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LiteratureThe Legend Of Babouscka It was the night the dear Christ-Child came to Bethlehem. In a country far away from Him, an old, old woman named Babouscka sat in…
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LiteratureHow The Beggars Came To Town “Hark, hark, the dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town: Some in rags, and some in tags, And some in velvet gown.” Very…
LiteratureThirsty Island Travelers approaching a bush township are sure to find some distance from the town a lonely public-house waiting by the roadside to give them welcome.…
LiteratureHickory, Dickory, Dock “Hickory, Dickory, Dock! The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, Dickory, Dock!” Within the hollow wall of…
LiteratureThe Oracle No tram ever goes to Randwick races without him; he is always fat, hairy, and assertive; he is generally one of a party, and takes…
LiteratureA Kidnapped Santa Claus Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured. His workmen, selected from the ryls,…
LiteratureScience in the Detection of Crime – a Story Science in the Detection of Crime – a Story Much to his housekeeper’s disgust, the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes carried out scientific experiments in…
LiteratureThe Merino Sheep People have got the impression that the merino is a gentle, bleating animal that gets its living without trouble to anybody, and comes up every…
LiteratureTurkeys Turning The Tables “Well, you see,” the papa began, on Christmas morning, when the little girl had snuggled in his lap into just the right shape for listening,…