Donald Jackson and friends camp by stream with farmer
Donald Jackson helps his mother in summer until his aunts arrive. He camps with four boys on a farmer's ground five miles away, building tents and cot beds, cooking, and helping with chores. They fish, work, and learn independence, enjoying a successful tenting season before school starts.
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Onald Jackson
Donald
Mr. Jackson
The Doll Wedding at Betty’s Play Party
Betty plans a doll wedding for her birthday with Violet the doll as bride. She packs Violet’s clothes, invites friends and dolls, while Bobby delivers most invites but ruins Dorothy Sands’s invitation in the hot sun.
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Etty
Betty
Violet
Mary
Bobby
Mother
Dorothy Sands
Dorothy
Plantain Leaves Doomed Bargain Turns Burden Into Duty
In a Ceylon village headman’s service, 25 workers grumble over cutting plantain leaves. After planning a sleep trick to avoid work, a comic near tragedy awakens them. They rise, declaring they will cut the leaves for plates, restoring labor.
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Sessior
The Circus Queen Ommy’s Big Town Excitement
A young boy named Ommy loves the circus visiting town and frets about chores and study. He pauses at a busy street where a fair-haired woman in a car offers him an evening paper, and he politely accepts, thinking of home and his day ahead. The scene blends eager anticipation with a chance encounter in a bustling street.
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Ommy
Foxes Avoid Circus Queen Tiger Plan
Madam Fox uses wit to defuse a tiger’s hunger while a domestic dispute over five children is settled without splitting the family. Master Fox agrees to keep all five, as the tiger contemplates a feast and the foxes return home. The crowd recognizes the Circus Queen in disguise.
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Fox
Lord Tiger
Madam Fox
Master Fox
Daisy chain craft with daisies and buttercups
A playful activity describes making a chain by slitting a daisy stalk and threading another through to form links. Participants can try for the longest, prettiest chain and mix in buttercups to create a “fairy gold and silver” garland, noting its appealing look.
Good Advice From An Old Nursie On Ladies
A playful verse from a period voice offers guidance for women on grooming and manners. It humorously links hair care to dieta and etiquette, urging refinement through simple acts and self-control.
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Nursie
The Zoo's Vacation Rhyme Pays Light Farewell
A playful verse depicts zoo folk taking vacation as animals like giraffes and an elephant pack trunks with bits of junk, while a centipede remains unbundled, keeping a lighthearted tone about departures and departures.
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