Little Miss Frog's Rainy Adventure
A short verse follows Miss Frog as she leaves to visit a friend. The sky turns cloudy and rain drenches her face, prompting a hurried leap to the pond to avoid getting wet and possibly catching a cold. Maud Walehr authored the piece.
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Little Miss Frog
Maud Walehr
Nan the Heroine on the Plains Saves the Train
Nan, a twelve year old farm girl, rides her half broke colt Tom to warn a railroad train about a burning bridge. Her quick signal stops the train and earns praise and two hundred dollars, saving her family from selling or mortgaging their home.
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Nan
Nana
Jones
Man Joneses
Tom
Collie
Nannie
Caroline of Brunswick a Crowned Queen in Unsteady Years
Caroline of Brunswick born 1768 in Brunswick endures a fraught union with George IV. Rumors of a German lover followed by cold treatment prompt her departure from court. A year after marriage she bears a daughter and faces a life shaped by royal scrutiny and estrangement.
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Caroline of
Brunswick
George BV
Great Britain and Ireland
Caroline
George IV
Prince of Wales
George
Hed Uttle
S.socie Fee of Wales
London
England
George III
Great Britain
Ireland
When Frank Was Helped By Fairies
In a mythic tale a Good Man Thomas Higgans seeks a simple life for his son Frank. Three stalwart men lure him to join a scheme of conquest. Frank, aided by Fairy Prince Don, infiltrates a hidden stronghold, frees his father, and the usurpers are transformed into owls.
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Nan
Jones
Thomas Higgans
Nancy Higgans
Frank Higgans
Thomas
Nancy Higgins
Nancy
Frank
Yain
Don
Prince Don
Stalwarts Three
Ship Sinks Without Rescue in Vessel Incident
Dialogue centers on a sinking ship with characters Moses and Ikey debating ownership and responsibility as Captain-All is declared lost and the vessel cannot be saved. The exchange emphasizes futility and disassociation from the doomed ship.
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Moses
Ikey
A Foreign Mother's Advice to Teacher
A foreign mother complains at her child Tizzie’s schooling, insisting the teacher stop physical torture and allow more reading, figures, and sums. She asserts she can make her child jump if she wishes.
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Queens of England
William Wallach, JR