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Bertie Badger and the Sideways Stream
Bertie Badger liked to count things as he walked. Three red mushrooms. Four smooth stones. Five fat raindrops on a leaf.
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Little Makers & Problem-Solvers
Mae and the Map of Taps
Mae helped in her father’s busy repair shop. She liked the jars of screws, the rolls of tape, and the soft tap-tap of a hammer on wood. Outside was a small park with a new water fountain. It had three silver buttons: one for a low drink, one for a tall drink, and one to fill a bowl for dogs.
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Rufus Raccoon and the Moonlit Mailbox
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.
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Nora and the Little Bell
Nora 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.
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Tilda and the Humming Hill
Tilda 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.
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Bramble and the Lantern Fish
Bramble 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.
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