“Connie has the largest foot,” he reported. “For her shoes I must have a very long piece of white wood.”
“What will our shoes look like when they are finished?” asked Rosemary.
“I will show you,” Hanny said.
Off she darted to the house again. In a moment she returned, two pairs of wooden shoes tucked under her arms.
The shoes were too small for Connie and Jane, but the other Brownies tried them on. First Sunny tried to walk in them.
Her feet felt very stiff and awkward. After she had taken four steps one of the shoes slipped off.
“You don’t do it right,” laughed Hanny. “See, I will show you.”
She slipped into the shoes which were an exact fit. Instead of walking, she ran across the yard toward the cheese house. The door was open.
One moment the children saw Hanny and her long braids framed in the doorway. The next instant she had disappeared into the building.
But setting neatly by the door were the wooden shoes!