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I remember my first day of school. Mothe...

Lila Green

A Loss of Roses

William Inge

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Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act Two, Scene Two
Time & Place
A small Kansas town, 1930s
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

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I remember my first day of school. Mother took me by the hand and I carried a bouquet of roses, too. Mama had let me pick the loveliest roses I could find in the garden, and the teacher thanked me for them.
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I told Teacher I wanted back my roses. But she wouldn’t give them to me. She shook her finger and said, when I gave away lovely presents, I couldn’t expect to get them back… I guess I never learned that lesson very well. There’s so many things I still want back.

Inge, William. A Loss of Roses. Random House Inc., New York, NY. 1960. pp. 125-126.

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