Miss Arrogance at Nordminster College Graduation
Constance Barrowes, nicknamed Miss Arrogance, arrives at Nordminster with a famed silk gown but wears a simple muslin dress on commencement day. The gown’s charity reveal shifts class perceptions as Barrowes consoles Lucy Cobb, revealing shared humility and a transformed school year.
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Freddy's Professions
The poem by Montrose J. Moses imagines aspiring roles from admiral to governor to engineer, candy store owner, author, and finally captain of a baseball team, each dream aimed at growing quickly into a man. Uncle James counters with a wish to remain a boy.
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Mother's Heart Big Enough for Two
A child recalls a baby joining the family and fearing a mother’s love would shrink. Mother comforts the child, saying a mother’s heart is large enough for two and that the child remains loved and valued.
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