스크랩 For delay dementia201 Thumbelina chapter 8

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2023.6.26월

Meeting Mrs.Gray
Winter arrived. All the flowers had died and the wind blew cold./ Thumbelina wore a coat made of leaves until it fell apart.
She could not keep herself warm and she had no food./ "Where is everybody?"/ Thumbelina asked out loud.
"Dose everyone have a home but me?"/One morning Thumbelina woke up in a dried-up corn field.
Big snowflakes fell around her./ "I need to find shelter,"/ She said, looking in every direction.
Just then Thumbelina saw a dark hole by a corn husk./ "That looks like a good place to sleep," she said.
"I'll just curl up inside for a while."/ Thumbelina walked over to the hole and peeked in.
"Why, there's a door here!" she exclaimed./ As she started to knock, the door opened./ "Goodness me!' a mouse cried.
"You look half frozen. Come inside at once."/ Thankfully, Thumbelina took one step forward.
"Wait! Wipe your feet first," said the mouse./ She pointed to a mat on the floor.
When Thumbelina finally got inside, the house was warm and cozy./ It was very clean too./ "I'm Thumbelina," she said.
"You have a lovely home "/ "I know. I'm Mrs.Gray. Now wait here. I'll bring you something to eat."
Thumbelina sat on a chair and fell asleep right away./ When she woke up, Mrs.Gray fed her./ Then Thumbelina fell asleep again.
She was very weak./ "Poor little thing," said Mrs.Gray/ "I'll take good care of you."
And she did. Soon Thumbelina was feeling stronger./ "How can I thank you?" she asked Mrs.Gray one day.
Mrs.Gray was polishing her furniture./ She thought for a minute./ "Well, I'm old," she said finally.
"If you wish to stay, you must help me." From that day on, Mrs.Gray taught Thumbelina many things.
"Don't hold your needle like that,"/ Mrs.Gray said as she showed Thumbelina how to sew./ "Don't let the turnips boil too long,"
Mrs.Gray said as she taught Thumbelina how to cook./ Thumbelina was a fast learner./ Everything Mrs.Gray said, Thumbelina did.
One day Mrs.Gray watched Thumbelina sewing./ "She's doing it just the way I taught her," Mrs.Gray said to herself proudly.
Then, for the first time, Thumbelina began to sing./ "What a lovely voice she has!" Mrs.Gray thought./ She suddenly had an idea.
It was a great idea./ "Yes, Thumbelina would be perfect," she thought./"She would be a perfect bride for Mr.Rufus.