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           "Grandma,who’llshingletheroofnextspring?"

           EveryAprilforasfarbackastherewerecalendars,youthoughtyouheardwoodpeckerstappingthehousetop.Butno,itwasGreat-grandmasomehowtransported,singing,poundingnails,replacingshingles,highinthesky!

           "Douglas,"shewhispered,"don’teverletanyonedotheshinglesunlessit’sfunforthem."

           "LookaroundcomeApril,andsay,‘Who’dliketofixtheroof?’Andwhicheverfacelightsupisthefaceyouwant,Douglas.Becauseupthereonthatroofyoucanseethewholetowngoingtowardthecountryandthecountrygoingtowardtheedgeoftheearthandtherivershining,andthemorninglake,andbirdsonthetreesdownunderyou,andthebestofthewindallaroundabove.Anyoneofthoseshouldbeenoughtomakeapersonclimbaweathervanesomespringsunrise.It’sapowerfulhour,ifyougiveithalfachance..."

           Hervoicesanktoasoftflutter.

           Douglaswascrying.

           Sherousedherselfagain."Now,whyareyoudoingthat?"

           "Because,"hesaid,"youwon’tbeheretomorrow."

           Sheturnedasmallhandmirrorfromherselftotheboy.Helookedatherfaceandhimselfinthemirrorandthenatherfaceagainasshesaid,"TomorrowmorningI’llgetupatsevenandwashbehindmyears;I’llruntochurchwithCharlieWoodman;I’llpicnicatElectricPark;I’llswim,runbarefoot,falloutoftrees,chewspearmintgum...Douglas,Douglas,forshame!Youcutyourfingernails,don’tyou?"

           "Yes’m."