The Little Girl

What was the situation when her dad went to work?

What was the situation when her dad went to work?

Every morning he came into her room and gave her a goodbye kiss. She would respond with a goodby father. She had a large sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter and fainter.

What was the routine when her father came home from work

Kezia stood by the staircase and she could hear her fathers loud voice giving multiple orders like bring my tea to the drawing room , where is my newspaper

What would her mother call Kezia to do

She would say that if you are good girl come down and take off father boots and she would slowly slip down the stairs.

DId she stutter with other people?

She never stuttered with other people , but only with her father as she was terrified of him.

What happened when grandmother sent her down to the drawing room to have a nice talk with her father.

She always found mother reading and father stretched out on the sofa his handkerchief on his face and his feet on one of the best cusions sleeping soundly and snoring. She would sit and look at him unit her father told her - dont stare so kezia , you look like a brown owl.

What did her grandmother suggest

Her grandmother told her that it was her father’s birthday next week and that she should make him a pin cushion out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk

Explain the process of making the pin cushion.

Laboriously with a double cotton the girl stitched three sides of the yellow silk and was looking for something to fill it with. She wandered into her mothers bedroom to look for scraps and found many great sheets of fine paper. She tore them up into tiny pieces and stuff her case , then sewed up the fourth side.

Why was there a hue and cry in the house?

Father’s great speech for the Port Authority had been lost. Rooms were searched and servants questioned.

What was mothers reaction when she found out Keiza tore the speech

She screamed at her to come straight down to the dining room at this instant.

How did the father respond when he found out?

He asked her mother to go up to her room and fetch down the damned thing and see that the child is put to sleep. When she was in her room crying her father came into the room with a ruler in his hands to beat her. He said that little girls must be taught once and for all to not touch what does not belong to them.

How did grandma calm the girl down

She wrapped her in a shawl and rocked her in a rocking chair. She told the girl she will forget about it and that she should go to sleep. She tried to explain to father but he was too upset to listen.

Why did she put both her hands behind her back when she saw father.

She could not forget being hit and the next time she saw him she quickly put both her hands behind her back and a red colour flew into her cheecks.

Why did Kezia decide there are different types of fathers

She saw the MacDonalds living next door. They had five children and saw them playing tag in the evening. The father with baby Mao on his shulders ran round and round the flower beds with two little girls hanging on his coat. Once she saw the boys turn the hose on him and he tried to catch him laughing all the time

Why was kezia worried about being alone

She was worried that grandma will not be there if she has a nightmare. She often had them and Grannie takes her into bed

What does the cook tell her

She told her than she should just go to sleep and not to not scream waking up her poor father.

What was kezia’s dream

A butcher with a knife and a rope who came nearer and nearer , smiling that dreadful smile while could not move , could only stand still crying out for grandma.

What did father do when Kezia had a dream

She took her to his room , put away the newspaper , carefully tucked up the child and lay down beside her. He was half asleep. He asked the girl to rub her feeet against to legs and get them warm

How did the little girl grow close to her dad

A funny feeling came over the girls as her dad tired out and fell asleep before her. He lay there helplessly with nobody to look after him too. He was harder than grandma but it was a nice hardness. She realised he was too tired to be a Mr. MacDonald. She said to her father “What a big heart you have got father dear”