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The Letter That Dripped
The letter at the bottom of Noah's bag was dripping. Noah was the mail carrier on Maple Lane. Every morning he put on his sneakers, packed his bag, and walked…
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Ivy and the Last Egg
Ivy was the only baker in Lily Pond who woke up before the sun. Every morning, while the stars were still out, her clock went brrring, and she hopped out of…
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Emma and the Missing Spoon
The bakery sits at the bottom of Crumb Hill, where the streets are still dark and sleepy. Emma the baker is already awake. "Up before the sun, up before the…
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Isla and the Missing Spoon
In the flour bin, Isla found a tiny hole, round as a plum. She was the baker on Pudding Lane, and she was up before the sun, as she always was. "Up before the…
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Poppy and the Reed Corner
Poppy was the librarian of a little library beside a duck pond, and she was the only librarian anywhere who hummed a song to every book before she put it on…
The Corner by the Window
"Squeak, squeak," went something in the reading corner, and Mia tiptoed over to see. The corner was her favourite place in the whole library. It had a sunny…
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Pip and the Rolling Bookmark
Poppy wanted to sit in the Cosy Corner more than anything, but first she had to find her bookmark. Poppy was the librarian. The Cosy Corner was her favourite…
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Window Seat Corner
"Don't sit there, Benjamin," said Mrs. Pell, the librarian. "That's where the Quiet Mouse lives." Benjamin stopped with a book under each arm. He was five, and…
Hens Before Breakfast
"Cluck, cluck, cluck!" Mia heard it from her bed, and she was up before the sun. The hens were calling, and that meant one thing. The eggs were ready. Mia…
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Eggs for Elsie
"Ten eggs, and not one more to find," said Elsie, standing in the cold, bright yard. She was a farmer, a small one, with big yellow boots. Every morning she…
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Theo and the Morning Eggs
Theo was the only farmer in the whole valley who got up before the rooster. He did it on purpose, because the rooster was very loud. "Eggs first," Theo…
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The Log and the Blue Letter
The village of Little Wick sat at the bottom of a hill, and every morning its chimneys woke up one by one. Isla woke up too. She was the post girl, and she had…
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Mia Hears the Hens
"Cluck, cluck, cluck!" Mia heard it from her bed, and she was out of her pajamas and into her sneakers before the third one. Mia was the farmer, and every…
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Postbag Elsie
"Clink, clink, clink." Elsie heard the gate at the end of the lane, and she ran down the stairs in her socks. That was the sound of the post lady, Mrs. Penny,…
Noah and the Stuck Bell
Noah the firefighter was polishing the big red truck when the bell began to ring by itself. Clang, clang, clang. "Not now," said Noah. "I have a busy day." He…
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Poppy and the Muddy Hose
Poppy found a boot in the fire station's soup pot, and it was still steaming. "Who put a boot in the soup?" said Poppy. Nobody answered. Poppy was the smallest…
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Firefighter Freddie's Busy Day
Freddie the firefighter wanted just one thing today: to eat his jam sandwich before the bell rang. He sat down at the fire station. He picked up the sandwich.…
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Henry and the Hose Reel
Henry wanted to wash the big red fire truck before lunch, and he wanted it to shine. Henry was a firefighter. He had a yellow helmet and a bucket as big as a…
The Baker's Early Rise
The village square was filled with the warm smell of fresh bread, the sound of birds chirping in the trees, and the faint glow of sunrise peeking over the…
The Mail Carrier's Route
The sun rose over the quiet streets, casting a warm glow over the houses and the sound of birds chirping filled the air, and every morning, without fail, the…