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
1

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

3:35
2

RAINDROPS.

0:08
3

TOODLES' MISHAP. - BY ASTON MOORE.

1:14
4

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

0:40
5

ADOPTING A GRANDMOTHER. - BY MARY STARR CONEY.

3:33
6

THE FIVE CASTAWAYS. - BY COE HAYNE.

3:44
7

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

2:58
8

SERVING THE QUEEN. - BY MARY E. JACKSON.

1:12
9

OUR LESSON.—For April 26.

2:14
10

The First Safety-pin.

1:32

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

2004-11-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

VA

Various Authors

This collection brings together writing from more than one contributor, so there isn’t a single author story to tell. The focus is on the range of voices in the work itself.

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