What Margaret Atwood learned from “Little Lulu”

1. It’s O.K. to have curls. 

2. It’s O.K. to be short. 

3. It’s O.K.to be female. 

4. Storytelling is a skill, and putting beebleberries, witches or witch substitutes, and suspense into the mixture definitely leavens the lump. 

5. If you hide in the bushes and eavesdrop, you can learn some very useful things. Just don’t sneeze.

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