Bring the Sea

　　Caleb slipped his hand into mine as we stood on the porch, watching the road. He was afraid.

　　"Will she be nice?" he asked. "Like Maggie?"

　　"Sarah will be nice," I told him.

　　"How far away is Maine?" he asked.

　　"You know how far. Far away, by the sea."

　　"Will Sarah bring some sea?" he asked.

　　"No, you cannot bring the sea."

　　The sheep ran in the field, and far off the cows moved slowly to the pond, like turtles.

　　"Will she like us?" asked Caleb very softly.

　　I watched the marsh hawk wheel down behind the barn.

　　He looked up at me.

　　"Of course she will like us." He answered his own question. "We are nice," he added, making me smile.

Sarah, Plain and Tall, P20
Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN 978-0-06-440205-7