

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Kno.
She lived in a land far, far away; many days across
the sea.



















She was the youngest of five in the
family of Bahdees: Papa , Mama, Brother Sum, and
Sister.

Over time,life in their land became very hard.
Jobs were scarce and food was infrequent. So,Kno
Bahdee's mama and papa packed up the family and
journeyed to America,in search of a better life.

The family traveled with only the
shoes on their feet and the clothes on their backs -
that is, all except for little Kno....

You see...Kno had three very special rag dollies,fashioned and
named after her three cousins-the Ting family: Evry,
Enny,and Knut. So,everywhere that Kno went, her dollies were
sure to go.








Life,however, in the new land, offered many new
challenges for the Bahdee family. People and customs
were unlike their own.This created barriers and
differences in their food,clothing,music,food,games,
etiquette,and most of all, language.

Despite these differences,both Kno Bahdee's parents
found jobs. Life in America became great for everyone in
the Bahdee family, except for Kno.




It seemed that no matter how much Kno wanted and tried
to make new friends, she was always unsuccessful. Little
did she know it was because of the origin of her last name,
Bahdee, and her cousin's name, Ting.







One day, while walking her dollies in a makeshift milk crate wagon,
she ventured upon a young neighbor girl playing in her front yard.
Kno excitedly stopped and introduced herself, sporting a big grin.







"Hello, I am Kno Bahdee".
The neighbor girl appeared confused, half smiled and replied,
"That can't be! You have to be somebody!"












Kno Bahdee giggled and replied, "No,
Sum Bahdee is my brother!
I am Kno Bahdee.What is your name?"












The neighbor girl chuckled, thinking this was some kind
of game and introduced herself.
"My name is Mary Alice; Mary Alice Hollingsworth."















Kno, excited to find a girl friend of a similar age, eagerly
pulled out her first ragged dolly. While cuddling her close
to her bosom and kissing her, she lovingly introduced her
to Mary Alice. "She is Evry Ting".









Mary Alice, seeing Kno's ragged clothes, smiled and
nodded in approval, " I can see she must be
everything."












Kno, believing Mary Alice might be acquainted with
such fabled dolls, excitedly pulled out her second doll
inquiring, "Do you know Eny Ting?" Mary Alice's smile
hastily turned to a frown.














Kno quickly surmised she had somehow upset Mary Alice
and tried to make amends by promptly pulling out her third
dolly; "Maybe then you know Knut Ting?"
Mary Alice began to cry and ran into her house, slamming
the door behind her.








Kno, unaware of what she had done to upset the
girl, sadly packed up her dollies in the wagon and
pulled them down the sidewalk.








While turning the corner, one of her dollies
accidentally fell out of the wagon, onto the sidewalk.

Suddenly,from behind,a loud scream startled Kno.
Kno turned and watched a young boy on a bicycle swerve
to miss her dolly and crash into the neighboring lawn.











Kno ran to his aid. "I'm so sorry. Are you ok?"
"No, I'm not ok!" answered the angry boy, rubbing his
skinned knee.
The boy pointed to the dolly laying on the sidewalk
and furiously asked, " Does that 'thing' belong to you?"










Kno,believing she heard him use the name,"Ting",supposed
the boy to be familiar with her fabled dolly and excitingly
answered, "Yes! it is Knut Ting!"
The boy became very angry and shouted; "Nothing?!
Nothing?! Can't you see I am hurting?"










Kno became overjoyed upon hearing the boy's name,and
sporting a big smile, she excitedly stuck out her hand.
"So glad to meet you, Hurr Ting! I am Kno Bahdee."
Dumbfounded, the boy hopped on his bike and hastily
replied,"You can say that again..."














Kno,once again, sadly pulled her dollies down the
sidewalk, not knowing what she had done to upset the
young boy.




















Turning the next corner, Kno came upon an elderly
woman, spilling her groceries,while unloading her
car.

















Kno, reared by her family to always be considerate
and helpful to elders,swiftly ran to her aid and
retrieved several runaway lemons rolling down the
driveway.













The elderly woman, seeing that the girl wore no
shoes, believed she was stealing them and gruffly
yelled out, "Hey, those are mine! Give them back!"

















Kno, confused by the woman's tone, handed the
lemons to her with a big smile,hoping to make a new
friend.




















The woman begrudgingly accepted them, while
frantically searching for her keys and
complained out loud, "Seems I can't remember
anything...everything seems so difficult!"





















Kno's face lit up, believing the woman was referring
to her dollies, "Eny Ting" and "Evry Ting" and
quickly retrieved the two from her wagon.




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Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Kno.
She lived in a land far, far away; many days across
the sea.



















She was the youngest of five in the
family of Bahdees: Papa , Mama, Brother Sum, and
Sister.

Over time,life in their land became very hard.
Jobs were scarce and food was infrequent. So,Kno
Bahdee's mama and papa packed up the family and
journeyed to America,in search of a better life.
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