Wait for Brighter Days In Snowbound Early Verse
FOR THE YOUNG XOLES. A childlike meditation on patience as winter lingers and spring promises return, urging readers to wait for sunny skies and new growth. Dora Read Goodale prompts resilience through nature’s cycle, with hopeful imagery of birds, flowers, and seasonal renewal. A second poem asks a gardener when pennies will grow, narrating Alfie and Gracie’s wish to plant a money-seed to aid the poor.
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Dora
Goodale
St. Nicholas
Robbie and the Toads in a Country Garden Tale
Five year old Robbie befriends a garden toad who catches worms and even swallows prey. His grandpa witnesses the feat, a yellow birds nests near lilacs, and a tree frog in a fountain sings loudly. The tale explains toad biology, diet, nightly habits, and garden value, with local reactions from Mrs. Spencer.
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Robbie
Mamma
Prince
Tabbie
Atable
Grandpa
Dad
Tom
Caise
John
Toad
England
How the Storekeeper Grew Rich
A playful tale of Bessie Bradley and Archie playing store on a rainy day. Bessie insists on being storekeeper, despite Archie’s teasing about women running stores. The children imitate a shop scene with toy items, plea for money, and Mrs Flyander as a customer, while Bessie strives to assert her role despite interruptions and a cold.
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Archie
Bessie Bradley
Bessie
Bessié
Archi
Archie Bradley
Mamma
Rome
Calico and Pin Purchases in a Dodillion-Dollar Day
A humorous scene shows Mrs. Fly buying a bushel of calico pins and other goods from a shopkeeper. The comic dialogue escalates as prices swing from pennies to a mock dodillion dollars, while Mrs. F. calmly pays the bottom figure and leaves with her purchases. The storekeeper jokes about wealth as Mr. Fly under a cabbage leaf supports the running gag.
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Saya
Archie
Mra. F
Mra
Dolly
Wonderful Spider Webs In Ceylon Declares Great Webs
From World of Wonders a description of enormous four to eight foot high spider webs in Ceylon forests and open country. The web spans between tree shoots with sturdy cords that can lift a traveler's hat. The center nest can be as large as a man's head, built from layered webs containing the remains of countless insects.
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Ceylon
Why He Never Wore a Collar Governor Briggs Story
A historic note recounts Massachusetts Governor Briggs never wearing a collar after a pledge with a neighbor who feared drinking. The tale suggests self denial to protect a friend, with Briggs facing public criticism but maintaining his personal stance.
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Briggs
Massachusetts
Understanding the Honey Bee Sting Mechanism
A detailed examination of honey bee stings explains how venom is delivered. The piercers are sharp and barbed. stings are tubes with channels that do not connect to the venom gland. A valve at the sting base closes the sheath, forcing venom out through openings as the sting is extended.
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Mr. Hyatt
Walla
Hairdressing in Japan Through a Traveler’s Eye
A traveler notes stark contrasts between China and Japan in rituals of appearance. He observes chairs common in Chinese homes, absent in Japan until recently, and describes Japanese styles from imperialists to samurai with shaved temples and a crest-like cue. The native gentleman’s remark on mustache and travel costs adds color to social portraits.
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Japan
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Sean
Wes
Mr. Gardener
Alfie
Gracie
Robbie and the Toads
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