Sarah and Emily sat under the tree. "Are you coming to my birthday party?" asked Emily, "Oh yes, of course!" said Sarah. "Sarah!" a voice called from the house. "Oh, it's time for me to go!" said Sarah,"Oh, well I'll see you tomorrow." replied Emily. "Good-bye!" "Farewell!" they called.
As Emily was headed home her sister Lizzy called her "Emily!!" "Coming!" answered Emily as she ran to the house. "Is this some kind of game? See how many times you can be late to or miss supper in a fortnight?" scolded Lizzy. Emily made a face and replied "No, but I'll consider it." Emily and her older sister sat down to eat supper, and went to bed. They had a long day tomorrow.
As Emily woke up, she thought, "I am now 11." She went to make her bed. On the foot of her bed, she saw a blue dress. It had a note pinned to it. It read "Happy Birthday Emily!" She put on the dress, brushed her hair and looked in the miror. It was her most beautiful dress. Mama came in to see if she had found the dress yet and saw Emily in her new dress and smiled. They both went and prepared for the party. When they got down stairs all the work was done. It came time for the guests to start arriving. Esther greeted the guests with a warm welcome as they came in. Time passed, they cut the cake and now it was time to open gifts. Emily got stickers, a new apron, and cloth. Soon everyone left... except 4 year old Ben Pearson! "Ben! Wake up!" Lizzy softly said. Ben woke up and said, "Sarah?" A surpised Lizzy answered "I'm afraid I'm not Sarah. She left a half hour ago.". But Ben was still confused. "Where's Sarah?" he cried. Lizzy tried to console him. "Esther went to fetch her. They'll be back in a little bit." this calmed him down. "Ben! Oh, Ben! I'm sorry I left you. I got to talking and forgot all about you." Sarah said."We must be going. Farewell and Happy Birthday!"
When Emily and her sisters got to bed that night Jane asked, "Emily, how does it feel, being 11?" Emily answered " Well, in many ways, I feel the same." |
