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The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories

Chapter 3: THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK (ALL ARE IN COLORS)
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A collection of brief, whimsical stories for children in which youngsters encounter fairies, enchanted objects, and tiny helpers who solve ordinary troubles with magic and playful mischief. Episodes include a tearful child carried to a dreamland where a wishing key unleashes smiles, a girl aided by shoemaker fairies who provide perfect slippers, and a Halloween tale about tattling and consequences. Each vignette mixes gentle moral lessons with jaunty verse, light humor, and colorful illustrations, emphasizing imagination, kindness, and courage while wrapping everyday worries in fantastical, reassuring resolutions.

THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK
(ALL ARE IN COLORS)

THE WITCH DROPPED IN TWO STRAWS FROM HER BROOM Frontispiece
HE WAS STANDING ON A SAND PILE SURE ENOUGH AND THERE WERE FAIRIES ALL AROUND HIM 15
AT THAT VERY MINUTE A LITTLE FAIRY JUMPED RIGHT ON THE LITTLE TOE 19
AND THEY BLEW AWAY, AWAY, AWAY 31
THEY SAILED AWAY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 43
THE LITTLE FAIRY FROM THRIFT TOWN STEPPED OUT 47
THEY HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND DANCED ROUND AND ROUND IN A RING 51
THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW A CUTE LITTLE HOUSE IN A TREE AND AN OLD MAN STOOD AT THE DOOR 55
THE DWARFS WERE ALL AT BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS 59
AND THE WEE PEOPLE CAME TUMBLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY ONE AFTER ANOTHER 63