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Gertie
In the early years of children’s literature, often their short stories were sad and dark. The following short story is such a one. This is from the 1883 Chatterbox that is first mentioned here. Gertie Boys of ten or twelve, seen on the street, appear heartless and without sympathy, and yet you wrong them. Among…
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Winter
This is from The Little Guardian, from the 1800s. It’s a small volume with cute stories in it. It’s hard to tell in what part of the 1800s it was made. This poem is old, and probably was forgotten as soon as it was first read, but it has an important message. Be kind to…