Mary’s mother had not wanted a child at all.
She had been very beautiful, and she had only been interested in going to parties and meeting people.
Mary’s father was always busy with his work, too. So when Mary was born, a servant looked after her.
Her mother told the servant to make sure that Mary did not cry or make too much noise.
So the servant always gave Mary whatever she asked for and Mary quickly became a
very difficult and selfish little girl.