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Children of the lighthouse

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS
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Two island-born siblings spend their days exploring a rocky bay and helping maintain the family lighthouse, accompanied by a faithful donkey, an old sailor companion, and a talkative pet crow. Episodes range from practical tasks such as hauling oil and managing rails to small-scale adventures — fog-bound dangers, a rescue, a missing white slipper, and lively picnics — that reveal childhood curiosity and common-sense bravery. Scenes alternate playful humor, domestic detail, and warm descriptions of coastal nature, emphasizing familial cooperation, responsibility, and the resilient inventiveness of children living in an isolated maritime community.

ILLUSTRATIONS

The Children, Jenny Lind, and Jim Crow Frontispiece
“Jim Crow,” a privileged visitor, adding an occasional low croak to the conversation 24
As they drew near an odor arose that was the best kind of po’try in itself 37
Lesley could plainly see his small figure in the Gateway 49
He danced gayly about the room, tossing his crown before him like a ball 85

Drawn by Elinor M. Goodridge