item: #1 of 6 id: 21901 author: Optic, Oliver title: The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks date: None words: 5433 flesch: 92 summary: _Miss Flora Lee presents her compliments to Miss Nellie Green, and requests the pleasure of her company on Wednesday afternoon, July 20._ _ When you buy the book, you pay the printer, the paper maker, the bookseller, the type founder, the miner who dug the lead and the iron from the earth, the machinist who made the press, and a great many other persons whose labor enters into the making of a book--you pay all these men for their labor; you give them money to help take care of their wives and children, their fathers and mothers. keywords: children; flora; lee; man; party; tommy cache: 21901.txt plain text: 21901.txt item: #2 of 6 id: 33517 author: Leslie, Madeline title: Little Frankie on a Journey date: None words: 7388 flesch: 93 summary: Sally was turning the mattress in her mistress's room; but as soon as she heard their voices, she presented little Frankie a small handkerchief with two pretty pictures printed upon it. Before they started from home, Mrs. Gray had partly promised her sister-in-law that she would stop there with Nelly and Frankie on their return, and make a visit; but on the last day of their journey, it was quite cold and rainy. keywords: frankie; good; gray; mamma; mother; mrs; nelly; willie cache: 33517.txt plain text: 33517.txt item: #3 of 6 id: 39812 author: Molesworth, Mrs. title: The Oriel Window date: None words: 47477 flesch: 90 summary: It was so with little Ferdy and his friends. Oh, thought little Ferdy, I do _wish_ something could be settled about Jesse. keywords: boy; children; chrissie; christine; day; dear; eyes; face; ferdy; good; illustrations; jesse; lilly; look; mamma; master; master ferdy; mind; miss; molesworth; mother; mrs; old; poor; room; ross; stories; story; tell; things; thought; time; way; window; work cache: 39812.txt plain text: 39812.txt item: #4 of 6 id: 419 author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) title: The Magic of Oz date: None words: 40461 flesch: 87 summary: These are seldom disturbed in their leafy haunts because there is no reason why Oz people should go there, except on rare occasions, and most parts of the forest have never been seen by any eyes but the eyes of the beasts who make their home there. It would save you from slavery, for one thing, and you could enjoy all the fine things of Oz people have. keywords: beasts; bill; cap'n; cat; dorothy; forest; girl; glass; good; kiki; king; magic; monkeys; nome; ozma; people; ruggedo; trot; way; wizard cache: 419.txt plain text: 419.txt item: #5 of 6 id: 43131 author: Molesworth, Mrs. title: Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children date: None words: 37641 flesch: 94 summary: You could say `baby Mary,' said Mary, who did not like to be called a silly girl. Mamma looked quite startled when she saw poor Mary all in tears, but Mary soon got happy again when she felt her own dear mamma's hand clasping hers firmly. keywords: artie; baby; children; day; dear; dolly; father; good; leigh; little; mamma; mary; nurse; papa; things; thought; time; way cache: 43131.txt plain text: 43131.txt item: #6 of 6 id: 43569 author: Mitchell, Lebbeus title: Bobby in Search of a Birthday date: None words: 10398 flesch: 95 summary: Bobby North has lost his birthday and don't know where to find it! Ain't not, repeated Bobby and his lower lip began to twist up. There was quite an array of them--enough Bobby decided for all eight birthdays and he vaguely wondered if all eight of them had come on that one day. keywords: birthdays; bobby; boy; eyes; lady; man; puppy cache: 43569.txt plain text: 43569.txt