Little Women Demo
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EnglishVoice Age
Teen (13-17)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents. Grumbled, Joe lying on the rug. Oh, 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 things and other girls not at all added little Amy with an injured sniff. We've got father and mother and each other said, Beth contentedly from her corner. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at her cheerful words but darkened again as Joe said, sadly, we haven't got father and shall not have him for a long time. 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 make said in an altered tone. You know, the reason mother proposed not having any presents. This Christmas was because it's going to be a hard winter for everyone. She thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure. When our men are suffering in the army, we can't do much but we can make our little sacrifices and ought to do it gladly. But I'm afraid I don't and Meg shook her head as she thought, regretfully, of all the pretty things she wanted. 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 sin trim for myself. I've wanted it so long. Said Joe, who was a bookworm? I plan to spend mine in new music. Said Beth with a soft sigh that no one heard. But the hearth brush and kettle holder. I shall get a nice box of Farber drawing pencils. I really need them. Said Amy decidedly, mother didn'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 nearly all day when I'm longing to enjoy myself at home. Began meg in the complaining tone again. You don't have half such a hard time as I do said, Joe, how would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous fussy old lady who keeps you trotting is never satisfied and worries you till you're ready to fly out the window or cry. It's not a Fred. But I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. It makes me cross and my hands get so stiff. I can't practice well at all. And Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear that time. I don't believe any of you suffer as I do cried Amy for you don't have to go to school with important girls who plague you if you don't know your lessons and laugh at your dresses and label your father. If he isn't rich and insult you when your nose isn't nice.