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Little Lottie has been screaming because she has no mother, and no grown-up could quiet her. Sara, who also lost her mother, comforts Lottie by sitting beside her, telling her a beautiful story about heaven, and then offering something better than scolding: to become Lottie's pretend mother herself. These few words mark the moment Sara chooses to mother a sad, lonely child, turning a tantrum into the start of a loving bond. Copying this sentence helps a young reader feel how kindness and imagination can do what shouting never could.
“I will be your mamma,” she said. “We will play that you are my little girl.
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Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 4 in your own words: how the spoiled little girl Lottie screams that she has no mamma, how the grown-ups cannot calm her, and how Sara quiets her by sitting beside her, telling her a story about heaven, and promising to be her pretend mother.
Discussion Questions
- When little Lottie screams that she has no mamma, the grown-ups try whipping, shaking, and scolding, but Sara just sits down quietly beside her. Why might sitting quietly work better than scolding to calm Lottie, and what does it show about Sara? Use the chapter's details about what Sara does to explain.
- Sara says something surprising to Lottie: 'Neither have I.' What changes after Sara says that, and why might those words reach Lottie when the grown-ups' commands do not? What part of the chapter helps you decide?
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Taken in and cared for as one's own.
Item 2
Kind, caring, and protective, the way a good mother is.
Item 3
Long, loud cries of sadness or pain.
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