202 A New Game.

There was not enough paper to
make two caps; so May decided
that the one should be for Johnny,
and that she would tie a piece of
ribbon round her head, and stick a
feather in it. The ribbon was a piece
that had once been tied round her
hat; and the feather she had found
onthe common. That had formerly
belonged to an old goose. May
knew that, for she had seen it fall
out of her wing; and when it fell,
she thought what a pity it was to
lose such a good feather, and that
she would have taken better care of
it had it been hers. However, as
the goose did not want it, May had
picked it up and kept it for ever so