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A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. Literature of Delight. Under a tree, where the pedlar sleeps, he is unaware of the rascally bunch of thieves stealing away with his wares. Every hat is gone, and only a bunch of grinning monkeys can change such misfortune into a madcap adventure for every lover of les chapeaux. When some monkeys engage in a bit of monkey business, the cap peddler...
2) Crictor
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1958
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Crictor the boa constrictor lives with Madame Bodot. He is a very helpful pet, especially when there are burglars in the neighborhood.
5) Pet show!
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When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize.
10) The amazing bone
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On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.
12) Wagon wheels
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Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act.
13) Ben's trumpet
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Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
15) Ox-cart man
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Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.