Pearl's Reward and a Summer of Music Triumph
Pearl Pratt, a 14 year old in a suburban town, embraces summer piano study urged by her mother. She wins Dr. Blair's prize for piano in a final recital, wowed by a flawless performance that confirms her talent and honors her mother's support.
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Mrs. Pratt
Pearl
Pratt
Mamma
Joseph Blair
Dr. Blair
Fearl
Prof. Mailly
School of Music
Cean
Mailly
Origin of the Umbrella Across Asia and Europe
The umbrella likely originated in China with sunshades used before the Christian era and possibly tied to pagodas. References note Burmah the Burmese royal entourage with large white silk umbrellas, India symbols of royalty with tiered canopies, the Yellow Dragon in China, and ancient depictions in Persia Egypt and Assyria. Early English mention appears in Fiore’s Worlde's Wonders describing a summer shade.
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Celestial Empire
India
Persia
Egypt
Assyria
Mobley
Fiore
Italy
His First Circus
Alec Morgan visits a Boston circus with his father and experiences a lively parade and animal cages. He grows brave feeding elephants and enjoys the performance with prancing horses clowns and ponies. The day ends with a tired boy recounting to his mother.
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Alec Morgan
Alec
Mr. Morgan
Mamma
California giant trees reach four millennia old
Cross section estimates indicate mature California big trees are over 4,009 years old, making them among the oldest living organisms on Earth.
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