Stitchafter stitch, Amy is embroidering(刺绣) her hand-made napkin.
"Well, Amy, how are you getting on?"asked Lizzy, whose1 seemedto fly over her work.
"Not very fast," replied Amy. At thesame time, she didn't2 hereyes, "I have finished one side."
"One side?" said Lizzy, "I'mnow at the fourth side!
"I know that I am3but, I'll try my best." said Amy.
"AsI sew(缝) so fast," said Lizzy,"I'm sure to have finished my napkin4 the bell rings for dinner.I'll run to see if the roses are out in the garden." Lizzy5 went out of the room, leavingher work on a chair.
Amyalso longed for the flowers, but she kept on sewing and finished the6 side of her napkin before hersister came back.
"Ah, you slow little thing!" criedLizzy "You will never7 I'll have time to go to my room to put up mypicture.
Offwent joyful Lizzy. Amy went on with her work. Before her sister8 the room again, the thirdside of her napkin was done.
"Why not finish your sewing first?" saidAmy. "It must be near the time for9.
"Oh! I can finish it in two minutes. Iwant to read that funny storybook." "What if10 can't?"
"No fear of that!" cried Lizzy, "Noone is so likely to be as a slow little thing like you!"
Poor Amy made no11. Quietly she worked on. Lizzy was soon deep in her story and sheforgot all about her12, till suddenly the sound of the bellwoke her up.
"Can it be dinner time?" she cried."My napkin is not hemmed! And yours..."
"It is just13" said Amy, as she quietly put it away.
"This is like 'The Rabbit and the Turtle(龟)', the faster, but not thewinner, "thought Lizzy, who, though14, had enough sense to take lesson: The quick may have the start, butthe slow may15 in the end.
