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42 stories
Rufus Raccoon was the night postkeeper in a little town of tree houses. Each evening, he opened the red mailbox beside the old oak and sorted letters by smell. Lavender letters went to Mrs. Mole. Pine-scented letters went to the squirrel family. Peppermint letters went to the owl who ran the tea shop.
Read this storyNora lived above a busy bakery. Every morning, the smell of warm bread curled up the stairs to her window. On the shelf beside her bed sat a tiny brass bell. It had no clapper, so it had never rung.
Read this storyTilda lived in a yellow house at the foot of a grassy hill. Every morning, the hill made one small sound: hum-hum-hum. Tilda hummed back as she ate her toast.
Read this storyBramble was a small badger who lived beside a dark, round pond. Each evening, he carried his little lantern to the water’s edge and watched its yellow light shine on the reeds.
Read this storyPia was watering the pots on her balcony when something went pop! A small brown seed sprang from its paper packet and landed in the blue flowerpot.
Read this storyMoss the little mole planned his picnic all week. He packed round cheese rolls, crisp apple slices, and a red blanket with white dots. At noon, his friends would come: Lark the rabbit, Pebble the turtle, and Nib the squirrel.
Read this storyWhat if socks grew on trees? How would you pick them?
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