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</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">453
words<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Snow
Angels<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">By
DeAnna Quietwater Noriega<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Lisa tucked the sleeping puppy into the
outgrown fleece lined slipper Ryan had donated to the cause. His tummy
was round and hard filled with milk. She checked the time on the alarm
clock, in two hours, it would be Mike's turn to feed him. Lisa looked out
of the window to where her brothers were playing. They had been flinging
themselves down onto the untouched snow, moving their arms and legs back and
forth to make angel impressions in the soft whiteness left by last night's
snowfall. Ryan lay perfectly still with his eyes closed. Lisa
watched him for five minutes. Surely, he hadn't dropped off to sleep in
the cold? she slipped on her new coat and sped outside.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 1in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">"Ryan! What are you doing?" she
called.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 2in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Her six-year old brother stirred to look
up at her out of large, solemn brown eyes. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">"I just wondered what it would feel
like if mama had decided I was too little to keep and put me out in the
snow," he said.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">This is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">funny, ccuete</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span><font size="3">and to the point. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Lisa bent to pull Ryan to his feet.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">"Don't be silly! Mama would
never do such a thing! Little or not, mama loves you as much as she loves
me and Mike. Someday, you will probably grow to be bigger than me. All babies
start out little, but boys usually get bigger than girls do. Now come
inside and get warmed up," his sister scolded. "I need you to
take your turn feeding the puppy you know. Mike and I can't do it
all." I reckon we'll have to keep you even if you are just a
runt."<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">She<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">tels him that he is loved. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">That he will never be abandoned. <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">That he has responsibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">That he has to carry his
share of the load.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">As her three children trooped into the
kitchen, Mary Swan slid a pan of hot biscuits from the oven. Beef stew
and biscuits wasn't a ham or turkey, but her budget wouldn't stretch to much
more than the stew meat and at least it was filling.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The writers describes a healthy diet, done with little <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font size="3">money.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Lisa helped Ryan strip off his wet mittens
and coat. She explained to mama what he had been doing.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Mary looked at the three earnest flushed
faces of her children. She reached to pull them into a group hug.
<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">"there will always be plenty of room
for all of you in my heart," she said. "Don't you know that
love stretches? The more people you hold in your heart, the bigger it
gets. Little or big, there is always enough room for all, even one little
no account puppy with a black patch round his left eye.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The mom gives a wise piece of folk lore. The stretching heart.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> Now get yourselves washed up for
supper <o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 3in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">while it is nice and hot. That puppy
of yours will be hollering for his before you know it, so, you'll want to have
yours done by then."<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p class="yiv6774842508msonormal" style="margin: 1em 0in 1em 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <u>The Mom, who is the source
of the love and sustenance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says the same
thing. </u></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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