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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 Wee sang this little song.
He sang this song on Tuesday.
Tiddly Winks Laughed Like a Brownie
He helped Tiddly Winks iron his sheets.
Tiddly Winks ironed pillow cases.
These little fairies liked to iron.
They liked to iron on Tuesday.
They soon had ironed all the clothes.
Tiddly Winks said, “Let us go to school.”
Tiddly Wee said, “We will go to-morrow.”