tatyana heard that grandma always enjoyed serving an excess of bread to her family . now tatyana watched as grandma gathered tatyana ' s small sister into a huge , scrawny embrace and then carried her to the table , pulling her shawl from her hands , setting her in the place of honor , and saying formally : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Grandma to the table.