Peggy Parish Quotes

“Such a grand house. These must be rich folks. But I must get to work. Here I stand just looking. And me with a whole list of things to do. I think I’ll make a surprise for them. I’ll make lemon-meringue pie. I do make good pies.”

“Amelia Bedelia got some scissors. She snipped a little here and a little there. And she changed those towels.”

“Now i must dress the chicken. I wonder if she wants a he chicken or a she chicken?”

“Mrs. Rogers learned to say undust the furniture, unlight the lights, and close the drapes, and things like that. ”

“Oh, Amelia Bedelia, your first day of work, and I can’t be here. But I made alist for you. You do just what the list says,”

“She was very angry. She opened her mouth. Mrs. Rogers meant to tell Amelia Bedelia she was fired. But before she could get the words out, Mr. Rogers out something in her mouth. ”

″ ‘Amelia Bedelia, the sun will fade the furniture I asked you to draw the drapes, ’ said Mrs. Rodgers. ‘I did! I did! See,’ said Amelia Bedelia. She held up her picture. ”

“Put the lights out when you finish in the living room. Amelia Bedelia thought about this a minute. She switched off the lights. Then she carefully unscrewed each bulb. ”

″ All he cared about was having her there to make lemon-meringue pie.”

“She looked at her list again. Dust the furniture. ‘did you ever hear tell of such a silly thing. At my house we undust the furniture. But to each his own way.’ ”