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Four little Blossoms at Brookside Farm - Tim And Angi

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<strong>Four</strong> Little <strong>Blossoms</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Brookside</strong> <strong>Farm</strong><br />

Twaddles tumbled to his knees, and Bobby<br />

stood up, but poor Dot lost her shaky balance<br />

and fell into the barrel with her dress and the<br />

handkerchief.<br />

"There, there, sister, you're not hurt," soothed<br />

Jud, as he pulled the dripping child out and<br />

stood her on the grass.<br />

"For mercy's sake don't<br />

yell like th<strong>at</strong>. Miss Polly will think you're<br />

killed!"<br />

Dot was frightened and wet, and she had no<br />

intention of smiling <strong>at</strong> such misfortune. She<br />

cried so loud th<strong>at</strong> Aunt Polly heard her and<br />

came running down to the barn, Meg running<br />

behind her.<br />

"Why, Baby!"<br />

Aunt Polly was surprised to<br />

see streams of w<strong>at</strong>er running off her small niece,<br />

and <strong>at</strong> first<br />

she did not notice th<strong>at</strong> Dot had no<br />

dress on.<br />

"Where's your dress?" demanded Meg.<br />

Aunt Polly picked up Dot, wet as she was,<br />

and started back to the house. Meg followed<br />

to help find clean dry clothes.<br />

Jud looked <strong>at</strong> Twaddles and Bobby queerly.<br />

"Just wh<strong>at</strong> were you doing?" he asked in a dif-

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