and by threes together, two little girls washing their hands in one
basin together, three little girls washing their hands together,
they all oftentimes laughed together and said:

``Wash together!
And be friends forever!
Wash together!
And be friends forever!''

Then Sister Angela held a long pink checked towel in her hands while
the little tiny girls came as their tiny hands were washed and wiped
them on the pink checked towel.

Then if two little girls took hold of the pink checked towel at once
they both laughed and sang:

``Don't wipe together,
Or we'll fight
Before night.''

And the other little girls that were still washing their hands in
the white basins on the low shelf by the back-gallery lattice sang
over and over again:

``Wash together! We'll wash together!
And we'll be happy forever!''

When all the pink clean tiny hands were wiped dry, or as nearly dry
as little girls do wipe tiny pink hands, on the pink checked towel
held for them by Sister Angela, then Sister Angela hung the pink