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SaraandCaptainCrewehadjustfinishedtheirlongtripfromIndia.

"

Hereweare.Let'

sgetoutofthecab,Sara,'

saidCaptainCrewe.

Theywentupthestairsandrangthebell.

SaraandCaptainCrewewentintothedrawingroom.

Whentheytookaseat,atallladycamein.

I'

mMissMinchin.You'

reCaptainCreweandthisisSara?

shesaid.

Yes.Ihaveheardalotaboutyourschool,"

MissMinchinknewthathewasveryrich.

Itwillbeagreathonortoteachsuchabeautifulchild,"

Pleasetakegoodcareofher,"

CaptainCreweheldSarainhisarmsandkissedher.

Goodbye,myprincess,"

Goodbye,Papa,"

saidSara.

Youngladies,"

MissMinchinsaid.

Iwillintroduceanewpupiltoyou."

AllthegirlsintheclassroomlookedatSara.

MissMinchinsaid,"

ThisisMissCrewe.

ShehasjustcomefromfarawayIndia."

ThegirlsandSarabowedtoeachotherandsatdown.

Saranoticedsomebodylookingather.

Itwasashortfatgirlaboutherage.

AfterclassSaracametoher.

Whatisyourname?

Saraasked.

Oh,mynameisErmengardeSt.John,"

sheanswered.

ShewashappybecauseSaratalkedtoherfirst.

Afterthat,SaraandErmengardebecamegoodfriends.

OnemorningSaraheardanangrycryofalittlegirl"

Oh,Lottie,stop,please!

MissAmelia,MissMinchin'

ssister,wastryingtostophercrying.ButLottiecriedevenmoreloudly.Saracamenearthemandsaidquietly,"

MissAmelia,mayItrytomakeherstopcrying?

"

Oh,Sara,canyou?

MissAmeliasaidandwentoutoftheroom.SaraandLottielookedateachotherwithoutaword.

Idon'

thaveanyma-ma-a!

thechildcriedoutfirst."

NeitherdoI,"

saidSara.Lottie,afour-year-oldchild,stoppedcryingandasked,"

Whereisshe?

Shewenttoheaven.That-iswhereyourmamais,too,"

Saraanswered.

FromthattimeSarawaslikeamothertoLottie.

Onthatafternoon,whenSarawentintoherroom,shesawagirlasleepnearthefire.

ShewasBecky,akitchenmaidattheschool.

Shewasalwayshungryanddirty.

ButSaralikedBeckyandtheybecamegoodfriends.

Saragotaletterfromherfather.Hewasgoingtomakediamondmineswithhisfriend.

Everyoneattheschooltalkedaboutthenews."

tbelieveinherfather'

sdiamondmines,"

saidLavinia.

Youhateher,"

Laviniasfriend,Jessie,giggled.

Shethinkssheisaprincess.Let'

scallher'

PrincessSara'

"

Laviniasaid.

ThetwogirlsbegantocallSara"

PrincessSara"

.

However,Sara'

sfriendswereverypleasedwiththetitle.

TheFallenPrincess

ItwasSara'

seleventhbirthday.

Theschoolroomwasdecoratedforherbirthdayparty.

Therewerealotofgiftboxes.MissMinchinsaid,

Youngladies,Saraiselevenyearsoldtoday.Herbirthdaypartywillbedifferentfromtheothergirls'

birthdays.Whensheisolder,shewillhavealargefortune."

Thediamondmines,"

giggledLaviniaandJessie.

InthedrawingroomagentlemanwaswaitingforMissMinchin.

IamCaptainCrewe'

slawyer.Youhavespenttoomuchmoneyonthelittlegirl'

sbirthday,"

hesaid.

Ibegyourpardon?

MissMinchinsaid.

CaptainCreweisdead.Therearenodiamondmines.Andhisfriendranawaywithhismoney.Thelittlegirlisabeggarnow,"

Herfaceturnedpale."

BringSaratome,rightnow!

SaracameintoMissMinchin'

sroom.

Everythingwillbeverydifferentnow.Youareabeggar.

YoumustworkinthekitchenandsleepintheatticnexttoBecky,"

MissMinchinsaidcoldly.

Sarawasverysurprised,butshesaidnothing.

Theroomintheatticwascoldanddirty-Sarasatinthedarknessalone.

thaveapapa.Heisdead,"

shecriedquietly.

Thensomebodyknockedonthedoor.

Oh,Miss!

MayIcomein?

Beckysaid.

Sure,Becky.Wearethesame.Lookatme.I'

mnotaprincessanymore,"

BeckysatbesideSaracrying.

Yes,Miss,youare.Whateverhappenstoyou,youareaprincessallthesame,"

Afewdayslater,LottiecameintoSara'

sroomintheattic.

MamaSara."

Shelookedaroundtheroomandstartedtocry.

Sararantothechildandsaid,

Don'

tcry.It'

snotsuchabadroom,Lottie.Youcanseeinterestingthingshere."

SheliftedupLottieandtheystoodonanoldtable.

Lookatthechimneys,roofs,andtheotheratticwindows.Oh,lookatthatcloud,"

saidSara."

MamaSara!

Iwanttolivehere!

saidLottie.

No,youmustgobacktoyourroom,"

Theroomlookedlonelierafterthevisitorleft.

OnenightErmengardecameuptotheattic.Sheheardalittlelowlaughfrominside."

There!

Takeitandgohome,"

sheheardSara'

swhisper.

Who,whoareyoutalkingto,Sara?

saidErmengarde.

