Читать книгу The Story of Rosemary Buttons - Gregory J. McKenzie - Страница 1

There was much activity as Mrs Buttons was handed her new baby daughter. She looked at the little face all squeezed up in its firstssleep and said in a soft tone of voice,

"Well Mr. Buttons, what shall we call this one? We have used your father and my father for the names of our two sons. But we only have one female baby. The doctors say I am too old to have another child. How then can we please both our mothers? If one gets the first name and the other the second we will start a war of words."

Mr. Buttons has just recovered from the news that he had a daughter. He could not think of family politics at a time like this, so he responded in kind with,

"What? Who comes first? Does it matter?"

His wife smilesdher tolerant smile before answering him in a kindly tone of voice,

"Of course it matters.... Ah, I have it ,we will call her ROSEMARY.... Now I know that may not stop the order of their two names and your Mum will insist on calling her MARYROSE, but it is an answer for now."

Ready to agree to anything so he could finally get some sleep, Mr. Buttons says in a final tone of voice,

"Rosemary it is then. I name you Rosemary Buttons, my little daughter. Let no one call you different."

Mrs. Buttons smiled at her baby and said in a loving tone of voice,

"My Rosemary, your life has just started and you are already destined to be a peacemaker. So let it be for your whole life. This is my blessing on you my daughter."

The two adults stared at their baby child both thinking of the possibilities that stretched out into her future.

Slowly both fell asleep next to this new bundle of joy.