The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne Frank-Tuesday-August 10- 1943 onwards

 The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne Frank-Tuesday-August 10- 1943 onwards

Anne writes that she has discovered a good idea to be used while dining meals. She has started talking to herself. It has two advantages. They don’t have to listen to her and the second is she does not get annoyed at their opinions because she is busy in talking with herself.

When she eats a dish, she applies another tactic. She continues eating the dish till it is over and she does not come to know whether the dish was delicious or not.

Another new thing she does is about getting up from bed in the morning. It is usually difficult to get up from bed in morning hours. She leaps out of her bed at once so that she does not get tempted to lie down in it again.

She also reports that the Westertorn bells have been removed from the tower.

She has worn a pair of very beautiful shoes, which are made up of burgundy coloured suede and leather, having medium sized high heels.

After that, she writes that her previous day was unlucky for her. Firstly, her right thumb got pricked by the blunt end of a needle. Then she bumped into a cupboard door. Her little toe also got stuck in the vacuum cleaner. It was hurt and started bleeding and she was unable to put on her new shoes due to that.

Lastly, she writes that all the inmates would have been put into danger if Miep, who was bringing a banned book for Dussel, had been checked by Hitler’s black-shirted guards. It happened that she was on her way to the Secret Annex when she was suddenly knocked down by one of the guards. She lost her temper and called them brutes.

 

          A Daily Chore in Our Little C community

                            Peeling Potatoes

Here, Anne describes the way they peel potatoes. While doing her work of peeling potatoes, Anne keeps on glancing at Dussel through the corner of her eye. He’s lost in his thought. After glancing at Dussel, she glances at her father, who is peeling potatoes with perfection. Mrs. van Daan is trying to attract Dussel’s attention, but he is paying no attention to her. After sometime, she asks her husband to put on an apron to keep his suit clean from spots, but he does not oblige her. Then she tries to engage her husband in a conversation, but he is not ready to do so.

Finally, Mrs. van Daan, irritates him by mentioning that Mr. Frank always replies to his wife’s questions. First of all, he answers in an angry mood; but when she puts another question to him, he bursts and shouts at her, “And now shut up...”

Anne’s mother hardly stifles her laugh. Such scenes are usual in the Annex. After sometime, Anne goes to the attic to pick up more potatoes. Peter is busy picking up fleas from the cat there.

                              Freedom in the Annex

Anne talks about freedom in the Annex now. It is five-thirty and Bep’s arrival upstairs in the Annex is a signal that they may enjoy their freedom up to some extent. Anne remarks in a lighter vein that no one from the office (…who know about the Secret Annex) likes to come upstairs because Mrs. van Daan begins to read her list for the things she wishes to have. She has started doing the same thing right now also. At five forty-five, Bep leaves the Annex and Anne accompanies her for two floors down o have a look around the bathroom, her father’s private office and lastly, she frees the cat from its cabin.

Then she enters Mr. Kugler’s office and finds Mrs. van Daan there, searching for today’s mail from the drawers and files. Peter picks up the key of the warehouse and the cat Boche. Anne’s father takes the type-writer upstairs. Margot searches for a lonely place to do her work. Mrs. van Daan puts a kettle of water on the stove and her mother, in the meantime, comes down the stairs with a pan of potatoes for peeling. Peter plays with the cat.

Anne watches all this through a crack in the door.

Mr. van Daan is angry and slams the door. While, doing so, he must have forgotten all about the Keg company next door.

Next, Anne writes that Dussel is seen coming in and going toward the window, sniffing, sneezing and cleaning his throat. All remain busy in work till they hear three knocks at the door and it announces the time for dinner.