Little Princess 2 (Yap)

Four years had passed, then came Sara’s eleventh birthday. Miss Minchin, the owner of the seminary, held a ball for Sara and bought some extravagant things for Sara as her father’s desire. All the girls were enjoying themselves when the sad and startling news came.
Captain Crewe died of jungle fever and business troubles combined! His diamond mines business was ruined, his friend run away and he left nothing to Sara!
Everyone was shocked at this bad news. Miss Minchin felt even angry because Captain Crewe died without paying her last bill—and it was a big one. Also, Sara was left a beggar and she was left on Miss Minchin’s hands because she had no relatives. Miss Minchin was irritated that she sent Sara to the attic and ordered her to work as a maid just like Betty. Sara did not cry in front of Miss Minchin because she did not want to be defeated by her. However, this irritated Miss Minchin so much that she treated Sara even worse later.
The attic was rough with squeaking in the walls and behind the shirting boards. Actually there were rats fighting in the wall. The bed was as hard as stone with only a thin quilt. That was really hard for Sara to live in. But every day, she just pretended that the attic was as good as the room which she used to live in. She was ordered to do much more work every day than she could stand in such a young age. What was worse, she was kept being scolded by the rude cook and Miss Minchin. Sometimes she starved because she did something wrong and was punished without dinner. Life was hard for Sara but she still kept pretending to be a little princess. So she could act politely to Miss Minchin’s evil words, to some girls’ ridicule. There were times when Sara was really happy. When Betty came to visit her after a day’s hard work, when Ermengarde and Lottie stole their way to visit her at sleeping time, Sara was really happy because she can talk with her friends who she had no chance to meet during other time.
Sara was a quaint girl but she was really kind-hearted and considerate. One vivid example was that one cold rainy day she was walking on the street, cold and starving. Suddenly she found a fourpenny in the mud. She bought six pieces of bread with the money and gave five of them to a little beggar who was even hungrier than she was. It is hard for us to do so in such situation, and I was really moved by Sara’s kindness.
Maybe Sara’s kindness moved the God and two years later, a great change came to her life. Captain Crewe’s friend found Sara and told her the truth. He left Captain Crewe because he was dying of jungle fever and left India for treatment. Captain Crewe’s fortune had been doubled and it was all left to Sara. So this time, Sara was a true princess and she lived with her father’s friend later.
The story had a happy ending and it is moving. It also teaches me always to be kind to others and to forgive others’ fault. Also, always be tough-minded no matter what obstacles you meet in your life. I think Little Princess is really a wonderful book and I’m sure that you will enjoy reading it.