When they got home, the governess and her ward had time together. They sat under the oak tree near the lake. It was just a little distance away from the house.
"So will you teach me the rhyme now Miss Elora??" She asked. Elora laughed heartily. The little girl was so inquisitive and quite pestering.
"Fine. You've been pestering me all day." She chuckled.
"Come closer." Chloe moved closer to her.
"The rhyme is called Twinkle little star."
"Wow. Can sing it??"
"Yes of course dear." She said the rhyme for the little girl.
"Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are!"
She sang melodiously and Chloe enjoyed her voice with the rhyme.
"You have such a lovely voice Miss Elora." She commented. Elora smiled at her.
"Thank you Chloe."
"Maybe you could teach me how to sing." She said beaming smiles at her.
"Sure."
"Can we start now??"
"If you want to."
"I'm ready!" Elora chuckled seeing how serious she was about learning the rhyme.
"First you need to learn some sounds in music like Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do!" She began.
"Do...Re..what?" The young girl questioned quite confused. How would she get that into her head. Elora couldn't help but laugh seeing her puzzled face.
"Relax! Repeat after me.... Do!"
"Do!"
"Re!"
"Re!"
"Mi!"
"Mi!"
"Fa!"
"Fa!"
"So!"
"So!"
"La!"
"La!"
"Ti!"
"Ti!"
"Do!"
"Do!"
"Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do!"
"Do-Re-Mi-So-Fa-Ti-Do." She had skipped a part as she tried to follow her and Elora noticed it.
"I see you're not a fast learner. Okay, let's take it from the top. Perhaps this rhyme will help you remember." She cleared her voice as she sang the rhyme in a melodious tone.
"Do- a deer
A female deer
Re- a drop of golden sun
Mi- a name, I call myself
Fa- a long, long way to run
So- I need a pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Ti- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do-o-o"
She sang it twice. Chloe was impressed and clapped after she finished.
"Nice."
"Now, when I say the sound, you say the line. Can you do that?" Chloe nodded in agreement.
"Let's do this!!" She said energetic.
"Okay!! Do-"
"A deer, a female deer."
"Re-"
"A drop of golden sun."
"Wow! Nice, you're catching up." She said impressed.
"You're a good teacher Miss Elora." Elora smiled at her.
"Thank you. Now, let's continue."
"Mi-"
"A name I call myself"
"Fa-"
"A long, long way to run."
"So-"
"I need a pulling thread"
"La- a note to follow so"
"Ti..."
"A drink with jam and bread, that will bring us back to Do-o-o. Do- a dear, a female deer...." She continued, cutting Elora off. She watched her as she completed the rhyme over again. Elora smiled as she watched the little girl sing and vibe to the rhyme. Chloe giggled as she finished singing. She smiled at Elora who smiled back at her giving an impressed face. The little girl hugged her.
"How was it?? Did I do great?"
"Yes you did. I'm impressed. I was wrong about calling you a slow learner." The two laughed.
"I love the rhyme." They both laid on the grass as the rays of the sun kissed their faces. Chloe admired the blue sky.
"The sky's so blue today. It's beautiful." She stated in admiration.
"Yes it is dear."
"Miss Elora, will you teach me more rhymes??" She asked.
"Yes dear. I will."
"Thank you." She appreciated.
"You're welcome." She replied with a smile. The sun was setting. It was dusk already.
"We need to go. You need to have your shower. Madam Clara's making dinner already and you'll have to have dinner early so you can go to bed in time for tomorrow." She stated. A slight frown appeared on the little girl's face.
"Not the early to bed system again. I hate going to bed early." She said pissed.
"It's what your father wants. I'm sorry Chlo but I have no power over this ruled out schedule." She explained as the young lady remained adamant, refusing to follow her instruction. Elora didn't hesitate to give her the tickle of her life. She tickled the hell out of her. Chloe couldn't even defile the tickle for even a minute, she gave in immediately.
"Okay.... Okay Miss Elora, I will go! Please stop the tickle!" She begged again like the last time. Elora let her go and the little dashed off immediately into the house before Elora would catch up with her. Elora laughed as she watched the little damsel take off in speed. Soon, she was out of sight. Elora walked towards the path home as she hummed a lovely solo. She enjoyed melody. She got to the porch sat on a stairs when Madam Clara came to her.
"Elora dear, dinner is ready. You have to join Miss Chloe for dinner as her governess." She said to her.
"Yes Madam. I know that. Chloe quickly went to wash up."
"You know the policy. Try to be in her father's good books." Elora smiled and nodded, responding;
"Yes ma'am." Madam Clara turned to leave.
"Let's go together ma'am." Elora said to her as she accompanied her. The two ladies talked on their way in.