Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. What Katy did follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s.đđ
Chapter 9 One day, Clover and Elsie were busy downstairs, they were startled by the sound of Katyâs bell ringing in a sudden and agitated manner. Both ran up two steps at a time, to see what was wanted.Katy sat in her chair, looking very much flushed and excited.âOh, girls!â she exclaimed, âwhat do you …
Chapter 8 Spring opened late that year, but summer, when it came, was a warm one. Katy felt the heat very much. She could not change her seat and follow the breeze about from window to window as other people could. The long burning days left her weak and parched. She hung her head, and …
Chapter 7 âOh, was I?â said her cousin. âWell, Katy, we wonât dispute that point, but Iâll tell you a story, if you like, about a girl I once knew, who wasnât born neat.ââOh, do!â cried Katy, enchanted. Cousin Helen had done her good, already. She looked brighter and less listless than for days.âThis girl …
Chapter 6 One Sunny afternoon Katy was enjoying herself on a swing. Suddenly at the very highest point of the swing there was a sharp noise of cracking. The swing gave a violent twist spun half round, and tossed Katy into the air. She clutched the rope. But suddenly she felt it dragged from her …
Chapter 5 They burst open the front door and raced up stairs, crying âHurrah! hurrah! vacationâs begun. Aunt Izzie, vacationâs begun!â Then they stopped short, for lo! the upper hall was all in confusion. Sounds of beating and dusting came from the spare room. Tables and chairs were standing about; and a cot-bed, which seemed …
Chapter 4 One sunny afternoon Katy came over to Aunt Izzil and said.â I seek your favour. I hope you wonât mind it. Actually, I want Imogene Clark to spend the coming Saturday here with us. Hearing the words of Katy Aunt Izzil was surprised. She didnât know who Imogen Clark was. So in desperation …
Chapter 3 Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carrâs for a weekâs mending and making over. She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day. Her face was round, and somehow made you think …
Chapter 2 Katy, the eldest of the four sisters, clover and Cecy went to Mrs Kinghtâs school. The school was at the centre end of the town from Dr Carrâs home. It was not a large school. But it was a one-storey building which had a yard behind it. The girls would play there at …
Chapter 1 It was a bright sunny day. I decided to go out in the meadows. I sat on a stool in the meadows. Near by a small brook was flowing gently. The sky was stark blue and the clouds were white and looked as if some swans were floating over it to and fro. …
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