Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover

In a sunny garden that wraps a white house in honeysuckle, brother and sister Jackie and Peggs spend their days inventing games because their kindly but forgetful aunt has no toys to give them. When Peggs cries for a doll and Jackie for a soldier, the two decide to craft their own companions from the world around them. Together they fashion a delicate figure from sweetclover blossoms, morning‑glory petals and a tiny four‑o’clock bonnet, while Jackie fashions a brave little soldier from corn kernels, husk, and bits of gold‑leaf paper.

They christen their creations Little Miss Sweetclover and Kernel Cob, and immediately set them loose in adventures across the garden. With a parasol for shade and improvised uniforms, the pair imagine grand battles, daring voyages, and heroic deeds, letting their imagination turn ordinary garden weeds into a world of wonder. The story celebrates the power of resourcefulness and the joy of turning simple things into treasured friends.