no bother at all. She spends hours in the sewing-room, playing with her dolls, just as happy as can be!”

“Dear Nanny!” thought Mary Frances, “I wish I could explain about everything—maybe the Thimble
People will let me some day.”

Next clip both ends through—and you
will have threads of the same length


Chapter IV
Sewing Bird’s Secret

MARY FRANCES held up her canvas at the beginning of the next lesson, saying:

“Now, I know which of these stitches is which; and I believe I am ready to learn the next, my little teacher!”