“Alice can live in Arizona or Alabama or Arkansas,” said Christopher.
“I don’t want to live in any of them,” said Alice gently, with her sweetest smile. “I want to live just where I do live.”
“But New Hampshire doesn’t begin with an A,” said Peggy.
“I know it doesn’t, but I don’t want to live in any other State.”
“But it’s only a game,” said Peggy. “Don’t you want to play you live in nice Alabama where they have such warm winters, and there are such lots of cunning little black children?”
“No, I don’t. I want to cut out a map of New Hampshire and paint it pink.”
“But, Alice, you’ve got to play the game,” said Peggy.
“I’m going to play my own kind of game and cut out a map of New Hampshire and paint it pink.”
“If she doesn’t care to live in Alabama or Arizona or Arkansas, we might let her live in a State beginning with the first letter of her last name,” said Uncle Joe. “How do you feel about living in Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon?”
“I don’t want to live in any of those States. I want to live in New Hampshire and paint it pink.”