![]() Kirsten says not if it storms again, as the clouds above are darkening. Marta adds they will have fresh bread too, and wonders if they will arrive by tonight. Kirsten says they'll pick cherries too, thrilled at the idea of fresh fruit. Kirsten asks Marta what she wants to do first in America and Marta says she wants to pick an apple, as there are apples everywhere. Kirsten takes out some bread and breaks it in two the two girls share with their dolls before sharing with each other. Marta uses her doll's apron as a shawl and tells the doll that they will soon be on land again. Kirsten takes a handkerchief from her pocket and makes a cape for Sari. Tucking her doll Sari into her shawl Kirsten walks over to a tall coil of rope, hitches up her skirt, and climbs in. Kirsten asks her if she's cold and suggests they go sit where the wind isn't very strong. Her friend Marta, who is with her, shades her eyes to look and says she thought she would never walk on land again, shivering. ![]() ![]() She eagerly points out the land across the sea as America. ![]() Kirsten is on the deck of the boat they are traveling on, the Eagle. Chapter by Chapter Summary Chapter One: America! ![]()
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