Mrs. Bobbin, the dressmaker, was tired and had a bad headache, but she still managed to sew the last stitches in the kleid she was making.
“It’s the most beautiful dress in the whole world!” sagte her daughter, Irene. “The duchess will Liebe it.”
“It is nice,” her mother admitted. “But, dumpling, it’s for tonight’s ball, and I don’t have the strength to bring it. I feel sick.”
“Poor Mama,” sagte Irene. “I can get it there!”
“No, cupcake, I can’t let you,’ sagte Mrs. Bobbin. “Such a huge package, and it’s such a long way to the palace. Besides, it’s starting...
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