This is a touching narrative about a family whose surname is “Silk”. In that family, the little boy in the family, Griffin Silk, has troubles at school with bullies until a girl named Layla comes along. Then, he finds out his baby sister being born, and he is named “Tishkin Silk”, hence the name of this story.
“Besides, his parents pay rates and taxes just like us, so they’re entitled to some of the benefits when they need them. And I’m sure you wouldn’t like to see a little boy left to roam the streets in all weathers till his dad comes home at eight o’clock.”
“With these three little girls and two little boys
There is sure to be plenty of laughter and noise;
But nobody minds it, because don’t you see,
At school they are quiet with lessons they say -
But when holidays come they can play the whole day.”
″‘All right, Peter,’ she whispered. ‘I’m here.’ She felt the tension ebb slowly out of him, the trembling die gradually away. When a boy is only eight a big sister of thirteen can be wonderfully comforting.”
“Wishes
Oh, if you were a little boy,
And I was a little girl-
Why you would have some whiskers grow
And then my hair would curl.
Ah! if I could have whiskers grow,
I’d let you have my curls;
But what’s the use of wishing it-
Boys never can be girls.”
“Just then the little boy shouted, ‘Here he comes!’ And there the Guard was, running down the hill with his flags in one hand and a sandwich in the other.”