Author:  Betty Smith
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And the sleds! {Or, as the Williamsburg children called them, the sleighs.} There was a child's dream of heaven come true! A new sled with a flower someone had dreamed up painted on it-a deep blue flower with bright green leaves-the ebony-black painted runners, the smooth steering bar made of hard wood and gleaming varnish over all! And the names painted on them! "Rosebud!" "Magnolia!" "Snow King!" "The Flyer!" Thought Francie, "If I could only have one of those, I'd never ask God for another thing as long as I live." There

( Betty Smith )
[ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ]
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