Her chubby arms and legs were dimpled, and her blonde hair fell around her face in ringlets. She tripped suddenly and fell on her face. Leah dropped her sewing and crossed the room to pick up the little girl, saying, “Be careful! You’ll hurt yourself.” Esther said, “No, not hurt!” and grinned happily, showing bright new teeth. “Outside!” she said, pulling vigorously at Leah’s dress. “No, we can’t go outside now. I’ve got to start fixing supper.” She gave Esther a squeeze. “You always want to go outside. Maybe after supper I’ll take you out for a walk. Maybe we’ll see a bird.” “See bird!” Esther echoed. She had taken to repeating everything she heard and was rapidly learning to put sentences together. “Esther go see bird!” “That’s right, but after supper.” The child seemed satisfied, and she toddled into the kitchen after Leah, generally making a pest out of herself as Leah began to pull the materials together for the evening meal. Then she said, “Horses!”
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