I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Why does Momma get so upset with Marguerite's use of "by the way"?
Chapter 13-15
Chapter 13-15
Maya returns to the store, very happy; she brings tea cookies to Bailey, and tells him so. Maya uses the phrase "by the way," which gets her and Bailey beaten; her grandmother thinks that "by the way" is a phrase taking the Lord's name in vain, which is obscure and is hard to understand for the children.
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