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The girls of the Little Miss Bird-in-Hand County Pageant instantly understood that Contestant Twelve was different, though they could not be certain why. To begin with, her parents were different from theirs. They were older. They did not preen their daughter like tropical birds. When they dropped her off at the dressing room, they lingered with stiff limbs in the doorway as though their coats were stuffed with newspaper and straw. The girl waved at them and smiled, gently shooing them off. After a moment they turned away, two hunks of stale putty shuffling down the hall, leaving their daughter alone with the other girls. Arabella Tornabene spoke first because Arabella Tornabene always spoke first.
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"Little Miss Bird-in-Hand" was originally published at Booth.
Recommended Citation
Bilancini, Annie
(2013)
"Little Miss Bird-in-Hand,"
Booth: Vol. 5
:
Iss.
11
, Article 1.
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