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A merry band of small fairies — Tiddly Winks, Tiddly Wee, Tiddly Thrift, Tiddly Cheer-Up, Tiddly Scowl and Tiddly Why — guide beginning readers through simple, graded lessons in letters, numbers, manners and daily routines. Short illustrated episodes set in a schoolroom, a picnic, gardens and play scenes use repetition and playful mischief to teach reading, counting, saving, cooperation and punctuality. Household and schoolroom objects are personified, creating lively classroom interactions and gentle moral examples. The collection is organized as brief, easily decodable stories and rhymes intended for early readers learning the alphabet, basic vocabulary and social habits.
Tiddly Winks said, “I will come.”
He said to the School Room Clock, “Here I come.”
He jumped inside of the clock.
He Began to Swing on the Pendulum
The children were coming to school.
They came to school on Monday.
They looked at the School Room Clock.
Tiddly Winks had stopped the Clock!
He began to swing on the pendulum.
He smiled at the children.
He said, “I always smile on Monday morning.”