[Mary was much better than that. She wasn't the type of person to call someone out for bravado and bluster. The point wasn't to make her feel bad, after all. It was to get them home.
Reaching into her bag, she pulled out something and slid it around for Mattie.
A tootsie pop.]
Here, have this. It's not hay you can stick between your teeth like a real cowgirl, but it'll do.
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[Mary was much better than that. She wasn't the type of person to call someone out for bravado and bluster. The point wasn't to make her feel bad, after all. It was to get them home.
Reaching into her bag, she pulled out something and slid it around for Mattie.
A tootsie pop.]
Here, have this. It's not hay you can stick between your teeth like a real cowgirl, but it'll do.
[And hopefully take your mind of this.]