![]() Little Kirsti wonders if they have gone on a vacation to the seashore, but Ellen and Annemarie can tell that something bad has happened to the family. ![]() The girls wonder where the Hirsches have gone. There is a sign in German and a thick padlock on the door. Hirsch, the seamstress, after school to purchase a replacement. Mama tells Annemarie and Kirsti to visit Mrs. One of the buttons on Kirsti’s jacket breaks. They joke about how when Kirsti was younger, she would stay warm by sleeping in Mama and Papa’s bed––and then sometimes, she would wet it. Despite this hardship, Annemarie, Mama, and Kirsti still find things to laugh about. The Johansens and the Rosens often suffer through freezing nights with no heat source. ![]() Winters have been especially miserable after German occupation because fuel and electricity are now scarce in Denmark. September passes and the weather gets colder. ![]()
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