Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528572873
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Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Excerpt from The Tale of Daddy Longlegs Being quite Old, Mr. Crow was very wise. And people Often sought his Opin ion, though later they fell into the habit Of consulting Daddy Longlegs upon mat ters they did not understand. But this was before Daddy was known in Pleas ant Valley. Upon hearing Rusty Wren's news a good many Of his neighbors hurried to the place where Rusty had noticed the strange tracks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Jean Webster
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528251860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Excerpt from Daddy-Long-Legs She had great difficulty in getting her earliest stories recognized, but once she had succeeded her fame rapidly grew. After being graduated from college, she became an independent writer, and her first venture was to publish a collection of stories which she had written as a student. The book bore the title When Patty Went to College, and began the famous Patty series which remains unmatched in this field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781546853466
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Languages : en
Pages : 96

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The Tale of Daddy Longlegs: Someone new had suddenly appeared in Pleasant Valley. He seemed to have taken up residence at the old stone wall and he was very strange. The other neighbors had never seen the likes of him before. He wore striped trousers with eight pants legs to accommodate each of his eight very long legs. They called him Daddy Longlegs. "He's hard of hearing," said one of the neighbors. "Only when he wants to avoid answering questions!" said someone else. Yes Daddy Longlegs was very strange. And so the adventure begins. Venture into another delightful tale by Arthur Scott Bailey and illustrated by Harry L. Smith, as the story unfolds and gentle lessons are taught. Short chapters make this charming tale ideal for bedtime reading. Edited and presented for a new generation of young readers and for little hands to hold and to love. Nonviolent reading, recommended for ages 4-8 years old.

Author: Jean Webster
Publisher: Om Books International
ISBN: 9384225479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121

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Jerusha Abbott at 18 years is the eldest orphan at John Grier Home orphanage. All petty responsibilities of the kids at the orphanage rest on her tender shoulders. One fine day, her mundane life undergoes a surprising change when an unknown trustee of the orphanage offers to pay for her college education as he is very impressed by one of her essays! He promises her a liberal monthly allowance and insists on being anonymous. His only condition is that Jerusha should send him monthly letters and keep him posted about her life in college, but not to expect any replies from him. What follows is an insight into Jerusha’s unexplored, fascinating world of college life through the letters that she writes to her unknown benefactor. She addresses him adoringly as “Daddy-Long-Legs” as she had seen his long shadow once while he was leaving the asylum. She shares a love–hate–anger–gratitude relationship with him. Finally, at the end of the story, the identity of Daddy-Long-Legs is revealed. Is her godfather someone familiar or a total stranger?

Author: Bess Streeter Aldrich
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Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Author: John Price
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 083482891X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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John Price appears to have thrown in the towel. He has spent the last year struggling to support his family, neglecting to spend time with his wife and children, and becoming increasingly cynical about the degraded state of the natural world around him. After a heart-attack scare, however, his wife demands that he start appreciating all the "good things" in his life: their mouse-infested old house, their hopelessly overgrown yard, and most of all, the joys and humiliations of parenthood. In his quest to become a better father, Price faces many unexpected challenges—like understanding his grandmother’s decision to die, and supporting his nature-loving sons’ decision to make their home a "no-kill zone" for all living creatures. Still he finds the second chance he was looking for—to save himself and, perhaps, his small corner of an imperfect yet still beautiful world.

Author: Jean Webster
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Languages : en
Pages : 106

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The first Wednesday in every month was a Perfectly Awful Day-a day to be awaited with dread, endured with courage and forgotten with haste. Every floor must be spotless, every chair dustless, and every bed without a wrinkle. Ninety-seven squirming little orphans must be scrubbed and combed and buttoned into freshly starched ginghams; and all ninety-seven reminded of their manners, and told to say, "Yes, sir," "No, sir," whenever a Trustee spoke.

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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ALL the neighbors began to call him "Daddy Longlegs." And anyone might naturally think that hehad lived in Pleasant Valley a great many years. But it was not so. Late in the summer DaddyLonglegs had appeared from nobody knew where.Although people often inquired where his old home was, he always pretended that he didn't hearthem-and began to talk about the weather.And as for Daddy Longlegs' new home in Pleasant Valley, nobody knew much about that either.No matter how curiousp. 8 anyone might be, it did him no good at all to ask Daddy Longlegs wherehe lived. When prying persons put that question to him, Daddy Longlegs always waved his eight legsin every direction and answered "Over there!"Of course such a reply told nothing to anyone. And it led to a good many disputes among DaddyLonglegs' neighbors. No two could ever agree as to which of Daddy's legs really pointed toward theplace where he dwelt.Anyhow, the wily gentleman was frequently seen scrambling about the stone wall by the roadside, near Farmer Green's house. And little Mr. Chippy, who made his home in the wild grapevine thatgrew on the wall, always claimed that Daddy Longlegs was a neighbor of his."He's a good neighbor, too," Mr.p. 9 Chippy told his friends. "He's very quiet and he neverquarrels. And he's always pleasant and ready for a chat. It's too bad that he's deaf. I've asked him atleast a dozen times how old he is; but he never seems to hear me."Old Mr. Crow, who liked nothing better than prying into other people's affairs, slowly shook hishead at that. And coughing slightly he remarked in a hoarse voice that there must be reasons whyDaddy Longlegs wouldn't tell where he came from, nor where he was living, nor how old he was.But Mr. Crow wouldn't say what he thought might be the reasons. Although he was a wise bird, there were some things he didn't kno

Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
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Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Tuck- me- in Tales of Daddy Longlegs copies of the originals.