I like to
think hard," said Cordelia Running Bird. "I heard the teacher tell the
white mother that I had the best memory of any middle-sized girl, and
she said it was as good as many white girls' memories of my age, and
that is 'most fourteen. So I am to speak the longest middle-sized piece
in the Christmas entertainment."
"Ee!" cried Hannah Straight Tree, "hear her brag because she has a white
memory! If the teacher praised me, I should be ashamed to tell it!"
"She will not praise you, for you are always very dumb in school. You
will not try to speak a lesson only with the class in concert," said
Cordelia Running Bird. "I shall try to finish very fast this morning.
There are only two more Saturdays till Christmas, and to-day I want to
feather-stitch the little new blue dress for Susie. She will wear it
every day when she is here Christmas. Many white and Indian visitors
will be here."
"And you will feel so proud because the visitors and the school will
look at Susie, and the middle-sized and little girls will always choose
her in the games. They would not choose my little sister if she
played," said Hannah Straight Tree, with a sudden downcast look.
"Dolly is so shy I do not know if she would go into the middle of the
ring if they should choose her, and she would not know the way to choose
back," answered Cordelia Running Bird.
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