Shh!

Speakquietly,"

whisperedSara.

Sarastaredatahole,andsaidsoftly,"

tbeafraid."

Atlastagrayratcameoutofthehole.

Heismyfriend!

Shedroppedsomecrumbs.

Theratcamequietlyandatethem.

Ermengardebegantolaugh,

Oh,Sara,youarequeer,butnice."

TheNewNeighbor

Thehousenexttotheschoolhadbeenempty.OnemorningSarasawavanbeforethehouse.

Oh,somebodyismovingin,"

Sarasaidtoherself.

Onthatevening,Sarawaslookingoutatthesunsetfromthewindow.Shesawadarkfaceinthewindowofthenexthouse'

sattic.Hewasholdingamonkey.

ThemonkeysuddenlyjumpedintoSara'

sattic."

Oh,younaughtyboy!

Comehere,"

heshouted.

It'

sOK.He'

ssocute.Hello,IamSara,"

saidSaraHello,"

hesaid.HisnamewasRamDass.

Hewasthenewneighbor'

sservant.

Thenewneighbor,Mr.Carrisford,hadlivedinIndia.

Mr.Carrisfordwasrich.Hehaddiamondmines.

Icaughtbrainfeverwhenthediamondminesseemedtogowrong.BeforelongIrecovered.

Butmybestfriendwasalreadydead.Imustfindmyfriend'

sdaughter.Shemustbealivesomewhere.

Shemaybepennilessnow.Oh,itisthroughmyfault,"

Mr.CarrisfordsaidtoRamDass.

Howabouthelpingthelittlegirlintheattic,Sir?

Thatwillmakeyoufeelbetter,"

saidRamDass.

That'

sagoodidea.Itwillmakeherhappy,too,"

saidMr.Carrisfordwithasmile.

Sarawascrossingthemuddystreet.

Justthenshefoundsomethingshininginthemud.

Itwasafour-pennypiece!

Thenshesawalittlegirlwithadirtyfaceandbig,hungryeyes.

Areyouhungry?

askedSara.

Iatenothingtoday,"

thegirlsaid.

Sarawentintoabakeryandsaid,"

Fourbuns,please."

ThebakerwomanlookedatSaraandputsixbunsinabag.

Thisisniceandhot.Eatit,"

Sarasaidtothegirl."

Oh,my!

Oh,my!

thegirlsaidinsurprise."

SheishungrierthanIam,"

Sarasaidtoherself.Shegavethelittlegirlfiveofherbuns.

ItwasanotherharddayforSaraandBecky.Theyhadtogotobedwithouthavingsupper.ThenErmengardebroughtaboxfullofgoodfood.

Ermengarde,let'

shaveaparty!

saidSara.Whentheywereabouttoeatapieceofcake,suddenly,MissMinchinopenedthedoor.

Laviniawastellingmethetruth,"

sheshouted."

Youarebad!

Tomorrowyoushallhavenobreakfast,lunch,norsupper!

Sheshutthedoorbehindherself.Atthatmoment,adarkfacewaswatchingallthis*throughthewindow.

PrincessAgain

WhenSarawokeup,shefeltwarmandcozy.Shelookedaroundherroomandcouldn'

tbelievehereyes.

Onthetablethereweresmalldishes,acupandateapot.

Newwarmblanketswereonthebed."

Oh,itcan'

tbetrue!

It'

smagic!

Saracried.Shetouchedthetable,thedishes,andtheblankets."

sreal.I'

mnotdreaming!

Sarasaid.

Andshefoundthisnote:

Tothelittlegirlintheattic.Fromafriend."

Somebodycaresforme.Ihaveafriend!

shecried.

Thedaywasmuddierandcolder.

Sarawentupthestairsandstoodbeforetheatticdoor.

Themagicmighthavegoneaway.Itwasjustforonenight,"

shesaidtoherself.

Shepushedthedooropenandwentin.Themagicwasthereagain!

ThereweremoreblanketsandmorefoodtosharewithBecky.SheknockedonthewallforBecky.

Beckycried."

Wheredoesitcomefrom?

tevenask,"

saidSara,

drathernotknow.Itmakesitmorebeautiful.

Itsnowedallday.SaraandBeckyheardalittlesoundoutsidethewindow.Saraclimbedonthetableandopenedthewindow.

Itisthemonkey!

shecriedout.

Hehascomefromthenexthouse...Oh,heisshivering."

Beckyrantoherside.

Areyougoingtolethimin,Miss?

Beckyasked.

Yes,it'

stoocoldformonkeys.Comeon,monkey.Iwon'

thurtyou,"

Sarasaid.Sheheldthemonkeyinherarms,kissinghisfunnyhead.

Oh,Iamsorry,myfriend,Crewe.Itriedtofindyourdaughter,butIcouldn'

t.Whereisshe?

Mr.Carrisfordsaidtohimselfsadly.

ThenRamDasscameinandsaid,

Sir,thegirlfromnextdoorhascome."

Saracameinandsaid,

Yourmonkeycameintomyroomagain.IlikemonkeysbecauseIwasborninIndia."

India?

Andyouliveintheschool?

Mr.Carrisfordcried.

Yes.Whenmypapafirsttookmethere,Iwasapupil.Butafterhedied..."

Sarasaid."

Whatwasyourfather'

sname?

Mr.Carrisfordasked.

HisnamewasRalphCrewe,"

Saraanswered."

Oh!

syou!

Iamyourfather'

sfriend,"

AtthatmomentMissMinchinenteredtheroom."

Icamehere