Claudia's Story

The Green Pyjamas 

Claudia's parents are unhappily married.
Her father is having an affair with a woman named Stella.

Soon, her father moves out to stay with Granny (Claudia's Grandmother)

* Claudia has to visit him in Granny's house.

Granny is very angry with her son (Claudia's father) .
She feel that he should spend more time with Claudia instead of spending time with Stella.

Father and Granny have an argument.

As a result, Claudia's father moves out to Stella's house.

* Claudia has to visits her father on weekends at Stella's house.

Stella want to get along well with Claudia but Claudia doesn't want to because she want to be loyal to her mother.
Claudia feels that if she gets along well with Stella is betraying her mother.

So, she rejects Stella's friendly attempts.


How Claudia avoid Stella?
1. ignore Stella's greeting
2. refuse to walk together with Stella
3. do not want to sit beside Stella when having dinner.
4. Stella gift her a green pyjamas but she never wear it.


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One day, Stella's house is having a party.
Claudia's father's thirty-seventh birthday party.
Claudia refuses to join them.

She decided to have her meal in her room.
After her meal, she sneaks downstairs.
She hid behind the fern and eavesdrop the guests' conversation,
She found out the the guests were ignoring Stella.

Claudia suddenly felt compassion for Stella and decides to put on the green pyjamas Stella has given her and show it off in front of the guests.

She goes downstairs and tell guests how beautiful the pyjamas is and how Stella had bought it for her.

This make it easier for Dad's friends to accept Stella.

The green pyjamas start the friendship between Claudia and Stella.


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Extra conclusion 

Claudia is loyal , tolerance and caring.
Stella is friendly, determined and caring.

Claudia cannot adapt to Stella at the beginning but at last she had adapt to Stella.


This Chapter tell us that :

1. Not every stepmother is bad.
2. We must try to be open and adapt to a new family.
3. We must try to fit in to the new situation.