Sarah, Plain and Tall
The novel Sarah, Plain and Tall was written by Patricia MacLachlan. This is is a wonderful story about two littlekids who have lost their mother, a father, and a woman named Sarah who journeys west to start a new life for herself. She comes on a trial basis to live with a family on the prairie. The time this story took place was long ago because they had wagons and lived and did things the old fashion way. It takes place on a farm in the country on prarie grasslands. Caleb and Anna's mother had died after Caleb was born. The whole family was vey sad. However, Caleb did not really remember anything about her. One day, Caleb decided that he wantedto ask Anna, his sister, if their mother had sang very well. Anna did not really want to talk about he mother because she was still sad about her mother's death. She really missed her. But Caleb said that it would help him to remember her voice. She told him that her mother sang well and very beautifully at dusk.Later on the whole family gathered all around the dinner table. Their father was taliking and had told them that he had a placed an ad in the newspaper for a wife. He thought the children needed a mother and it was a little lonely around the house. He would be glad to
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Approximate Word count = 833
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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