"Shan'tweeverhaveanythingelsetoeat,Polly?"asksthechild,gravely.
"Oh,yes,"saysPolly,cheerfully."Lotsandlots--whenourshipcomesin!"
"What'llitbe?"asksPhronsie,inthegreatestdelight,preparedforanything.
"Oh,Idon'tknow,"saysPolly."Icecream,foronething!"
ThelittlePeppersdreamon--cake,icecream...withpinkfrosting!Astheylearn,however,sometimesthingsmustgetworsebeforetheygetbetter.
IntheFiveLittlePeppersseries,MargaretSidney(1880-1916)wrotesomeofthemostbelovedchildren'snovelseverpublished.