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She was very mysterious about it taking it out of her desk when Miss Brown 's back was turned , pointing to it with smirks and nods till the little girls were so curious , they could hardly wait for recess to see the wonderful volume . At recess it went the rounds , Sary assuring them that it was a grand story with lots about love and getting married , and that there was a woman in it who treated a girl just terrible . Chicken Little was not in the least interested in love or lovers , but she was not proof against Sary 's mysterious manner . She promptly begged the loan of the precious book till noon . But there was only time for aggravating peeps in the short hour filled with recitations . So she coaxed Sary to let her take it home that night . Sary was easily persuaded .