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".... It's a strange thing, but somehow we expect more of girls than of boys.It is the sisters and wives and mothers, you know, Caddie, who keep the world sweet and beautiful. What a rough world it would be if there were only men and boys in it, doing things in their rough way! A woman's task is to teach them gentleness and courtesy and love and kindness. It's a big task, too, Caddie -- harder than cutting trees or building mills or damming rivers. It takes nerve and courage and patience, but good women have those things. They have them just as much as the men who build bridges and carve roads through the winderness. A woman's work is something fine and noble to grow up to, and it is just as important as a man's. But no man could ever do it so well. I don't want you to be the silly, affected person with fine clothes and manners whom folks sometimes call a lady. No, that is not what I want for you, my little girl. I want you to be a woman with a wise and understanding heart, healthy in body and honest in mind. Do you think you would like to be growing up into that woman now? How about it, Caddie, have we run with the colts long enough?"
~~Caddie Woodlawn~~
by
Carol Ryrie Brink
...How about it, Caddie, have we run with the colts long enough?...
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| I have decided that I very much enjoy writing extmep questions. |
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| I have half of the Nightengale memorized.
(And, yes, my fingers did have blisters. Yes, this harp song is difficult.)
Hopefully, I will be able to play this piece at my graduation party.
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On another note, (no pun intended) Lucy - my harp teacher (who is the president, again, of the American Harp Society) - said that I could actually begin playing a pedal harp.  ! |
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Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
~::~Lewis Carroll~::~
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