Concetti Chiave
- Roxie lived in Orange Country, California, where she met George, an engineer, during her university years.
- After two years of dating, Roxie accepted George's marriage proposal, and they moved to Chicago post-marriage.
- In Chicago, they befriended another couple, Emily and Richard, who shared a spooky legend related to their new home.
- The legend told of a girl named Rose who died mysteriously after receiving a disliked doll, with her ghost rumored to appear annually.
- Frightened by the legend, Roxie and George sold the house and returned to Orange Country, where they later had a daughter named Rose.
Roxie's life in Orange Country
Roxie was living in Orange Country, a little town in California. She is a pretty girl with long and blond hair and blue eyes. When she was studying at the university, she met Goerge. He is a tall boy with big brown eyes. When they were met George was working, was an engineer.
After two years Roxie answered him: “Iwant to marry you and pass with you the rest of my life” when George had asked her:”Do you want to marry me?”. They moved to Chicago two years later they got married.
The legend of Rose and the doll
They bought an old big house. The house had very big garden and in it there was a small wood. In Chicago the y met Emily Richard. The 2 couples became friends and they started to frequent. One day Roxie and George invited the friends I n their house to dinner. During the dinner Richard and Emily told a legend. The legend told about a pretty girl. Her name was Rose and lived in the house of Roxie and Richard fifty years before. She loved playing with dolls. The day of the 12th birthday her dad presented to Rose a doll with a dark dress. Rose didn’t like the doll and threw it away. The day after the child died and when her mother found Rose she was wearing a dark dress; the dress was the same of the doll. Near Rose was found a doll with a dark dress; Rosie and the doll were found in the wood. The legend says that every year, on the 13th December, Rose’s ghost and a doll with a dark dress started in the house and playing with dolls.
Return to Orange Country
Roxie and George had very fear and one month later they sold the old house and they moved to Orange Country. A multinational bought the house and built in it a big factory of dolls. In Orange Country Roxie and Ricahrd lived very happy. One years later had a girl, her name was Rose.
Domande da interrogazione
- What prompted Roxie and George to move back to Orange Country from Chicago?
- What is the legend associated with Roxie and George's house in Chicago?
- How did Roxie and George's life change after returning to Orange Country?
Roxie and George moved back to Orange Country after being frightened by a local legend about a ghost named Rose and a doll with a dark dress haunting their house. They sold the house and returned to Orange Country for peace of mind.
The legend involves a girl named Rose who lived in the house fifty years prior. On her 12th birthday, she received a doll with a dark dress, which she disliked and discarded. The next day, Rose was found dead, wearing a dress identical to the doll's. The legend claims that Rose's ghost and the doll reappear every year on December 13th to play in the house.
After returning to Orange Country, Roxie and George lived happily and eventually had a daughter named Rose, suggesting a fresh start and a positive turn in their lives following the unsettling experience in Chicago.