During the long winter evenings, the Woodlawn family sits around the while talking and working. One night, the children recall old adventures, such as times they have evaded wolves. Caddie suddenly has an idea, so she runs to the attic and gets the small red breeches and wooden shoes from the box from Boston. The children clamber around Johnny, asking him to tell them the story behind the odd little clothes. Harriet tells her children that Johnny used to wear the clothes while he danced. The children are intrigued.
Johnny begins his tale by reminding the children that they have grown up in a free country, a place very different than his native England. He talks little of England because men are not free to pursue their own lives there.
Johnny's grandfather,.....
