,P>T #g1 ,SECTION #b 
,LITTLE ,GIRLS ,WIS] ?AN ,OLD ,PEOPLE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS AN E>LY ,EA/]4 ,!Y HAD JU/ QUIT US+ SLEI<S4 ,9 ! Y>DS LAY SN[1 & RILLS RAN D[N ! VILLAGE4 ,A L>GE PUDDLE HAD RUN D[N FROM A MANURE PILE 9TO A LANE BETWE5 TWO F>MS4 ,& AT ?IS PUDDLE TWO GIRLS1 ONE OLD] ?AN ! O!R1 HAD MET4 ,BO? ( !M HAD BE5 DRESS$ BY !IR MO!RS 9 NEW BODICES4 ,! LITTLE GIRL HAD A BLUE BODICE1 & ! ELD] A YELL[ ONE ) A DESIGN4 ,BO? HAD !IR HEADS WRAPP$ 9 R$ K]*IEFS4 ,AFT] MASS ! TWO GIRLS W5T TO ! PUDDLE1 :]E !Y %[$ !IR NEW G>M5TS TO EA* O!R1 & BEGAN TO PLAY4 ,!Y WANT$ TO PLA% 9 ! WAT]4 ,! LITTLE GIRL />T$ TO GO 9TO ! PUDDLE ) H] %OES ON1 BUT ! OLD] GIRL SAID TO H]3 

0,DON'T GO1 ,MALA%A1 Y\R MO!R WILL SCOLD Y\4 ,I WILL TAKE (F MY %OES1 & Y\ DO ! SAME40 

,! GIRLS TOOK (F !IR %OES1 RAIS$ !IR SKIRTS1 & WALK$ ?R\< ! PUDDLE T[>D EA* O!R4 ,MALA%A /EPP$ 9 UP TO H] ANKLES1 & SAID3 

0,IT IS DEEP1 ,AKULKA1 ,I AM AFRAID40 

0,NEV] M9D10 %E REPLI$1 0IT WILL NOT BE ANY DEEP]4 ,COME /RAI<T T[>D ME60 ,!Y CAME CLOS] TO EA* O!R4 ,AKULKA SAID3 

0,MALA%A1 LOOK \T1 & DO NOT SPLA% IT UP1 BUT WALK S(TLY40 

,%E HAD B>ELY SAID ?AT :5 ,MALA%A PLUMP$ H] FOOT 9TO ! WAT] & BESPATT]$ ,AKULKA'S BODICE1 & NOT ONLY H] BODICE1 BUT ALSO H] NOSE & EYES4 ,:5 ,AKULKA SAW ! SPOTS ON H] BODICE1 %E GREW ANGRY AT ,MALA%A1 & SCOLD$ H]1 & RAN AFT] H]1 & WANT$ TO /RIKE H]4 ,MALA%A WAS FRI<T5$ &1 SEE+ :AT TR\BLE %E HAD CAUS$1 JUMP$ \T ( ! PUDDLE & RAN HOME4 

,AKULKA'S MO!R PASS$ BY2 %E SAW H] DAU<T]'S BODICE BESPATT]$ & H] %IRT SOIL$4 

0,:]E1 ACCURS$ ONE1 DID Y\ GET Y\RSELF SO DIRTY80 

0,MALA%A HAS PURPOSELY SPLA%$ IT ON ME40 

,AKULKA'S MO!R GRASP$ ,MALA%A & GAVE H] A KNOCK ON ! NAPE ( H] NECK4 ,MALA%A BEGAN TO H[L1 & H] MO!R RAN \T ( ! H\SE4 

0,:Y DO Y\ /RIKE MY DAU<T]80 %E BEGAN TO SCOLD H] NEI<BOR4 

,ONE WORD BR\<T BACK ANO!R1 & ! WOM5 BEGAN TO QU>REL4 ,! M51 TOO1 RAN \T1 & A BIG CR[D GA!R$ 9 ! /REET4 ,ALL W]E CRY+1 & NOBODY C\LD HE> HIS NEI<BOR4 ,!Y SCOLD$ & CURS$ EA* O!R2 ONE MAN GAVE ANO!R MAN A PU%1 & A FI<T HAD BEGUN1 :5 ,AKULKA'S GR&MO!R CAME \T4 ,%E /EPP$ 9 ! MID/ ( ! PEASANTS1 & BEGAN TO TALK TO !M3 

0,:AT >E Y\ DO+1 DE> ONES8 ,CONSID] ! HOLIDAY4 ,?IS IS A TIME = REJOIC+4 ,& SEE :AT S9 Y\ >E DO+60 

,!Y PAID NO ATT5TION TO ! OLD WOMAN1 & ALMO/ KNOCK$ H] (F H] FEET4 ,%E W\LD NEV] HAVE /OPP$ !M1 IF IT HAD NOT BE5 = ,AKULKA & ,MALA%A4 ,:ILE ! WOM5 EX*ANG$ WORDS1 ,AKULKA WIP$ (F H] BODICE1 & W5T BACK TO ! PUDDLE 9 ! LANE4 ,%E PICK$ UP A PEBBLE & BEGAN TO SCRAT* ! GR\ND SO AS TO LET ! WAT] (F 9TO ! /REET4 ,:ILE %E WAS SCRAT*+1 ,MALA%A CAME UP & BEGAN TO HELP H]3 %E PICK$ UP A *IP & WID5$ ! RILL4 ,! PEASANTS HAD BEGUN TO FI<T1 JU/ AS ! WAT] W5T D[N ! RILL T[>D ! PLACE :]E ! OLD WOMAN WAS TRY+ TO SEP>ATE ! M54 ,! GIRLS RAN1 ONE FROM ONE SIDE ( ! RILL1 ! O!R FROM ! O!R SIDE4 

0,LOOK \T1 ,MALA%A1 LOOK \T60 %\T$ ,AKULKA4 

,MALA%A WANT$ TO SAY SOME?+ H]SELF1 BUT C\LD NOT SPEAK = LAU<T]4 

,! GIRLS W]E RUNN+ & LAU<+ AT A *IP :I* WAS BOBB+ UP & D[N ! RILL4 ,!Y RAN /RAI<T 9TO ! CR[D ( ! PEASANTS4 ,! OLD WOMAN SAW !M & SAID TO ! PEASANTS3 

0,%AME ON Y\ BE=E ,GOD1 M56 ,Y\ HAVE />T$ FI<T+ ON ACC\NT ( !SE TWO GIRLS1 & !Y HAVE LONG AGO =GOTT5 IT3 ! DE> *ILDR5 HAVE BE5 PLAY+ NICELY TOGE!R4 ,!Y >E WIS] ?AN Y\40 

,! M5 LOOK$ AT ! GIRLS1 & !Y FELT A%AM$4 ,!N !Y LAU<$ AT !MSELVES1 & SCATT]$ TO !IR F>MS4 

0,EXCEPT YE BECOME AS LITTLE *ILDR51 YE %ALL NOT 5T] 9TO ! K+DOM ( HEAV540 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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