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smotherwasdead,andSarawashisonlychild.Fatheranddaughterwereverygoodfriends.
SoontheyarrivedatMissMinchin'
sSchoolforGirlsandwentintothebighouse.
MissMinchinwasatallwomaninablackdress.ShelookedatSara,andthengaveaverybigsmile.
Whatabeautifulchild!
”shesaidtoMr.Crewe.
SarastoodquietlyandwatchedMissMinchin.“Whydoesshesaythat?
”shethought.“Iamnotbeautiful,sowhydoesshesayit?
”
Sarawasnotbeautiful,butherfatherwasrich.AndMissMinchinlikedgirlswithrichfathers,becauseitwasgoodfortheschool(andgoodforMissMinchin,too).
Saraisagoodgirl,”Mr.CrewesaidtoMissMinchin.“HermotherwasFrench,soshespeaksFrenchwell.Shelovesbooks,andshereadsallthetime.Butshemustplaywiththeothergirlsandmakenewfriends,too.”
"
ofcourse,”saidMissMinchin.Shesmiledagain.“Saraisgoingtobeveryhappyhere,Mr.Crewe.”
Mr.CrewestayedinLondonforaweek.HeandSarawenttotheshops,andheboughtmanybeautiful,expensivedressesforhisdaughter.Heboughtbooks,andflowersforherroom,andabigdollwithbeautifuldresses,too.
MissMinchinsmiled,butshesaidtohersisterAmelia.“Allthatmoneyondressesforachildofseven!
Shelookslikealittleprincess,notaschoolgirl!
'
WhenMr.CreweleftLondon,hewasverysad.Sarawasverysadtoo,butshedidnotcry.ShesatinherroomandthoughtaboutherfatherontheshipbacktoIndia.
Fatherwantsmetobehappy,”shesaidtohernewdoll.“IlovehimverymuchandIwanttobeagooddaughter,soImustbehappy.”
Itwasaverybig,andverybeautifuldoll,butofcourseitcouldnotanswer.
Sarasoonmadenewfriendsintheschool.Somelittlerichgirlsarenotverynicechildrentheythinktheyareimportantbecausetheyhavemoneyandlotsofexpensivethings.ButSarawasdifferent.Shelikedbeautifuldressesanddolls,butshewasmoreinterestedinpeople,andbooks,andtellingstories.
Shewasverygoodattellingstories.Shewasacleverchild,andtheothergirlslovedtolistentoher.Thestorieswereallaboutkingsandqueensandprincessesandwonderfulcountriesacrossthesea.
Howdoyouthinkofallthosethings?
”askedherbestfriend,Ermengarde.
Ihaveallthesepicturesinmyhead,”saidSara.“Soit'
seasytotellstoriesaboutthem.”
PoorErmengardewasnotClever.Shecouldneverrememberanyofherschoollessons,andMissMinchinwasalwaysangrywithher.
SaraoftenhelpedErrnengardewithherlessons.“Listen,Ermie,”shesaid.“YourememberthatFrenchking,LouistheSixteenth?
Well,thisisastoryabouthim.Onedayin1792...”
AndsoErmengardelearntherlessonsthroughSara'
sstories,andshelovedherfriendverymuch.ButnoteverybodywasSara'
sfriend.Laviniawasanoldergirl.BeforeSaracame,Laviniawastherichestandthemostimportantgirlintheschool.ButSara'
sfatherwasricherthanLavinia'
sfather.SonowSarawasmoreimportantthanLavinia,andLaviniadidnotlikethat.
Oh,Saraissoclever!
”Laviniaoftensaid.“SaraissogoodatFrench!
Herdressesaresobeautiful,andshecansingsowell!
Andsheissorich!
OfcourseMissMinchinlikesherbest!
SaradidnotanswerwhenLaviniasaidthesethings.Sometimes,itwasnoteasy,butSarawasakind,friendlygirl,andshedidnotliketobeangrywithanyone.
Chapter.TWO
Thediamondmines
Andsothreeyearswentby.Sara'
sfatherwrotetoheroften,andSarawrotelovinglittlelettersbacktohim.Onedayaveryexcitingletterarrived.Everybodyintheschooltalkedaboutitfordays.
Myfriend,”wroteMr.Crewe,“hassomeminesinnorthernIndia,andamonthagohisworkersfounddiamondsthere.Therearethousandsofdiamondsinthesemines,butitisexpensiveworktogetthemout.Myfriendneedsmyhelp.So,LittleMissus’(thiswasMr.Crewe'
sspecialnameforSara),“Iamputtingallmymoneyintomyfriend'
sdiamondmines,andonedayyouandIaregoingtobeveryrich…”
Sarawasnotinterestedinmoney,butastoryaboutdiamondminesinIndiawasexciting.NearlyeverybodywasverypleasedforSara,butnotLavinia,ofcourse.
Huh!
”shesaid.“Mymotherhasadiamond.Lotsofpeoplehavediamonds.What'
ssointerestingaboutdiamondmines?
Buttherearethousandsofdiamondsinthesemines,”saidErmengarde.“Perhapsmillionsofthem!
Lavinialaughed,“IsSaragoingtoweardiamondsinherhairatbreakfast,then?
Orisit"
PrincessSara"
now?
