I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy, I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to everybody!
Katy Carr is untidy, tall and gangling and lives with her brothers and sisters planning for the day when she will be “beautiful and beloved, and amiable as an angel”. An accidental fall from a swing seems to threaten her hopes for the future, but Katy struggles to overcome her difficulties with pluck, vitality and good humour.