large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb_14
large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb
English
5636
"Mother Carey!" she exclaimed remorsefully. "You haven't mentioned money since New Year's, and I thought we were rubbing along as usual. The bills are all paid; what's the matter?" MOTHER CAREY SHE EXCLAIMED REMORSELY YOU HAVEN'T MENTIONED MONEY SINCE NEW YEAR'S AND I THOUGHT WE WERE RUBBING ALONG AS USUAL THE BILLS ARE ALL PAID WHAT'S THE MATTER
d brought out a kitten in her mouth. The tip of her tail is gone, and part of an ear, and she's blind in one eye. Mr. Harmon says she's too homely to live; now what do you think?" "I think nobody pretending to be a mother could turn her back on another mother like that," said Mrs. Carey promptly. "We'll take a pint more milk, and I think you children will have to leave something in your plates now and then, you polish them until it really is indecent." To-night an impromptu meeting of the Ways and Means Committee was taking place by the sitting room fire, perhaps because the family plates had been polished to a terrifying degree that week. "Children," said Mother Carey, "we have been as economical as we knew how to be; we have worked to the limit of our strength; we have spent almost nothing on clothing, but the fact remains that we have scarcely money enough in our reserve fund to last another six months. What shall we do?" Nancy leaped to her feet, scattering cats in every direction.  SHE RAN THROUGH THE FLAMES AND BROUGHT A KITTEN OUT IN HER MOUTH THE TIP OF HER TAIL IS GONE IN PART OF AN EAR AND SHE'S BLIND IN ONE EYE MISTER HARMON SAYS SHE'S TOO HOMELY TO LIVE NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK I THINK NOBODY PRETENDING TO BE A MOTHER COULD TURN HER BACK ON ANOTHER MOTHER LIKE THAT SAID MOTHER CAREY PROMPTLY WE'LL TAKE A PINT MORE MILK AND I THINK YOU CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO LEAVE SOMETHING IN YOUR PLATES NOW AND THEN YOU POLISH THEM OFTEN UNTIL IT REALLY IS INDECENT TO NIGHT AN IMPROMPTU MEETING OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE WAS TAKING PLACE BY THE SITTING ROOM FIRE PERHAPS BECAUSE THE FAMILY PLATES HAVE BEEN POLISHED TO A TERRIFYING DEGREE THAT WEEK CHILDREN SAID MOTHER CAREY WE HAVE BEEN AS ECONOMICAL AS WE KNOW HOW TO BE WE HAVE WORKED THE LIMITS OF OUR STRENGTH WE HAVE SPENT ALMOST NOTHING ON CLOTHING BUT THE FACT REMAINS WE SCARCELY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN A RESERVE FUND TO LAST ANOTHER SIX MONTHS WHAT SHALL WE DO NANCY LEAPT TO HER FEET SCATTERING CATS IN EVERY DIRECTION
large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb.flac