quite N well ell I 1 mrs cucumber green quite 2111 te well I 1 thank you ou slie site answered again only sit she added 1 I am a little bit won led ahoua hobble 10 lo caught a cold yesterday uster duy and I 1 do hope it dont get dorsc worse dear tile me that Is too bad tile the neighbor suld sald adly dl shaking tier her hend head now alm cucumber green was just four years eara old it was it a most lost perfect age it was such a nice round complete om age next eni slie site would be site she was going on tive the now slip she blid been given it set of pink dishes for tier birthday birth dav ti and inda a hig big cloth cat tile llie cut cat had to lie be leaned up something or lie would fall don slie site lind had already given the eat at it line fine name lucifer ans ns the cats name named lifter a big cut at who lived lied across the street tile HIP big cats in ministre Istre used to f n all 11 out for alm ilm 1 I lucifer kucifer uc ifer I 1 lucifer lue luc 1 fer site she waa ab to have a party in the afternoon so site wits was very busy dress ing the children during the morning it w was as hard haid to decide just which clothes they should wear vear as they had quite a few nice clothes otties cl of course gathe the darling little gray log dog stuffed stun id with sawdust need to to bp except that there wits was a blue bitle ribbon to tie tic around ills neck N did dai johnny naples have to lie dr essid lie he always wore the same suit guit suil summer liner arid and winter for best and fol foi PUO day ills his sult wits was a bright worsted orsted one of many colors and as lie lind had come collie fill all tile the way from naples which was nas way across the sea site she had glun given him the lie name of naples iler her uncle johnny had given him film to tier lier nud and so site she called him johnny too hut most important of all was ans the dressing 4 f allie ban baa allie ba baa a was a u rug rag doll tile the most adorable wonderful rag doll in the carld orld iler her body bodi was just tile the right size for hugging and though tier glicr painted face wits was kissed until it was quite dull still or so allies ailles face could be repaint re paint ed that was not her whole name her whole name was alice gustava ariel star jewel favorite child bright carol oar car men cucumber green but it was easier to call tier her allie baa for short abort with grownup grown up mothers it was waa much nicer that they have favorites with their children grownup grown up mothers should never have favorites and so they were very good about thia but when you are a pretend mother you can have favorites that Is one of the nice things about being a pretend mother attie adlle bail baa was mrs mm cucumber greens favorite child the others were very kindly handly treated and they were loved as all children should be mrs MM cucumber green knew that but allie she ebe adored I 1 |
