Uncle Tom and the Rabbit Tale in a Rainy Day
Ted Marie and Gracie, confined by rain, welcome Uncle Tom who arrives amid stories and a glowing library fire. He recalls ancient times as an American Indian and begins a fable about a rabbit losing its tail, sparking children's curiosity and imagination.
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Ted
Tom
Marie
Uncle Tom
Grandmamma
Fam
Gracie
Rabbit Dominion
Bunny Lost His Tail in a Foxy Nut Grape Tale
Uncle Tom finishes a farmyard tale about King Rabbit who steals a foxes basket and loses his tail to a turtle. The tale ends with rabbits tailless by fate and the children planning to visit Uncle Tom's farm, pondering the moral of the story.
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Mr. King Rabbit
Mr. Red Fox
Fox
Rabbit
Red Fox
Old Rabbit
Old King Rabbit
Ted
Tom
Uncle Tom
Gracie
Marie
Mamma
Field Boys and the Birth of Eugene Field
A mother's telling traces the Field family from Roswell and Charles Field in Vermont to Eugene Field the poet. It notes Roswell Field's role in the Dred Scott case, Eugene's birth in St. Louis, his schooling, financial troubles, and the child’s lasting fame despite a restless youth. A white rose at his funeral symbolizes his bond with children.
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Vermont
Newfane
Fayetteville
Roswell
Charles Field
Martin Yield
Mary
Colllege
General Field
Roswell Field
Eugene Field
St. Louis
Mr. Field
Jones
Amherst
Mass
Martin Field
Eugene
Nick
James Tufts
Williams College
Tufts
Europe
St. Louis Evening Journal
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Maud Walker
Bunny
New York Tribune