EVERYONE watched Mary Frances as she tried to follow Fairly Flew’s instructions; but the little girl had to try several times before she could do the exercise well.
“You didn’t get the knack of it at first,” said the Yarn Baby, “but you do splendidly now.”
“She has had Knack in the hand all the time,” whispered Crow Shay to Knit, who began to laugh.
Hearing Knit laugh, Knack began to laugh, too.
“Why, I can scarcely hold this needle still!” exclaimed Mary Frances, and Knack and Knit stopped giggling.
“You made them laugh!” whispered the Yarn Baby to Crow Shay, but he pretended not to hear.