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There is a lot of love in this short story that I wrote. It is from Aunt Kitty’s Storybook. Please Enjoy! Awaiting Aunt Matilda “Dolly! Oh, Dolly, get off the ground! You’ll spoil your new clothes!” It was Dolly’s mother scolding her from behind the screen door. She had her hands on her hips and … Continue reading Awaiting Aunt Matilda
Dick Explains “Pa-pa I’ve tried to catch the Sleep Man, I’ve shut my eyes and breathed So hard I thought he’d come and peep— I was the one de-ceived. “Just when I thought he’d sure-ly come And I would hold him fast— Some how I can’t re-mem-ber what It was I thought of last. “But … Continue reading Dick Explains
When We Had A Picnic Here is a fun little poem from Easy To Read Story Book, published by McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. It’s from the 20s, I believe, as there is no publishing date. I know it is at least 1920 because that is when they sold to Milton Bradley, and McLoughlin Brothers moved to Springfield, Mass., the … Continue reading When We Had A Picnic
This is the sequel to The Story of Nature. I wrote this and the previous when I was about 14. The end line will not make any sense to you, because it is a reference to two unrelated other stories I had written beforehand. Maybe I’ll post those in the future. The Continuing Story of … Continue reading The Continuing Story of the Man Eating Bush
Here is another from Aunt Kitty’s Storybook. 🙂 The Story of Nature There once was a really really big guy who was walking through the really really big park. The really really big guy saw a really really small guy. “You are really really big,” the really really small guy yelled across the really really … Continue reading The Story of Nature
Chapter III Choosing the Christmas Tree Wednesday morning dawned bright and sparkling. During the night, drifts of white snow had piled high against the house and barn. “We will have to wear leggings and overshoes when we go out today,” said Mother Hubbard to the boys and girls after breakfast, “for we are going to … Continue reading Mother Hubbard’s House Party Chapter III
Chapter II Ten Little Guests Mother Hubbard paused in front of the great long looking-glass in the hall and gave a last pat to the soft curls that framed her kindly old face. Then she straightened her crisp white apron, and, taking a plaid shawl from a hook on the wall, wrapped it carefully around … Continue reading Mother Hubbard’s House Party Chapter II
Mother Hubbard’s House Party CHAPTER I WRITING THE INVITATIONS “Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding,” chimed the old clock on the mantel above the fireplace. “My, my,” said Mother Hubbard to her dog, “here it is six o’clock and tea time and the kettle not on yet! How this afternoon has flown!” The little old … Continue reading Mother Hubbard’s House Party Chapter I
I thought it would be fitting to talk about the characters who will be mentioned in our upcoming six day series that goes through the day after Christmas. This will be a delightful story called Mother Hubbard’s House Party, where Old Mother Hubbard invites ten children–all nursery rhyme characters–to visit for Christmas week. You may or … Continue reading Mother Hubbard’s House Party – A Beginner’s Guide to Mother Goose
This is one that was inspired by the music band called Jethro Tull. I wrote this when I was a teenager. I was listening to the album Passion Play a lot, and there is an interlude called “The Hare That Lost Its Spectacles”, which starts just the way this one does, although mine has a … Continue reading This Is the Story of the Frog That Lost Its Color!!!