"O dear! yes, mam-ma, I am glad to do that; to be sure I will."
You see Ann was not a bad girl; but she had no work to do, and she did not want to play just then with Miss Kate June, her new doll. Ann had been born in June, and just as sure as each new June came, she got a new doll for a gift from her mam-ma.
Miss Kate June made six dolls that she had; so you can tell by that how old she was.
And now she held the blue yarn, and mam-ma soon made a big ball of it. She had just got to the end, when down fell the ball out of her hand. A gray kit was on the rug; and when the ball fell, she was sure it was for her to play with; so she flew to get it, and Ann flew to get it too; and both had such fun, and a real good romp!
Dear me! how the ball did roll! and how the kit did jump! and how Ann did run to get it! and what a nice time they both had! Ann's blue eyes were full of glee, and let me tell you, she did not look out once at the rain.
At last she got the ball away from the kit, and gave it to her mam-ma, with a kiss.
Then mam-ma said: "Do you care for the rain now?"
"Not a bit."
"Will you do some more work for me?"
"O yes! mam-ma, I like to work for you;" and a soft look of love came into her blue eyes.