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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1921
Page
10
A romantic young girl in a dusty city reads fairy tales during summer when schools are closed. She helps her mother, tucks her baby sister into dreamland, and wanders to a nearby park. Sevs Adams is noted as living in a large household vicinity.
Susie Adams receives a summer invitation to stay a month at her uncle’s farm after reading fairy tale adventures. She milks cows, helps in the kitchen, and bonds with the farmer’s wife who praises her, while she muses that the farmer’s wife is a real fairy and recalls the nursery rhyme Doctor Dewdrop.
A country girl on grandma’s farm boasts shining eyes and pearl teeth. She explains her rosy cheeks come from painting them from within. Barbara dreams of sailing through skies to a make believe land where children never grieve.
In a rural scene two hungry Foxes eye a creel of herrings on the high road. One Fox feigns death beside the road while a man carrying the creel passes. The man assumes the fox is dead and plans to take it home for supper.
A mother robin's six babies leave the nest to learn flying. Five soar with confidence while one hesitates, fearing failure. After inner doubt and embarrassment he finally tries, gains courage, and flies with the family, realizing happiness comes from trying.
A playful piece describes long skirts and lace as a child imagines dressing up for school while foxes interact with fishermen. It shifts to scenes of outdoor play with kites, rooks, and blackbirds, ending on children singing as the day closes.
A cheerful poem vignette centers on Eleanor as a happy lively figure in a flowery garden. She sings dances and flits in sunshine enjoying a world of delight in a fairy like sight.
A playful verse recalls a sea shoreline dream of baking endless sandwiches from sand and sun. The speaker imagines transforming the long beach into a feast with countless, imaginative loaves and fillings.
A playful scene shows Karl and Jean planning a dinner, with lighthearted exchanges and giggles. Jean says oui and Karl replies nein, as the brook’s song accompanies their teasing and tentative banter.
A whimsical verse imagines a mermaid laughing as a child flees a mouse and contemplates life. The poem ends with a moral about valuing time and living life fully, echoing a Thought for the Day-style reflection.
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