Esclavage Et Traite (1838)

She thinks as a child. She loves to think, does Saralee. Mostly of questions. Nothing unusual in that. Children can drive you batty with questions. But when she asks, Why is God invisible? the fat hits the fire! Mother can’t answer; Father can’t, and evidently God won’t. So she issues God a challenge: OK for your side–I will never pray to you again until you tell me why! Saralee is a stick-to-her-guns girl. She goes to bed prayerless and has a most fantastical dream: a figure made of fire sweeps her away on a great adventure with fish, fur, and feathers. The fire dons a straw boater, a pair of soft shoes, and does a song and dance. It’s fun, scary and funny; whether it’‘ true is up to you. Enjoy, enjoy! God may never seem the same again!