Pretending Plays With Imagined Friends And Night Fears
A child describes playing alone as if with another sister Chloe Amabel and a pretend world. She recalls grown ups, her real grandmother, and a night fear eased by a warm, kind presence. May Turner in the Bee Hive notes this internal imagination.
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Chloe Amabel
May Turner
Grandfather Tells a Lesson in Education and Kindness
An old man recounts a stubborn miseducation by a harsh teacher and a vow to confront him. He recalls his decision to fight, the teacher’s mercy, and the lesson that education can be misapplied. The tale shifts to a modern act of kindness as Madeline Johnson helps a hungry Italian man find his brother, earning thanks from a grateful family.
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A Little Dead Bird by Turgenieff
A biographical sketch recalling young Turgenieff’s guilt after killing a bird. The boy’s motherless scene of the dying pheasant and the father’s approving comment prompt a vow to abandon killing for sport, declaring life more beautiful than death.
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Turgenieff
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