values in the lesson the little girl
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The Little
Girl
‘The Little Girl’
by, KATHERINE MANSFIELD is a story of a little girl, Kezia who on account of
little understanding about her father, usually remained scared of him. She kept
a distance from him, whenever he would be at home. She considered him to be as
big as a giant. She would often get nervous and stutter while talking to him.
Once she was
kept indoors on account of being affected by cold. Her grandmother advised her
to make a gift for her father’s birthday next week. She suggested she should make
a pin-cushion for him. Kezia made a beautiful pin-cushion; but she
inadvertently made a mistake. She filled it with a paper that had father’s
important speech on it. She was punished for that. This incident further
estranged Kezia from her father.
She would
often look at the neighbours, the Macdonalds playing joyously in their lawn.
Mr. Macdonald was such a good father and played so lovingly with his children.
She wondered he might be a different sort of father.
Once her
mother fell ill and was hospitalized. She was left alone at home under the care
of the cook. At night she had a nightmare and woke up screaming. She found her
father standing by her bedside. He picked her up and took her to her room. He tucked
her up in his bed and soon fell asleep. Kezia felt secure lying near her. She realized
her father was not as big as a giant. She felt the beating of her father’s
loving and large heart. Finally she realized her father was also very loving.