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smotherwasdead,andSarawashisonlychild.Fatheranddaughterwereverygoodfriends.

SoontheyarrivedatMissMinchin'

sSchoolforGirlsandwentintothebighouse.

MissMinchinwasatallwomaninablackdress.ShelookedatSara,andthengaveaverybigsmile.

Whatabeautifulchild!

”shesaidtoMr.Crewe.

SarastoodquietlyandwatchedMissMinchin.“Whydoesshesaythat?

”shethought.“Iamnotbeautiful,sowhydoesshesayit?

”

Sarawasnotbeautiful,butherfatherwasrich.AndMissMinchinlikedgirlswithrichfathers,becauseitwasgoodfortheschool（andgoodforMissMinchin,too）.

Saraisagoodgirl,”Mr.CrewesaidtoMissMinchin.“HermotherwasFrench,soshespeaksFrenchwell.Shelovesbooks,andshereadsallthetime.Butshemustplaywiththeothergirlsandmakenewfriends,too.”

"

ofcourse,”saidMissMinchin.Shesmiledagain.“Saraisgoingtobeveryhappyhere,Mr.Crewe.”

Mr.CrewestayedinLondonforaweek.HeandSarawenttotheshops,andheboughtmanybeautiful,expensivedressesforhisdaughter.Heboughtbooks,andflowersforherroom,andabigdollwithbeautifuldresses,too.

MissMinchinsmiled,butshesaidtohersisterAmelia.“Allthatmoneyondressesforachildofseven!

Shelookslikealittleprincess,notaschoolgirl!

'

WhenMr.CreweleftLondon,hewasverysad.Sarawasverysadtoo,butshedidnotcry.ShesatinherroomandthoughtaboutherfatherontheshipbacktoIndia.

Fatherwantsmetobehappy,”shesaidtohernewdoll.“IlovehimverymuchandIwanttobeagooddaughter,soImustbehappy.”

Itwasaverybig,andverybeautifuldoll,butofcourseitcouldnotanswer.

Sarasoonmadenewfriendsintheschool.Somelittlerichgirlsarenotverynicechildrentheythinktheyareimportantbecausetheyhavemoneyandlotsofexpensivethings.ButSarawasdifferent.Shelikedbeautifuldressesanddolls,butshewasmoreinterestedinpeople,andbooks,andtellingstories.

Shewasverygoodattellingstories.Shewasacleverchild,andtheothergirlslovedtolistentoher.Thestorieswereallaboutkingsandqueensandprincessesandwonderfulcountriesacrossthesea.

Howdoyouthinkofallthosethings?

”askedherbestfriend,Ermengarde.

Ihaveallthesepicturesinmyhead,”saidSara.“Soit'

seasytotellstoriesaboutthem.”

PoorErmengardewasnotClever.Shecouldneverrememberanyofherschoollessons,andMissMinchinwasalwaysangrywithher.

SaraoftenhelpedErrnengardewithherlessons.“Listen,Ermie,”shesaid.“YourememberthatFrenchking,LouistheSixteenth?

Well,thisisastoryabouthim.Onedayin1792...”

AndsoErmengardelearntherlessonsthroughSara'

sstories,andshelovedherfriendverymuch.ButnoteverybodywasSara'

sfriend.Laviniawasanoldergirl.BeforeSaracame,Laviniawastherichestandthemostimportantgirlintheschool.ButSara'

sfatherwasricherthanLavinia'

sfather.SonowSarawasmoreimportantthanLavinia,andLaviniadidnotlikethat.

Oh,Saraissoclever!

”Laviniaoftensaid.“SaraissogoodatFrench!

Herdressesaresobeautiful,andshecansingsowell!

Andsheissorich!

OfcourseMissMinchinlikesherbest!

SaradidnotanswerwhenLaviniasaidthesethings.Sometimes,itwasnoteasy,butSarawasakind,friendlygirl,andshedidnotliketobeangrywithanyone.

Chapter.TWO

Thediamondmines

Andsothreeyearswentby.Sara'

sfatherwrotetoheroften,andSarawrotelovinglittlelettersbacktohim.Onedayaveryexcitingletterarrived.Everybodyintheschooltalkedaboutitfordays.

Myfriend,”wroteMr.Crewe,“hassomeminesinnorthernIndia,andamonthagohisworkersfounddiamondsthere.Therearethousandsofdiamondsinthesemines,butitisexpensiveworktogetthemout.Myfriendneedsmyhelp.So,LittleMissus’（thiswasMr.Crewe'

sspecialnameforSara）,“Iamputtingallmymoneyintomyfriend'

sdiamondmines,andonedayyouandIaregoingtobeveryrich…”

Sarawasnotinterestedinmoney,butastoryaboutdiamondminesinIndiawasexciting.NearlyeverybodywasverypleasedforSara,butnotLavinia,ofcourse.

Huh!

”shesaid.“Mymotherhasadiamond.Lotsofpeoplehavediamonds.What'

ssointerestingaboutdiamondmines?

Buttherearethousandsofdiamondsinthesemines,”saidErmengarde.“Perhapsmillionsofthem!

Lavinialaughed,“IsSaragoingtoweardiamondsinherhairatbreakfast,then?

Orisit"

PrincessSara"

now?

