![]() ![]() ‘We did not find a Brownie,’ sniffed Betty. ‘Boo, hoo, hoo? What is the matter with you two?’ hooted the wise owl. ‘No,’ said Betty, ‘all I can see is my own reflection.’īetty and Tommy were so disappointed that by the time they reached the tree again, they were in tears. ‘Well, can you see it? Can you see a Brownie?’ cried Tommy. ’Twist me and turn me and show me the elf, I looked in the water and there saw…’ Betty did exactly as the wise owl had said. ‘Look into the water and you will find your Brownie looking back at you. I have got to go to the pool, turn around three times, look into the water and say ‘”twist me and turn me and show me the elf, I looked in the water and there saw…”’ ‘There is a Brownie in that pool over there. ‘Indeed I do,’ hooted the wise owl and, placing her beak close to Betty’s ear, she explained. ‘Do you know where we could find one?’ asked Betty. They explained that they were trying to find a Brownie. Soon the children were seated on a branch, snuggling close to the big bird’s warm feathers. ‘The wise owl!’ Tommy hugged Betty in relief. ‘Hoo hoo! How do you do?’ a voice hooted at the children from a nearby tree. Come on, let us get back to the tale in the dark wood ….’ ‘Things were very different then, but this is only a story. ‘My mum always tells me not to go out alone after dark, Granny Betty,’ Sunita said. We have got to find the wise owl,’ said Betty firmly, even though she was scared. It was cold and dark and full of shadows. Later that night, Betty and Tommy crept out of the cottage into the wood. ![]() ‘The wise owl in the wood might know, I suppose,’ her mother said. ‘That is great! How can we get one?’ Betty wondered. ‘So that is what a Brownie is,’ Katie interrupted. It tidies toys, folds clothes, washes dishes and does all sorts of helpful things,’ replied her mother. ‘A Brownie is a magical little creature, which slips into houses very early before anyone is awake. ‘What is a Brownie, mother?’ asked Betty. ‘I cannot keep the cottage tidy on my own. There were dishes to be washed, clothes to be put away and toys scattered all over the floor. Although they were friendly, the children were very messy and almost never cleared up after themselves. In a pretty little cottage lived a family with two children called Betty and Tommy. When she had made herself comfortable on the end of Katie’s bed, Granny Betty began telling them a strange, exciting and mysterious tale. When it was time for bed, Katie reminded Granny Betty about her promise to tell them about Brownies. ‘Let us clear away this mess first, shall we?’ ‘I’ll tell you tonight, at bedtime,’ Granny Betty replied. ‘What is a Brownie, Granny Betty?’ Katie asked. ‘It looks as though you could do with a Brownie here!’ she said. Katie and Sunita sighed and moved some of their things around a bit before sitting back down in front of the TV. ‘Will you clear away your mess!’ she exclaimed. Katie’s mum was busy tidying the house for Granny Betty’s visit. Katie and her friend Sunita were having a sleepover. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.International experiences without going abroad brownie ( type of small chocolate cake )Īccording to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available.brownie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN.Unadapted borrowing from English brownie. ( folklore ) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.2005, Steve Otto, Memoirs of a Drugged-Up, Sex-Crazed Yippie, page 228,Īfter cooking the brownies until we could smell the pot, we each ate a large brownie.On a Saturday afternoon, my wife bought her favorite treat for dessert that evening, a gourmet, nut-filled brownie. 2005, Aaron Lazare, On Apology, unnumbered page,.if she ever found out she was dying, she'd just eat brownies all day and night until the very end. ![]() ![]()
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