The Clock That Watches All Day
A patient old clock stands in a corner from morning to night with a solemn round face. Its tick tock keeps time as hands grow on its face and move fast or slow. At night it stays awake to watch the mice and brownie at the blind, while the child wonders what wonders the clock saw in the night.
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Andra
Togo
Runaway plan to Aunt Belinda ends in train caper
On a Toronto to Leith trip two siblings Andra and Musgrave seek fun by imagining pilgrim and knight errant roles. They rescue a dog and later mislead a conductor about a lost Skye terrier, only to have a guardian-like passenger reveal their uncle Charles Musgrave’s railroad ties obliquely, easing the scrape.
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Andra
Belinda
Eva
Uncle Charles
Toronto
Leith
Grandpa
Canada
Aunt Belinda
Charles
Mike O'Neil
Thomas
Abby
Susan
Union Station
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Uncle
Musgraves and Gentlemen
Ottawa
Jim
John
Jack
Aunt Eva
Ormond
Cyril Murray
Musgrave
John Harrington Musgrave
Alexandra Musgrave
Charles Musgrave
Alonzo Meets Milkman at Dawn in Old Verse
A playful tale where Alonzo, a wise country lad near Boston City, rises at five and encounters a milkman who jokes about early birds and worms. The light dialogue mocks common sayings with witty exchanges about morning routines and origins.
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Alonzo
Boston City
Neya Bas SF MS Laments Lost Chat and Kitty Whirring
A fragmented note expresses loss and fate, mentioning a cat and listening closely to its hum and whir. The tone hints at melancholy and a strange, personal reflection on sound and companionship.
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Isabel Ecclestone-Mackay
Frances A. Schemer