“What was Sheila Tubman talking about? I looked the same as always. And why did she think Tootsie was lucky not to look like me? Unless it was my ears. Lately, they seemed too big.”
″... whenever we had company, Fudge tried to sell Tootsie.
‘You like the baby?’ he’d ask.
‘Oh yes... she’s just adorable.’
‘You can have her for a quarter.‘”