![]() There was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter. She expresses her altered feelings for her father by telling him that he has a 'big heart'. This makes her understand that he has to work hard every day and this leaves him too tired to be like Mr Macdonald. Her father asks her to rub her feet against his legs for warmth. Half asleep, she creeps close to him, snuggles her head under his arm, and holds tightly to his shirt. He takes her in his arms and makes her sleep next to him. She calls for her grandmother but, to her surprise, she finds her father standing near her bed. At night, after she is put to bed by the cook, she has a nightmare. With her mother and grandmother at the hospital, Kezia is left at home in the care of Alice, the cook. Even on Sundays, he spent his time sleeping on the sofa.ģ. Everyday, he came back home tired after his day's work and busied himself with the newspaper sipping his evening tea. Kezia's father, on the other hand, hardly spent any time with her. Another day, she watched the boys turn the hose on Mr Macdonald and the way he playfully tried to catch them. One day, Kezia saw them playing 'tag', while the baby, Mao, was seated on his shoulders and the two girls hung to his coat pockets and happily ran around the flower beds. He was a doting and indulgent father who used to spend a great deal of merry time with his children. Kezia decides that there are âdifferent kinds of fathersâ after secretly watching her next-door neighbour Mr Macdonald play with his children. Her father scolded her for touching things that did not belong to her and punished her by hitting her palm with a ruler.Ģ. This was because the sheets she had torn were her fatherâs speech for the Port Authority. Unfortunately, her efforts to please her father not only went in vain but also had an unanticipated consequence. She gathered these, tore them up and filled the cushion with the torn pieces. Finally, she discovered sheets of paper on the bed table. Since her grandmother was busy in the garden, she searched her Mother's bedroom for scraps. After stitching three sides of the cushion with double cotton with great care and effort, Kezia was stuck as to what to fill the cushion with. ![]() As suggested by her grandmother, Kezia decided to make a pin cushion out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk for her father's birthday. She also suggested Kezia to make a pin cushion out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk as a gift for her fatherâs birthday. Keziaâs grandmother encouraged her to get to know her father better by sending her to the drawing room to talk to her parents on Sundays. He would cover his face with his handkerchief, put his feet on one of the cushions and sleep soundly.Ĥ. (iii) On Sunday, Kezia's father would stretch out on the sofa. He also asked his mother to bring him the newspaper and his slippers, and Kezia to pull off his boots. (ii) After coming back from his office, he ordered for tea to brought into the drawing room. (i) Before going to his office, Keziaâs father usually went into her room to give her a casual kiss. Keziaâs family consisted of her mother, father, grandmother and herself.ģ. ![]() Besides, his appearance, with his big hands, neck and mouth, made him even more scary to the little girl.Ģ. Kezia was afraid of her father because he was an authoritative person who never clearly expressed his love for her. ![]()
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