Dick's Wild Fairy Isle Kinghood Ends in Rainy Return
Dick, alone in a barn during a downpour, dreams of ruling Granny Isle after meeting Princess Maiziee. He is whisked to a fairy land, crowned king, endures five years of gleaming sun and palace life, longs for his American boyhood and Minnie Jones, and wakes beside his friend Frank Graves to find it was all a dream as rain returns.
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Lucy
Billy
Maggie
Fife
Princess Malztee
Adalaide Verboun
Miss
Maiziee
Princess
Maiiziee
Avery
Granny Isle
Tawhook
King Dick
Muiziee
United States of America
Lfe
Drek
Maizlee
Minnie Jones
Minnie
Tom
Frank
Frank Graves
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Apples Through History From Conquerors to Crops
Apple is called the world favorite fruit and is eaten more than any other. William the Conqueror planted orchards, mainly apples, in England after Normandy. Britain had apples earlier, with Glastonbury once named after an apple orchard. Medieval favorites included Custard and Pippin varieties. Today the finest apples come from the United States with many rare varieties.
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William the Conqueror
Normandy
England
France
Britain
Glastonbury
United States
North America
Riddles Echo 50 Years of Victoria Reign Flood Clue
A playful riddle about Victoria's fifty year reign hinting at a flood. The writer presents a series of quips linking common objects and ideas to entrenched phrases. Each joke uses wordplay to provoke a quick, light pun.
How Black Tom's Color Was Forgotten
A Black Tom, working for a German blacksmith in G- village, endures taunts and abuse from white boys. During a river swim ambush, Tom saves Dan Malone from drowning, using a rope to pull him to safety after Dan cramps. Tom's heroism earns the crowd’s praise as the town learns the value of Tom's actions despite racial tensions.
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Tom
Sinterere
Black Tom
Mistah Meyers
Bert Jones
Hert
Dan Malone
Dan
Tébn
Den
Das
Milking Lesson From a Cow in Pasture
A verse featuring Archie and a cow in a green meadow. The cow answers with playful guidance about consent and knowledge before milking, delivered by Old Cow near a brook. Helena Davis.
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Archie
Helena Davis
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You
Annie James
Victoria
William Wallace, Jr
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