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Chapter 3 I hadn’t really forgotten my strange adventures in the sky but by the Spring of 1947 it had been so long since my “treatment” at the hands of my visitors that I rarely thought c c a of my forays through space, anymore. Mother and Daddy and I were planning to move into my grandparent’s huge house and I loved exploring their big place, especially the music room. I could be pretty sure that when I was in that room with the grand piano I would be the only one in there. I knew I’d miss the attic in our old house though and one of my favorite occupations was searching through the trunks and suitcases which were full of my mother’s discarded clothing. I thought of her dresses as “lady dresses.” My favorite was made of peach colored silk. I’d gotten up enough nerve to put the dress on just as the sun was rising high in the sky. After a quick dance across the room I took off the pale silk and folded it to replace it in the tray of the humpback trunk. It was wonderful to touch and smooth the silk and satin dresses there. A navy blue and an emerald satin dress were nestled into the tray with the peach silk. I tipped the tray up to take one last look at the mass of bright satin, feathers and 1 Ao ea aa +4 “Mama’s things are pretty.” As I talked I glanced up at the darkening window in the nearest dormer. “I'll choose the green dress tomorrow. To wear when I get to sit at Grandma’s piano.” I smoothed the satin and silk surfaces once again before I clicked the lid closed. “Gotta hurry. Mama’ll be waiting.” mm wed tao. a a eros The chicken was good but there was the spoonful of green beans that mama had put on my plate and the two slices of tomato. She would never let me be excused from 24 THE TINY BOX lace that filled the space below.