Sara'

sfacewentred.ShelookedatLaviniaangrily,butsaidquietly,“Somepeoplecallme“princess"

.Iknowthat.Butprincessesdon'

tgetangryorsayunkindthings,soI'

mnotgoingtosayanythingtoyou,Lavinia.”

Tome,youareaprincess,”ErmengardesaidtoSaralater.“Andyoualwayslooklikeaprincess,inyourbeautifuldresses.”

Sarawasaprincesstoanothergirl,too.ThiswasBecky.ShewasaservantinMissMinchin'

sschool,andshewasonlyfourteenyearsold,butsheworkedalldayandsometimeshalfthenight.Shecarriedthingsupstairsanddownstairs,shecleanedthefloors,shemadethefires,andshewasalwaystiredandhungryanddirty.SheandSarahadverydifferentlives.

ButonedaySaracameintoherbedroom,andtherewasBecky,sleepinginachair.

Oh,youpoorthing!

”Sarasaid.

ThenBeckyopenedhereyesandsawSara.Shegotupatonce.“Oh,Miss!

”shesaid.'

mverysorry,Miss!

Ijustsatdownforaminuteand—

Don'

tbeafraid,”saidSara.ShegaveBeckyafriendlysmile.“Youweretired.That'

sall.”

AreyouareyougoingtotellMissMinchin?

”askedBecky.Shebegantomovetothedoor.

Ofcoursenot,”saidSara.“Pleasedon'

trunaway.Sitdownagainforaminute.Youlooksotired.”

Oh,Miss,Ican'

t!

”Beckysaid.“You'

reverykind,Miss,butMissMinchin—"

Please,”saidSara.ShetookBecky'

shand.'

You'

reonlyalittlegirl,likeme.Let'

sbefriends.”

AndsoBeckysatdownagain,andsoonsheandSarawerefriends.?

Nobodyknewaboutthis,ofcourse.RichlittlegirlsatMissMinchin'

sschooldidnotmakefriendswithservant-girls,anditwasawonderfulthingforBecky.

NearlyeverydaysheandSarametinSara'

sbedroom,justforfiveortenminutes.Beckywasalwayshungry,andSaraoftenboughtnicethingsforhertoeat.Theysatandtalked,andsometimesSaratoldBeckysomeofherstories.Beckylovedthat.

Oh,Miss,”shesaid.“Youtellthemsobeautifully!

SometimesIlikeyourstoriesbetterthanthingstoeat.”

AndafterthosevisitstoSarasroom,Beckyalwaysfeltbetternotsotired,andnotsohungry.

SomemonthslaterSarahadhereleventhbirthday.Lessonsstoppedfortheafternoonandtherewasabigpartyforallthegirlsintheschool.

Thispartyisexpensiveforus,”MissMinchinsaidtohersisterAmelia.“Butitlooksgoodfortheschool.”

Thatafternoontherewasavisitortotheschool—MissMinchin'

slawyer.HewentwithMissMinchinintoherofficeandtheyclosedthedoor.IntheschoolroomnextdoortherewasalotofnoisefromSara'

sparty.Everybodyintherewasveryhappy.

ButintheofficeMissMinchinwasnothappy.Shelookedatthelawyerangrily.“Whatareyousaying?

Mr.Crewehasnomoney?

Whataboutthediamondmines?

Therearenodiamondmines,”saidthelawyer.“Well,therearemines,buttherearenodiamondsinthem.”

ButMr.Crewe'

sgoodfriend—”beganMissMinchin.

Mr.Crewesgoodfriend,”saidthelawyer,“ranawaywithallMr.Crewe'

smoney.RalphCrewewasillwithafever,andwhenheheardaboutthis,hegotworse.Aweeklaterhewasdead.

Dead!

”criedMissMinchin.“ButwhatabouthisdaughterSara?

Andthisexpensivebirthdayparty?

SaraCrewehasnomoney,”saidthelawyer.“Notapennyintheworld,MissMinchin.Notapenny.”

Shemustleavemyschoolatonce,”MissMinchinsaidangrily.“Shemustgothisafternoon!

Where?

”saidthelawyer.“Outintothestreets?

Aneleven-year-oldgirl?

That'

snotgoingtolookverygoodforyourschool,MissMinchin.”

MissMinchin'

sfacewentred.

Youcan'

tputheroutinthestreets,”saidthelawyer.Hestoodup.“Butperhapsshecanworkforyou.”

Thelawyerleft,andMissMinchincalledhersisterAmelia.“BringSaraCrewehereatonce,”shesaid.

TwominuteslaterSara,inherbeautifulbluepartydress,stoodinfrontofMissMinchin.

Haveyouablackdress,Sara?

”MissMinchinsaidcoldly.

Yes,MissMinchin,”saidSara.“Butit’sverysmall.”

Goandputitonatonce,”saidMissMinchin.“Yourfatherisdead.?

Therewerenodiamondmines,andyourfather'

sfriendranawaywithallhismoney.Youhavenothing.Notapenny.ButIamgoingtobeverykindtoyou.Youcanstayinmyhouse,butnowyoumustbeaservantandworkforyourbread.Youcansleepinaservant'

sroomupstairs,nexttoBecky'

sroom.”

ChapterTHREE

Thenewservant-girl

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