Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Kno. 

She lived in a land far, far away; many days across 

the sea.

She was the        youngest     of            five in the 

family of Bahdees: Papa , Mama, Brother Sum, and 

Sister.

Over time,life in their land became very hard. 

Jobs were scarce and food was infrequent. So,Kno 

Bahdee's mama and papa packed up the family and 

journeyed to America,in search of a better life.

The family traveled with only the                      

shoes on their feet and the clothes on their backs - 

that is, all except for little Kno....

You see...Kno had three very special rag dollies,fashioned and 

named after her three cousins-the Ting family: Evry, 

Enny,and Knut. So,everywhere that Kno went, her dollies were 

sure to go.

Life,however, in the new land, offered many new 

challenges for the Bahdee family. People and customs 

were unlike their own.This created barriers and 

differences in their food,clothing,music,food,games, 

etiquette,and most of all, language.

Despite these differences,both Kno Bahdee's parents 

found jobs. Life in America became great for everyone in 

the Bahdee family, except for Kno.

It seemed that no matter how much Kno wanted and tried 

to make new friends, she was always unsuccessful. Little 

did she know it was because of the origin of her last name, 

Bahdee, and her cousin's name, Ting.

One day, while walking her dollies in a makeshift milk crate wagon, 

she ventured upon a young neighbor girl playing in her front yard. 

Kno excitedly stopped and introduced herself, sporting a big grin.

"Hello, I am Kno Bahdee".

The neighbor girl appeared confused, half smiled and replied,

"That can't be! You have to be somebody!"

Kno Bahdee giggled and replied, "No, 

Sum Bahdee is my brother!

I am Kno Bahdee.What is your name?"

The neighbor girl chuckled, thinking this was some kind 

of game and introduced herself.

"My name is Mary Alice; Mary Alice Hollingsworth."

Kno, excited to find a girl friend of a similar age, eagerly 

pulled out her first ragged dolly. While cuddling her close 

to her bosom and kissing her, she lovingly introduced her 

to Mary Alice. "She is Evry Ting".

Mary Alice, seeing Kno's ragged clothes, smiled and 

nodded in approval, " I can see she must be 

everything."

Kno, believing Mary Alice might be acquainted with 

such fabled dolls, excitedly pulled out her second doll 

inquiring, "Do you know Eny Ting?" Mary Alice's smile 

hastily turned to a frown.

Kno quickly surmised she had somehow upset Mary Alice 

and tried to make amends by promptly pulling out her third 

dolly; "Maybe then you know Knut Ting?"

Mary Alice began to cry and ran into her house, slamming 

the door behind her.

Kno, unaware of what she had done to upset the 

girl, sadly packed up her dollies in the wagon and 

pulled them down the sidewalk.

While turning the corner, one of her dollies 

accidentally fell out of the wagon, onto the sidewalk.

Suddenly,from behind,a loud scream startled Kno.

Kno turned and watched a young boy on a bicycle swerve 

to miss her dolly and crash into the neighboring lawn.

Kno ran to his aid. "I'm so sorry. Are you ok?"

"No, I'm not ok!" answered the angry boy, rubbing his 

skinned knee.

The boy pointed to the dolly laying on the sidewalk               

and furiously asked, " Does that 'thing' belong to you?"

Kno,believing she heard him use the name,"Ting",supposed 

the boy to be familiar with her fabled dolly and excitingly 

answered, "Yes! it is Knut Ting!" 

The boy became very angry and shouted; "Nothing?! 

Nothing?! Can't you see I am hurting?"

Kno became overjoyed upon hearing the boy's name,and 

sporting a big smile, she excitedly stuck out her hand.

"So glad to meet you, Hurr Ting! I am Kno Bahdee."

Dumbfounded, the boy hopped on his bike and         hastily 

replied,"You can say that again..."

Kno,once again, sadly pulled her dollies down the 

sidewalk, not knowing what she had done to upset the 

young boy.

Turning the next corner, Kno came upon an elderly 

woman, spilling her groceries,while unloading her 

car.

Kno, reared by her family to always be considerate 

and helpful to elders,swiftly ran to her aid and 

retrieved several runaway lemons rolling down the 

driveway.

The elderly woman, seeing that the girl wore no 

shoes, believed she was stealing them and gruffly 

yelled out, "Hey, those are mine! Give them back!"

Kno, confused by the woman's tone, handed the 

lemons to her with a big smile,hoping to make a new 

friend.

The woman begrudgingly accepted them, while 

frantically searching for          her keys and     

complained out loud, "Seems I can't remember 

anything...everything seems so difficult!"

Kno's face lit up, believing the woman was referring 

to her dollies, "Eny Ting" and       "Evry Ting" and 

quickly retrieved the two from her wagon. 

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