THELITTLEBIGMAN
IamsmallbecauseIamalittlechild。IshallbebigwhenIamasoldasmyfatheris。
Myteacherwilleandsay,“Itislate,bringyourslateandyourbooks。”
Ishalltellhim,“DoyounotknowIamasbigasfather?AndImustnothavelessonsanymore。”
Mymasterwillwonderandsay,“Heleavehisbooksifhelikes,frownup。”
Ishalldressmyselfandwalktothefairwherethecrowdisthick。
Myunclewillerushinguptomeandsay,“Youwillgetlost,myboy;letmecarryyou。”
Ishallayousee,uncle,Iamasbigasfather?Imustgotothefairalone。”
Unclewillsay,“Yes,hegowhereverhelikes,frownup。”
MotherwillherbathwhenIamgiviomynurse,forIshallknowhowtoopehmykey。
Motherwillsay,“Whatareyouabout,naughtychild?”
Ishalltellher,“Mother,don’tyouknow,Iamasbigasfather,andImustgivesilvertomynurse。”
Motherwillsaytoherself,“Hegivemoowhomhelikes,frownup。”
Intheholidaytimeiherwilleand,thinkingthatIamstillababy,willbrihetownlittleshoesandsmallsilkenfrocks。
Ishallsay,“Father,givethemtomydādā,forIamasbigasyouare。”
&hinkandsay,“Hebuyhisownclothesifhelikes,frownup。”