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- Malot, Hector. The Adventures of Perrine. Trans. by Gil Meynier. Adapted by Edith Heal. Illustrated by Milo Winter. New York: Rand McNally, 1932.
| She had no money, so the only thing to do was to make a pair of shoes herself! At first the difficulty of the task discouraged her. She had never really considered how shoes were made.... Her respect for shoemakers increased.... When night fell, she was still hard at work. But she longer had any doubt of her success. If the first attempt did not bring it, she would try again. Even if the second or third trial did not prove successful, she would keep on trying — until the tenth time if necessary! |