Late in the evening, the wind blew hard around the little house. The sound of the wind is like someone crying. It made the old woman nervous. She had not been getting much sleep lately, but with the wind making the spooky noise, she didn't know what else to do but lie down and try to rest a little. 

Once she lay down to try to sleep, many memories of her life in the little house kept her mind busy. She still was having trouble falling asleep. She remembered being a little girl and her dad putting the finishing touches on the house. Her mom loved the big kitchen, and she and her younger sister had their own room in the back. 

It was in this, her old bedroom, that she was trying to sleep. The crying sound got louder. It didn't seem like it was outside. It sounded like it was coming from the other side of the bed. When she turned and looked, she saw her younger sister. She still looked five years old. The old woman couldn't remember her any other way, as she had died from a sickness at age five. 

"What's wrong?" she asked her sister. "I miss you. I am so lonely," answered the little girl, who was so thin you could see through her. The old lady closed her eyes and reached for her sister. That is how they found her the next day, holding her pillow and smiling. 

"She died in her sleep." "It is best that way."
what blew hard?
where?
who was trying to sleep?
was it scaring her?
could she sleep easily?
what occupied her thoughts?
of what?
what else did she think about?
did she think about other people?
how many?
who?
were their names told?
did she share a room?
with whom?
what sounded like crying?
was it outside?
who was making the noise?
was she alive?
what did she say to her?
what happened to the old woman?
wind
the wind blew hard 
around the house
 around the little house
old woman
the old woman
no
It made the old woman nervous
no
She still was having trouble falling asleep
memories
many memories of her life in the little house kept her mind busy
her life
memories of her life
being a little girl
She remembered being a little girl
yes
her dad putting the finishing touches 
three
dad putting the finishing touches on the house. Her mom loved the big kitchen, and she and her younger sister had their own room in the back. 
dad, mom, younger sister
dad putting the finishing touches on the house. Her mom loved the big kitchen, and she and her younger sister
no
he remembered being a little girl and her dad putting the finishing touches on the house. Her mom loved the big kitchen, and she and her younger sister had their own room in the back. 
yes
she and her younger sister had their own room in the back. 
sister
she and her younger sister had their own room in the back. 
wind
The sound of the wind is like someone crying
no
 It didn't seem like it was outside
sister
When she turned and looked, she saw her younger sister.
no
she had died from a sickness at age five. 
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?" 
died
"She died in her sleep." 