The Girl Who Sailed the Stars by Matilda Woods

Author:Matilda Woods [Woods, Matilda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2019-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

“Excuse me,” one of them said. “I couldn’t help but notice, you look like you are from the North.”

“Aye,” the captain’s wife said sadly as her daughters continued to wail behind her.

While the Britts may have been dressed in southern clothes, they could not mask their northern heritage. The southerners were tanned while the Britts were pale. The southerners had golden hair while the Britts had brown. And while the southerners walked gracefully, like they were floating on wind, the Britts plodded and clunked about like a drove of pigs moving through mud.

“Then perhaps you should go to Turnip Town,” the southern woman said.

The Britt sisters stopped crying and glared at the woman who had made the suggestion.

“We can’t go to Turnip Town,” Ina snapped.

“Turnips are vegetables,” Berit pointed out.

“And we hate vegetables!” Sissel cried.

“Yes. Vegetables are disgusting!” the remaining sisters yelled. And then they wailed even louder.

“Indeed they are,” the southern woman agreed. “But along with turnips there is also a prince in Turnip Town, and I have a feeling he would like all of you very much.”

“It’s true,” said the woman standing beside her. “You girls are just Prince Manfred’s type.”

“Really?” said the captain’s wife. She stepped away from her daughters and closer to the southern ladies. “And this prince, tell me, is he rich?”

“Oh, yes,” they both said at once. “One of the richest in the South. Rich off the sale of turnips.”

“They’re a delicacy down here,” added a man passing through the crowd.

The captain’s wife jumped with delight. “Don’t worry, girls,” she said. “I’ve found another one. A richer one. Come on. Back in the carriage. We’re off to Turnip Town.”

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