Mother and Daughter

“Mother, dear, I have fallen today.”

“Did you cry?”

“No, there was nobody here.”

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Mother: Oh, Jane, what a careless girl you are! The cup which you broke this morning was a favorite of your great-grandmother.

Daughter: Oh, Mummy, I am so glad! I was afraid that it was a new cup.

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Mother: You always take too many toys with you: your doll, your trolley-bus, and your ball. Let me help you to carry them, my dear.

Little Daughter: Oh, no, Mummy. I can carry the toys and you carry me.