Act 1; Scene 3

• Mrs. Winemiller stole a hat! She really is just like a child. Alma and Mr. Winemiller have to treat her just like a child, too! She must be quite cross to bear.
• Alma calls John! He recognizes her laugh-how cute! Alma invites John to one of her intellectual meetings. Mrs. Winemiller announces that Alma is in love!
  
• Nellie arrives for her music lesson. Nellie is in an odd state. She is really excited because she has just started having crushes on boys! She explains that she met John and thinks he is "the wonderfullest person in all the big wide world." Alma tries to take Nellie down from her cloud.
• Mrs. Winemiller starts shouting about how Alma spies on John. Alma, embarrassed, sends Nellie home. Alma gives an angry monologue at the end of the scene. She yells at Mrs. Winemiller about how tired she is of taking care of her because she behaves so badly. I really like that monologue. Angry monologues are always fun.
• The scene ends with Alma and Mrs. Winemiller fighting over the hat and ruining it.