Project 6

MISS WATSON WAS VERY ANGRY WITH ME IN THE MORNING BECAUSE of the dirt on my clothes, but the Widow wasn’t. She was very sad and unhappy, though, as she cleaned my clothes. Because I didn’t want her to feel sad, I promised to be good and do things to make her feel proud of me. Then Miss Watson told me to pray every day, and that whatev er I asked for I would get. But my prayers weren’t answered. I talked to the Widow about prayers and she said that my prayers would not be answered with material things. She said that I must pray to help other people, and that I was never to think about myself. I knew that she meant that I would also have to pray to help Miss Watson. 

mɪs ˈwɒtsᵊn wɒz ˈvɛri ˈæŋɡri wɪð miː ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ bɪˈkɒz ɒv ðə dɜːt ɒn maɪ kləʊðz, bʌt ðə ˈwɪdəʊ ˈwɒzᵊnt. ʃiː wɒz ˈvɛri sæd ænd ʌnˈhæpi, ðəʊ, æz ʃiː kliːnd maɪ kləʊðz. bɪˈkɒz aɪ ˈdɪdᵊnt wɒnt hɜː tuː fiːl sæd, aɪ ˈprɒmɪst tuː biː ɡʊd ænd duː θɪŋz tuː meɪk hɜː fiːl praʊd ɒv miː. ðɛn mɪs ˈwɒtsᵊn təʊld miː tuː preɪ ˈɛvri deɪ, ænd ðæt whatev ɜːr aɪ ɑːskt fɔːr aɪ wʊd ɡɛt. bʌt maɪ preəz wɜːnt ˈɑːnsəd. aɪ tɔːkt tuː ðə ˈwɪdəʊ əˈbaʊt preəz ænd ʃiː sɛd ðæt maɪ preəz wʊd nɒt biː ˈɑːnsəd wɪð məˈtɪəriəl θɪŋz. ʃiː sɛd ðæt aɪ mʌst preɪ tuː hɛlp ˈʌðə ˈpiːpᵊl, ænd ðæt aɪ wɒz ˈnɛvə tuː θɪŋk əˈbaʊt maɪˈsɛlf. aɪ njuː ðæt ʃiː mɛnt ðæt aɪ wʊd ˈɔːlsəʊ hæv tuː preɪ tuː hɛlp mɪs ˈwɒtsᵊn. 

mɪs ˈwɑtsən wʌz ˈvɛri ˈæŋɡri wɪð mi ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ bɪˈkɔz ʌv ðə dɜrt ɑn maɪ kloʊðz, bʌt ðə ˈwɪdoʊ ˈwɑzənt. ʃi wʌz ˈvɛri sæd ænd ənˈhæpi, ðoʊ, æz ʃi klind maɪ kloʊðz. bɪˈkɔz aɪ ˈdɪdənt wɑnt hɜr tu fil sæd, aɪ ˈprɑməst tu bi ɡʊd ænd du θɪŋz tu meɪk hɜr fil praʊd ʌv mi. ðɛn mɪs ˈwɑtsən toʊld mi tu preɪ ˈɛvəri deɪ, ænd ðæt whatev ər aɪ æskt fɔr aɪ wʊd ɡɛt. bʌt maɪ prɛrz ˈwɜrənt ˈænsərd. aɪ tɔkt tu ðə ˈwɪdoʊ əˈbaʊt prɛrz ænd ʃi sɛd ðæt maɪ prɛrz wʊd nɑt bi ˈænsərd wɪð məˈtɪriəl θɪŋz. ʃi sɛd ðæt aɪ mʌst preɪ tu hɛlp ˈʌðər ˈpipəl, ænd ðæt aɪ wʌz ˈnɛvər tu θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ nu ðæt ʃi mɛnt ðæt aɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tu preɪ tu hɛlp mɪs ˈwɑtsən.