Nathaniel Hawthorne 
Little Annie’s Ramble (From ’Twice Told Tales’) 

’Little Annie’s Ramble (From ’Twice Told Tales’)’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne centers around the mind of a child. In it, a gentleman narrates the day he had with a five-year-old child named Annie. With the circus in town, Annie and the narrator attend and have a sweet day of fun and childlike joy. However, the innocence and naivete of childhood and the need to ensure one truly grows up are also evident as Annie’s pursuit of fun causes her to neglect to tell her mother where she’ll be, leading to a day of worry on her part.