Little girls, bubbling with surprises,
Little girls, who proudly show their prizes.
. “Look, Nana, look what I got at school today!
. I got a yellow card! Isn’t it pretty?”
Nana smiles, so filled with love –
but still not so sure that this
prize is such a good thing.
. “Silly, Nana! Of course, it’s a good thing –
. see, it’s pretty; like the colour of lemons!”
But why, Nana wants to know,
did you get such a lovely yellow card?
. “Oh…’cause I didn’t do what my teacher
. wanted me to do.” She waved the card
. above her head, “But isn’t it pretty?”
And off she twilled in her pink leotard,
showing me a pirouette that she’d
recently learned. Yes, little girls
are bubbling with surprises.
.
This is so sweet, Misky.
This little one obviously knows one of my favorite quotes: “Women who behave rarely make history.” 
Real quick, typo in second to last stanza. Should read “Isn’t it pretty?”
Love this take on the prompt!
Thank youuuuuu sooooo much for catching that typo. Fixed. Yes, my Emma is a special little girl. Charming as the day is long!
Delightful. I was lucky I suppose to have had sons…as I vowed that if I had a girl I would never put her in a leotard. I think because the ones I was made to wear never did fit quite right…
I also adore the quote from De…I refuse to behave! But then as of yet I haven’t made history either
Thanks for your visit and kind words.
Emma demanded to take ballet lessons, and dragged her mum off to buy her a leotard. LOL! Emma has a mind of her own, that’s for sure.
SO fun!!! Great Misky!
Thanks, Hannah!
You’re welcome!
Ah, well. So much for negative reinforcement. I like your…dubiousness in the “Nana smiles” stanza. Your little sweetie is a bit of a character.
Ooooh, yes – that she is.
I hope my granddaughter grows up with the same attitude of joyousness. This is such a lovely story, Misk.
My little Emma is a special treausre, but then aren’t all grandchildren?
Big smiles all round. Determination to see the best in everything is a great trait to carry through to adulthood.