Sara'
sfacewentred.ShelookedatLaviniaangrily,butsaidquietly,“Somepeoplecallme“princess"
.Iknowthat.Butprincessesdon'
tgetangryorsayunkindthings,soI'
mnotgoingtosayanythingtoyou,Lavinia.”
Tome,youareaprincess,”ErmengardesaidtoSaralater.“Andyoualwayslooklikeaprincess,inyourbeautifuldresses.”
Sarawasaprincesstoanothergirl,too.ThiswasBecky.ShewasaservantinMissMinchin'
sschool,andshewasonlyfourteenyearsold,butsheworkedalldayandsometimeshalfthenight.Shecarriedthingsupstairsanddownstairs,shecleanedthefloors,shemadethefires,andshewasalwaystiredandhungryanddirty.SheandSarahadverydifferentlives.
ButonedaySaracameintoherbedroom,andtherewasBecky,sleepinginachair.
Oh,youpoorthing!
”Sarasaid.
ThenBeckyopenedhereyesandsawSara.Shegotupatonce.“Oh,Miss!
”shesaid.'
mverysorry,Miss!
Ijustsatdownforaminuteand—
Don'
tbeafraid,”saidSara.ShegaveBeckyafriendlysmile.“Youweretired.That'
sall.”
AreyouareyougoingtotellMissMinchin?
”askedBecky.Shebegantomovetothedoor.
Ofcoursenot,”saidSara.“Pleasedon'
trunaway.Sitdownagainforaminute.Youlooksotired.”
Oh,Miss,Ican'
t!
”Beckysaid.“You'
reverykind,Miss,butMissMinchin—"
Please,”saidSara.ShetookBecky'
shand.'
You'
reonlyalittlegirl,likeme.Let'
sbefriends.”
AndsoBeckysatdownagain,andsoonsheandSarawerefriends.?
Nobodyknewaboutthis,ofcourse.RichlittlegirlsatMissMinchin'
sschooldidnotmakefriendswithservant-girls,anditwasawonderfulthingforBecky.
NearlyeverydaysheandSarametinSara'
sbedroom,justforfiveortenminutes.Beckywasalwayshungry,andSaraoftenboughtnicethingsforhertoeat.Theysatandtalked,andsometimesSaratoldBeckysomeofherstories.Beckylovedthat.
Oh,Miss,”shesaid.“Youtellthemsobeautifully!
SometimesIlikeyourstoriesbetterthanthingstoeat.”
AndafterthosevisitstoSarasroom,Beckyalwaysfeltbetternotsotired,andnotsohungry.
SomemonthslaterSarahadhereleventhbirthday.Lessonsstoppedfortheafternoonandtherewasabigpartyforallthegirlsintheschool.
Thispartyisexpensiveforus,”MissMinchinsaidtohersisterAmelia.“Butitlooksgoodfortheschool.”
Thatafternoontherewasavisitortotheschool—MissMinchin'
slawyer.HewentwithMissMinchinintoherofficeandtheyclosedthedoor.IntheschoolroomnextdoortherewasalotofnoisefromSara'
sparty.Everybodyintherewasveryhappy.
ButintheofficeMissMinchinwasnothappy.Shelookedatthelawyerangrily.“Whatareyousaying?
Mr.Crewehasnomoney?
Whataboutthediamondmines?
Therearenodiamondmines,”saidthelawyer.“Well,therearemines,buttherearenodiamondsinthem.”
ButMr.Crewe'
sgoodfriend—”beganMissMinchin.
Mr.Crewesgoodfriend,”saidthelawyer,“ranawaywithallMr.Crewe'
smoney.RalphCrewewasillwithafever,andwhenheheardaboutthis,hegotworse.Aweeklaterhewasdead.
Dead!
”criedMissMinchin.“ButwhatabouthisdaughterSara?
Andthisexpensivebirthdayparty?
SaraCrewehasnomoney,”saidthelawyer.“Notapennyintheworld,MissMinchin.Notapenny.”
Shemustleavemyschoolatonce,”MissMinchinsaidangrily.“Shemustgothisafternoon!
Where?
”saidthelawyer.“Outintothestreets?
Aneleven-year-oldgirl?
That'
snotgoingtolookverygoodforyourschool,MissMinchin.”
MissMinchin'
sfacewentred.
Youcan'
tputheroutinthestreets,”saidthelawyer.Hestoodup.“Butperhapsshecanworkforyou.”
Thelawyerleft,andMissMinchincalledhersisterAmelia.“BringSaraCrewehereatonce,”shesaid.
TwominuteslaterSara,inherbeautifulbluepartydress,stoodinfrontofMissMinchin.
Haveyouablackdress,Sara?
”MissMinchinsaidcoldly.
Yes,MissMinchin,”saidSara.“Butit’sverysmall.”
Goandputitonatonce,”saidMissMinchin.“Yourfatherisdead.?
Therewerenodiamondmines,andyourfather'
sfriendranawaywithallhismoney.Youhavenothing.Notapenny.ButIamgoingtobeverykindtoyou.Youcanstayinmyhouse,butnowyoumustbeaservantandworkforyourbread.Youcansleepinaservant'
sroomupstairs,nexttoBecky'
sroom.”
ChapterTHREE
Thenewservant-girl
Thatevening,inthel
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