The Boy and the Hornets
A playful verse where a boy with a fishing rod notices a high nest of hornets and taps it. The bees attack, leaving the boy badly stung and returning home a strange sight. Annih James.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
18
A playful verse where a boy with a fishing rod notices a high nest of hornets and taps it. The bees attack, leaving the boy badly stung and returning home a strange sight. Annih James.
A compact collection of riddling quips and puns arranged as playful exchanges. It presents questions comparing eggs to lovers, fishes, and gardeners with light humor and wordplay on common phrases and meanings.
A tale set in Squirrelville describes a woodland school taught by Master Greytail. Pupils attend, with tardy squirrels kept after class, a storm hits, and three truants perish when the boulder schoolhouse collapses. The survivors learn a harsh lesson about diligence and obedience.
A condensed portrait of James Cook born October 27 1728 in Marton Yorkshire. The piece outlines early schooling by Mary Walker, move to Great Ayton, apprenticeship at Staithes, flight to Whitby and rise to Royal Navy officer culminating as captain and famed navigator. It notes family modesty and home’s later stone cottage marked J G C 1755.
Stella Anne Perk ins' beloved bisque doll Ethel Grace is torn by a puppy, maimed, and sent to a dolls hospital. After three tense days a kind owner funds repairs, Ethel Grace returns to her delighted child amid a homecoming tea for friends.
A fragment describes a great whale in the deep sea and a change or switch in its behavior. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or named entities.
A mother pleads with Stella Anne as a small dog attack touched a child named Ethel Grace. The woman laments the injury and offers comfort while the referee considers the owner’s responsibility. The scene ends with a stern strap and forgiveness.
Irish wit story where Paddy visits his married sister after she gives birth and asks the nurse to convey congratulations to his sister and whether he is an uncle or not. The humor hinges on his playful mishearing and cheerful persistence at the door.
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