Gran's Story II
A Shy Maiden Finds Her Voice in the Tune of an Old Fiddle
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Down in the nurse's office Mrs. Richland rushes in hurriedly and announced, "I've come to see about my Roxanne. Perhaps she's eaten something disagreeable. She has a very delicate stomach, you know." "Yes," replied Nurse Miller remembering the six or seven candy wrappers that had fallen from Roxanne's lovely fur-lined jacket. "Maybe she just ate too many sweets." "Is the young girl sitting out there by herself ill?" " No, I'm sending her home with some extra socks. You know their father was injured in a sawmill accident. She's Jenny Sue O' Malley." "I'm sure Roxanne has drawers of outgrown socks. I'll have the maid locate them. There might be some dainties as well, underthings, you know. I hope Roxanne isn't ill when it's time for the talent show. The dance insturctor says she taps in perfect rthym. Our dressmaker is making her ensemble. It's violet with purple trim." That sounds very pretty. Jenny Sue says she is going to play a fiddle piece for the show." "Does she have a special dress?"
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A family of ragged, but gifted, children, moves into a small rural town and disrupts the quiet routine of its school. It is time for the talent show, the biggest school event of the year. Floyd Ray wants to throw knives at a bullseye, and Jenny Sue says she will play a fiddle piece.
The star pupil Abigail plays classical piano pieces that usually win, and this year's large money award encourages her to practice especially hard. When the talent show night arrives, tiny Jenny Sue is wearing one of jolly Roxanne's "taken up" dresses, and Floyd Ray has been persuaded to throw tennis balls instead of knives.
Little Jenny Sue's ring violin notes caputure the hearts of the judges. Abigail learns to be gracious loser and gains a new friend.
"Gran's Story II" is an uplifting one that will thrill the heart of a child who feels that success is out of reach.
About the Author
Ms. Sellers taught school in rural East Texas and worked with children from impoverished areas. She has a library for the neighborhood children and enjoys gardening, piano, and her fish and frog pond. She lives in the Pineywoods of East Texas and enjoys walking with grandchildren in her forest.