Big sister knows everything, always takes care of little sister and tells her just what to do. Little sister decides she wants to be alone and take care of herself, so she runs away.
A little girl and her mother observe the passage of the seasons as they celebrate the year's holidays, beginning with Christmas and ending after Thanksgiving with a birthday wish that the cycle begin all over again.
A mother explains to her son that in nature an end is also a beginning as day gives way to night, winter ends and spring begins, and, after it stops falling, rain makes clouds for other storms.
Sally describes a loving old lady in her neighborhood who grows flowers, waves to children when they pass her house, and bakes cookies for them at Christmas.
