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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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 ,! WOMAN1 HAV+ BEGUN TALK+1 TOLD !M ! :OLE /ORY4  

  

0,IT IS AB\T SIX YE>S S9CE !IR P>5TS DI$1 BO? 9 ONE WEEK3 !IR FA!R WAS BURI$ ON ! ,TUESDAY1 & !IR MO!R DI$ ON ! ,FRIDAY4 ,!SE ORPHANS W]E BORN ?REE DAYS AFT] !IR FA!R'S DEA?1 & !IR MO!R DID NOT LIVE ANO!R DAY4 ,MY HUSB& & ,I W]E !N LIV+ AS PEASANTS 9 ! VILLAGE4 ,WE W]E NEI<BORS ( !IRS1 \R Y>D BE+ NEXT TO !IRS4 ,!IR FA!R WAS A LONELY MAN2 A WOOD-CUTT] 9 ! =E/4 ,:5 FELL+ TREES ONE DAY1 !Y LET ONE FALL ON HIM4 ,IT FELL ACROSS HIS BODY & CRU%$ HIS B[ELS \T4 ,!Y H>DLY GOT HIM HOME BE=E HIS S\L W5T TO ,GOD2 & ?AT SAME WEEK HIS WIFE GAVE BIR? TO TW9S--!SE LITTLE GIRLS4 ,%E WAS POOR & ALONE2 %E HAD NO ONE1 Y\NG OR OLD1 ) H]4 ,ALONE %E GAVE !M BIR?1 & ALONE %E MET H] DEA?40 

0,! NEXT MORN+ ,I W5T TO SEE H]1 BUT :5 ,I 5T]$ ! HUT1 %E1 POOR ?+1 WAS ALREADY />K & COLD4 ,9 DY+ %E HAD ROLL$ ON TO ?IS *ILD & CRU%$ H] LEG4 ,! VILLAGE FOLK CAME TO ! HUT1 WA%$ ! BODY1 LAID H] \T1 MADE A C(F91 & BURI$ H]4 ,!Y W]E GOOD FOLK4 ,! BABIES W]E LEFT ALONE4 ,:AT WAS TO BE DONE ) !M8 ,I WAS ! ONLY WOMAN !RE :O HAD A BABY AT ! TIME4 ,I WAS NURS+ MY FIR/-BORN--EI<T WEEKS OLD4 ,SO ,I TOOK !M = A TIME4 ,! PEASANTS CAME TOGE!R1 & ?\<T & ?\<T :AT TO DO ) !M2 & AT LA/ !Y SAID TO ME3 ',= ! PRES5T1 ,M>Y1 Y\ HAD BETT] KEEP ! GIRLS1 & LAT] ON WE WILL >RANGE :AT TO DO = !M4' ,SO ,I NURS$ ! S\ND ONE AT MY BREA/1 BUT AT FIR/ ,I DID NOT FE$ ?IS CRIPPL$ ONE4 ,I DID NOT SUPPOSE %E W\LD LIVE4 ,BUT !N ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF1 :Y %\LD ! POOR 9NOC5T SUFF]8 ,I PITI$ H]1 & BEGAN TO FE$ H]4 ,& SO ,I F$ MY [N BOY & !SE TWO--! ?REE ( !M--AT MY [N BREA/4 ,I WAS Y\NG & /RONG1 & HAD GOOD FOOD1 & ,GOD GAVE ME SO MU* MILK ?AT AT TIMES IT EV5 OV]FL[$4 ,I US$ SOMETIMES TO FE$ TWO AT A TIME1 :ILE ! ?IRD WAS WAIT+4 ,:5 ONE HAD 5\< ,I NURS$ ! ?IRD4 ,& ,GOD SO ORD]$ IT ?AT !SE GREW UP1 :ILE MY [N WAS BURI$ BE=E HE WAS TWO YE>S OLD4 ,& ,I HAD NO MORE *ILDR51 ?\< WE PROSP]$4 ,N[ MY HUSB& IS WORK+ = ! CORN M]*ANT AT ! MILL4 ,! PAY IS GOOD1 & WE >E WELL (F4 ,BUT ,I HAVE NO *ILDR5 ( MY [N1 & H[ LONELY ,I %\LD BE )\T !SE LITTLE GIRLS6 ,H[ CAN ,I HELP LOV+ !M6 ,!Y >E ! JOY ( MY LIFE60 

,%E PRESS$ ! LAME LITTLE GIRL TO H] ) ONE H&1 :ILE ) ! O!R %E WIP$ ! TE>S FROM H] *EEKS4 

,& ,MATRYONA SI<$1 & SAID3 0,! PROV]B IS TRUE ?AT SAYS1 ',ONE MAY LIVE )\T FA!R OR MO!R1 BUT ONE CANNOT LIVE )\T ,GOD4'0 

,SO !Y TALK$ TOGE!R1 :5 SUDD5LY ! :OLE HUT WAS LI<T$ UP AS ?\< BY SUMM] LI<TN+ FROM ! CORN] :]E ,MI*AEL SAT4 ,!Y ALL LOOK$ T[>DS HIM & SAW HIM SITT+1 HIS H&S FOLD$ ON HIS KNEES1 GAZ+ UPW>DS & SMIL+4 

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