A picture book · for small readers
HOME AGAIN,WELL
The last page of the sickroom
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Clear eyes
No more dull heat behind the ears. Only mischief, slightly delayed.
﹢
Closing the ward
Basket unlined. Lace pillow returned. Apron and tall hat back to the box — until next time.
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First pounce
A ball of yarn barely escaped. The house laughed without making too much noise.
✦
Clean bill
Three licks to the child’s hand: receipt for services rendered.
⌢
Ordinary again
Sun on the floorboards. Milk in a saucer. A kitten who remembers kindness in her bones.
THE END
Told for the picture house · recovery complete
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