A Little Princess Page #3

That doesn't mean

I can't talk to her.

I tell her everything,

and I know she hears me.

How?

Because that's what angels do.

- Your mama's an angel?

- Of course.

And so is yours.

With beautiful wings of silk...

...and a crown of rosebuds.

And they all live together

in a castle.

Do you know what it's made of?

Sunflowers...

...hundreds of them, so bright

they shine like gold.

When the angels

want to go someplace...

...they just whistle, like this.

And a cloud floats to the castle

and picks them up.

As the angels fly through the sky...

...riding the cloud

like a magic carpet...

...under the moon

and through the stars...

...until they're hovering

above us.

That's how they can look down

and see if we're all right.

And sometimes they even

send messages to us.

You can't hear them if you're

kicking and screaming as you were.

But they always try again,

in case we've missed it.

Hey, wait!

That's Becky.

She's not allowed to talk to us.

Why not?

She's a servant girl,

and she has dark skin.

So?

Well, doesn't that mean something?

I'm sorry, I--

Is there anything

I can do for you, miss?

I just came up here

to change my shoes.

No, there's nothing.

Begging your pardon, but we'll

both be in trouble if you stay.

All right, girls, pair up.

Pair up.

''Sir Edward saw the sorrow

in his daughter's eyes...

...but he knew

that family honor must prevail.

Nobility was not to be trifled with.

'I beg of you, Charlotte,' he said.

'Marry Sir John in the spring,

as he has asked.' ''

Thank you, Lavinia.

Sara, you may take your turn.

''Charlotte said to her father,

'Father, you are right.

I must put away my foolish fancies

and childhood wishes.' ''

But I simply won't do it.

I'm sorry, Father.

When I marry, it'll be for love.

And with that,

Charlotte ran from the house.

Waiting outside was

the handsome stable boy, Pierre...

...whom Charlotte secretly adored.

Together they escaped to the coast

and quickly set sail for Tahiti.

When they were halfway there,

their ship was attacked by pirates!

Rather than be eaten alive...

...they threw

themselves into the sea.

As they began to drown...

...they held each other close,

and swore undying love.

Then, when all seemed lost,

a group of mermaids appeared--

Stop!

What are you doing?

I couldn't bear to see her marry him,

so I imagined another ending.

lmagined it?

Don't you ever do that, miss?

Believe in something,

just to make it seem real?

That's easy for a child

who has everything.

There will be no more make-believe

at this school...

...during reading

or any other time.

- Is that understood?

- Yes, Miss Minchin.

All of you, go to your bed.

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