"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.""It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress." I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things and other girls nothing at all," add little Amy, with an injured sniff.
"We've got Mother and Father, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her little corner in the room. The four young faces on which firelight shone bright as they spoke but darkened as Jo said sadly "We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time." But she didn't say "perhaps never," but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was.
Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in a altered tone, " you know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure, when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't," and Meg shook her head as she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted. "But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintran for myself. I've wanted it for so long and now I ought to have it,"said Jo.
I plan to spend my money on new music ," said Beth with a little sigh, which no one heard."I shall get a Nic Enewetak box of Faber's Drawing pencils; I really need them now because my old pack is finish and I cannot survive without them,"said Amy desperate."Mother wouldn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it," cried Jo examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
" I know I do teaching those tiresome children everyday, when I and longing to enjoy myself at home," Bergen Meg, in the complaining tone again.
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The Four Little Women
Non-Fiction1939: This book is about four young girl how live in a small room with little food and water. They worry about their father, who is over in a country fair away, fighting in world war 1.
