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Tonight, I will be reading a classic short story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

The Green Door.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

Letitia lived in the same house where her grandmother and her great-grandmother had lived

and died.

Her own parents died when she was very young, and she'd come there to live with her great Aunt Peggy. Her great Aunt Peggy was her

grandfather's sister, and was a very old woman. However, she was very active and bright and good

company for Letitia.

That was fortunate because there were no little girls of Letitia's age nearer than a mile.

The one maid servant whom Aunt Peggy kept was older than she, and had chronic rheumatism in the right foot and left shoulder blade, which affected her temper.

Letitia's great Aunt Peggy used to play grace hoops with her and dominoes and checkers

and even dolls. Sometimes it was hard for Letitia to realize that she was not another little

girl. Her Aunt Peggy was very kind to her and fond of her and took care of her

as well as her own mother could have done. Letitia had all the care and comforts and pleasant society

that she really needed, but she was not a very contented little girl. She was naturally rather idle,

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