Tales of Wickedness and Promised Charity in a Curious Volume
A vintage patchwork of folklore and wordplay. The tale recounts a miser turned to stone after a theft from a vessel used to aid the poor, a fablelike adventure of a lion and hippo who betray hunger on a desert journey, and a word puzzle seeking hidden river names across irregular prose and verse.
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A Food Thought About Ants and Pie Tasting
A playful verse notes the ant eater as a curios beast while revealing personal preference. The speaker imagines ants as food yet prefers pie, expressing kindly feelings toward ants and humor about taste. The piece blends whimsy with a childlike debate over what tastes best.
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The Hotel Royal Palm in Fort Myers is touted as a premier winter retreat on the Caloosahatchee. It claims palatial accommodations with boating, yachting, fishing, and golf nearby, under manager F. H. Abbott.
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