item: #1 of 6 id: 21105 author: Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy) title: Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle date: None words: 36549 flesch: 66 summary: You gie him to me! Impressed with his words, and knowing besides now from long acquaintance that Jupp was what she called a knowledgeable man, Mary accordingly surrendered the apparently lifeless body of little Teddy; whereupon the porter incontinently began to strip off all the boy's clothing, which of course was wringing wet like his own. Swimming on his side, however, and striking out grandly, Jupp succeeded at length in vanquishing the current, or rather made it serve his purpose; and, presently, grasping hold of the branch of an alder that hung over the river at the point of the bend, he drew himself up on the bank with one hand, holding poor Teddy still with the other, to find himself at the same moment confronted by Nurse Mary, with Cissy and Liz, who had all hurried down the slope to the scene of the disaster. keywords: captain; cissy; conny; doctor; face; father; good; hands; home; jack; jupp; lennard; liz; look; looking; man; mary; master; master teddy; miss; mite; moment; old; poor; porter; puck; round; ship; sir; teddy; thought; time; uncle; vicar; water; way cache: 21105.txt plain text: 21105.txt item: #2 of 6 id: 37357 author: Stables, Gordon title: Annie o' the Banks o' Dee date: None words: 54513 flesch: 88 summary: Poor man! Young men are mostly fools--I'll go into the house and smoke a pipe with my aged friend, McLeod. keywords: annie; board; captain; craig; day; dear; dickson; eyes; face; fanny; far; fletcher; gold; good; grahame; half; hall; hand; heart; ilda; island; laird; life; look; love; man; matty; mcleod; men; nicol; night; poor; queen; reginald; round; sandie; sea; ship; sir; tell; time; way; white; young cache: 37357.txt plain text: 37357.txt item: #3 of 6 id: 39047 author: Molesworth, Mrs. title: Nurse Heatherdale's Story date: None words: 41820 flesch: 91 summary: Miss Bess and Master Francis could not help laughing at the funny way the child said it, nor could I myself, for that matter. Miss Bess and Master Francis were talking eagerly with old Prideaux; they turned to us as we came near. keywords: baby; bess; boy; children; day; dear; francis; good; lady; lally; master; master francis; miss; miss bess; nurse; room; sir; things; time; way cache: 39047.txt plain text: 39047.txt item: #4 of 6 id: 43127 author: Molesworth, Mrs. title: An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories date: None words: 34618 flesch: 90 summary: But so well were the Queen's feelings understood that no one ventured to tell her of these clear signs that little Rose felt herself at home in the land of the snow. With trembling dread the Queen drew away the furs and shawls wrapped round the baby, almost expecting to find her changed in some strange way, perhaps even dead; and it was with thankfulness that she saw that little Rose was still herself--sweet and smiling in her sleep. keywords: alix; arminel; children; chloe; day; good; king; like; queen; rafe; rose; story; summer; tell; things; think; thought; time; way; wish cache: 43127.txt plain text: 43127.txt item: #5 of 6 id: 44780 author: Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) title: Bessie at the Sea-Side date: None words: 63372 flesch: 92 summary: But, little Bessie, said the gentleman, do you call people strangers who know a great deal about you? Mrs. Stanton tried to comfort her, and then the old lady and the young one knelt down together, while little Bessie slept on, knowing nothing of the hopes and fears and sorrows of those who prayed beside her. keywords: adams; baby; bessie; bradford; children; colonel; day; dear; father; girl; good; jones; little; love; maggie; mamie; mamma; miss; mother; mrs; nurse; papa; people; rush; think; thought; time; tom; want; way cache: 44780.txt plain text: 44780.txt item: #6 of 6 id: 45168 author: Arthington, Maria title: Rhymes for Harry and His Nurse-Maid date: None words: 5105 flesch: 90 summary: _ Little Truths better than great Fables, 2 parts. If it be _not_ attended to, children are great observers, and will soon find that but little regard is paid to truth; and thus incalculable evils may be the result. keywords: baby; care; children; harry; illustration; mamma; nurse cache: 45168.txt plain text: 45168.txt