Hetty Feather's Diary: Decisions

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My name's Hetty Feather - and this is my diary.

I never thought a letter arriving could be so exciting! In between my chores, I’ve been glancing at Harriet’s letter all day – in secret of course, I didn’t want to be caught by Master Ashok. It’s always lovely to get letters from a friend, but with New York being so far away, this is extra special.

I loved hearing her news too. Harriet’s not a servant anymore! But even more exciting is that she now has a job as a school teacher. And she told me that Mathias is working in the school too, as a janitor. I’m not sure what that is, but I think he takes care of the school building and does repairs. And now I have the chance to be a school teacher too - in one of the most exciting places on earth, New York!

She said some of the buildings there are very grand – one of them is 11-storeys high! There’s also a big park opposite her school called Central Park which she walks in every day with her pupils. After work, Harriet and Mathias walk there too. I’d love to see it for myself.

I’ve always wanted to travel and not be a servant every day! And imagine the stories I could write. I’d travel across the ocean on a liner – and make a new life in America. Now Harriet will be expecting a letter back from me – to tell her what I plan to do. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I've finished my duties at Calendar Hall for now, so I've written some responses to your messages. Thank you so much for writing to me!

Two short letters written in parchment, with a wax seal with the initials BRD, and a pocket photo of Hetty in a locket. The letters read: Book reader dancer: Sounds like you've been handed the opportunity of an American Dream! If I could travel anywhere, I'd go to Finland to see the northern lights because they look so pretty in photos, but I would also like to go Egypt to see all the pyramids and learn about all the ancient secrets there - rather like the mystery of the jewel that you've got now! Hetty Feather: Dear Book reader dancer, Thanks for your letter. I think America could be so exciting \u2013 it seems like a dream to me! Places that have secrets would certainly be fun to visit too. Especially if I could go with all my friends and solve the mystery! Yours, Hetty Feather.
Two short letters written in parchment, with a wax seal with the initials CJD, and a pocket photo of Hetty in a locket. The letters read: CoralJellyDuck: How wonderful to hear from Harriet! At least you know you'll always have friends, even if they aren't with you, like Harriet in New York or when Sheila left. If I could travel anywhere, I would go to Antarctica because penguins live there. It may be freezing but it would be an amazing adventure and penguins are my favourite animals! Hetty Feather: Dear CoralJellyDuck, Thanks for your letter. I was delighted to hear from Harriet! And you\u2019re right \u2013 friends are still friends, no matter where they are or even if you don\u2019t see them all the time. Antarctica sounds like fun and very cold too! Yours, Hetty Feather.
Two short letters written in parchment, with a wax seal with the initials U, and a pocket photo of Hetty in a locket. The letters read: U17149014 I would go to the Amazon Rainforest because it sounds really exotic and adventurous! Hetty Feather: Dear U17149014, Thanks for your letter. I\u2019d love to travel all over the world \u2013 but it takes such a long time to get to places by sea. I wonder how long it would take to get to the Amazon Rainforest? I like adventures so I\u2019m sure I\u2019d like it there! Yours, Hetty Feather.
Two short letters written in parchment, with a wax seal with the initials U, and a pocket photo of Hetty in a locket. The letters read: U17447209 I would absolutely love to go to Paris because I love fashion and it is a good place to take pictures. There are also so many well known landmarks. Hetty Feather: Dear U17447209, Thanks for your letter. I agree! Paris would be so elegant to visit. I can imagine sitting down to write in a caf\u00E9 and watching fashionable people stroll by. I\u2019d like to see the Eiffel Tower that\u2019s just been built. I\u2019ve heard it\u2019s very tall! Yours, Hetty Feather.
Two short letters written in parchment, with a wax seal with the initials TL, and a pocket photo of Hetty in a locket. The letters read: TurtleLover If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to Italy, because they have wonderful, sunny weather, and delicious food! However, my favourite place to be is here: at MY house, in MY town, because it's my home and it's the most special place to me. Hetty Feather: Dear TurtleLover, Thanks for your letter. Somewhere sunny which has good food would be a wonderful place to go! But I agree \u2013 the best place to be is at home, with the people that you know so well. It\u2019s simple things that are often the most special! Yours, Hetty Feather.
Two short letters written in parchment, with a wax seal with the initials U, and a pocket photo of Hetty in a locket. The letters read: U17640207 I would go to Japan because I can speak a tiny bit of their language and its really pretty there. Also I could have chicken dumplings all the time. Hetty Feather: Dear U17640207, Thanks for your letter. Speaking Japanese sounds clever! I\u2019ve read that they write in symbols that aren\u2019t like our letters at all. I\u2019d like to speak lots of languages then wherever I travelled I could speak their native tongue too! Yours, Hetty Feather.

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