Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 17, April 26, 1914

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Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 17, April 26, 1914

by Various Authors

EN·~23 minutes·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total

A QUEER SNAKE. - BY MARY E.Q. BRUSH.

3:29

RAINDROPS.

0:08

TOODLES' MISHAP. - BY ASTON MOORE.

1:14

THE DOOR OF SPRING. - BY HELEN M. RICHARDSON.

0:40

ADOPTING A GRANDMOTHER. - BY MARY STARR CONEY.

3:33

THE FIVE CASTAWAYS. - BY COE HAYNE.

3:44

ON ACCOUNT OF THE BUNNIES. - BY EMMA C. DOWD.

2:58

SERVING THE QUEEN. - BY MARY E. JACKSON.

1:12

OUR LESSON.—For April 26.

2:14

The First Safety-pin.

1:32
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Description

A sunny Florida setting frames the opening tale, where a group of children discover a strange, half‑coiled snake on their mother’s bed. Their imaginations run wild as they debate how the creature slipped inside, who will confront it, and what to do next, creating a lively mix of fear and bravado. The collection then shifts to a light‑hearted poem about raindrops racing down a windowpane, capturing the simple delight of stormy weather. A mischievous dog’s kitchen escapade follows, where curiosity with a candle leads to a painful lesson about respecting limits.

The final pieces round out the volume with a gentle celebration of the season’s arrival. A short verse welcomes spring’s songbirds and the first redwing, inviting listeners to picture blooming trees and warm breezes. Together, these stories and verses offer a nostalgic, family‑friendly listening experience that balances humor, suspense, and the charm of early‑20th‑century childhood imagination.

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Language

en

Duration

~23 minutes (22K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Suzanne Lybarger and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

Nov 27, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Various Authors

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