barbi was th middl on.sh was not th biggst on lik jany, who could go to school,and cross th strt to play with th childrn thr, and rad storis to hrslf-and stay up last of all.barbi was not th littlst,ithr.linda was.and linda could cry for what sh wantd, and gt it.sh could cry for what sh and vryon just laughd with hr.linda sat on mothr's lap an awful lot, too.and daddy tossd hr up in th air,and lt hr rid up and down on his lg.but barbi was th middl on,too big to do th things linda did -too littl to do th things jany could do.