six star ranch

THE PRAIRIE - AND MOONLIGHT (5)

That was, indeed, a time of great excitement for the Happy Hexagons, for under Genevieve's fearless leadership they promptly made friends with the sallow-faced women and the forlorn children, and soon were shown the mysteries of the inside of the wagon-homes.

"Mercy! it looks just like play housekeeping; doesn't it?" gurgled Tilly.

"But it isn't play at all, my dear," replied one of the women, a little sadly. "Seems now like as if I ever had a home again what stayed put, that I'd be happy, no matter where 'twas. Ain't that the way you feel, Mis' Higgins?" "Yes," nodded the other woman, dully, from her perch on the driver's seat. "But I reckon my man ain't never goin' ter quit wheelin', now." Even Genevieve seemed scarcely to know what to reply to this; but a few minutes later she had succeeded in gaining the confidence of the several children hanging about their mothers' skirts. Laughingly, then, the young people trooped away together to look at the flowers—all but Cordelia Wilson.

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Imagine you are one of the children traveling with the families in this story. Your home moves with you. Your family’s food, blankets, tools, and belongings must fit inside or on the wagon. You may spend long days traveling and leave familiar places behind. Now think about what the women in the story said. What story clue helps you understand how one of these travelers might be feeling? Living in a Wagon