
"Simple enough; I've stopped the clock," he said.—Page 132.— Frontispiece.
LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Notiss to Burgylers.
Kitching Rules.
Rules for Guests.
Rules for the Waiteress.
GO TO ME'S FOR POTERY.
LISENSED TO SELL SONNITS - ON THE PREMISSES.
EPIKS WROTE WHILE - YOU WEIGHT.
SPESHUL DISSCOUNTS TO ALL - COSTUMERS ORDERING - BY THE TUN.
Mollie spends her afternoons dreaming on a haystack, accompanied by Flaxilocks, a French doll, and Whistlebinkie, a rubber boy with a whistle in his hat. Their quiet pondering often invites odd, delightful happenings that seem to exist only for her. One gentle afternoon a soft sob catches their ears, pulling the trio toward an unexpected encounter.
The sound belongs to a tiny shepherdess named Bopeep, who has lost her flock of spring lambs. Mollie’s kind heart and the peculiar talents of her companions—especially Whistlebinkie’s charming whistle—prompt them to set off in search of the missing sheep. Their quest is filled with whimsical dialogue, light‑hearted riddles, and a warm sense of adventure that invites listeners to share in the wonder of the hunt.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (132K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive.
Release date
2012-05-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1862–1922
A witty American humorist and editor, he became best known for playful fantasy and satire that turned the afterlife into a stage for clever conversation. His stories mix lightness, literary jokes, and a surprisingly modern sense of comic imagination.
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