Little House in Brookfield~Maria D. Wilkes
I read from page 226 to page 250~I didn't have much time to read this week at all.
Eliza gets a dress that was to big for her last year, Caroline gets Martha's old dress, and Martha gets a dress made out of material from a dress that Ma doesn't wear anymore. Caroline is none too pleased with that. By Sunday, they all have an outfit of some type that will fit them. On Sunday morning, Ma gets them up early and they get dressed. When it comes to putting on their shoes, Caroline just squeezes into hers. Eliza's shoes fit, but Martha she has a more difficult time. First of all, there are holes in her shoes right where her big toe goes, so her toe stick right out. Second, she can barely fit into them. When the Carpenters arrive, they all get into the wagon and are off to church. Somewhere along the ride to church, Martha takes off her shoes because she plans to go barefoot to church even though she is not allowed to. Caroline finds her shoes when she reaches down to get her shawl unstuck. Ma sees Martha's feet when she goes running to find the boys when it is time to go into the church.
Question: This weeks question is what was the worst punishment that they would've gotten back in those days.
Prediction: My prediction is that Martha will be really embarrassed and get in a lot of trouble for not wearing her shoes when Ma told her to.
Connection: My connection this week is that when we go to church, we always have to wear shoes. I have never tried to go without shoes, but I am not sure how it would turn out and I am not about to try it either.
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