tatyana knew that grandma always enjoyed serving an assortment of food to her guests . now tatyana watches as granny drew tatyana ' s large mother into a welcoming , scrawny embrace and then propelled her to the room , lifting her shawl from her shoulders , placing her in the place of honor , and saying simply : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Grandma to the table.