A Grandmother is a woman who has no children of her own and therefore she loves the boys and girls of other people.

Grandmothers have nothing to do; they only have got to be there. If they take us for a walk they go slowly past beautiful leaves and caterpillars. They never say "come along quickly" or "hurry up, for goodness sake!"

They are usually fat, but not too fat to tie up our shoestrings. They wear spectacles and sometimes they can take out their teeth. They can answer every question; for instance why dogs hate cats and why God is not married.

When they read to us they do not leave out anything and they do not mind if it is always the same story.

Everyone should try to have a Grandmother, especially those who have no television.
Grandmothers are the only grown-ups who always have time.

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