'Tilda Jane's Orphans
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Prefatory Note
2:02 -
Hank Has a Laughing Fit
17:48 -
A Conflict of Wills
8:21 -
What is the Matter with Grandpa?
19:01 -
The Arrival of Milkweed
17:09 -
'Tilda Jane's Mysterious Errand
13:39 -
A Call on the Lumber Merchant
18:08 -
His Only Son
17:11 -
Mild Forgiveness
16:45 -
An Unexpected Request
19:08 -
The Moneyed Pup
14:39 -
More About the Pup
14:21 -
Grandpa's Drive
24:57 -
Little Housetop
14:52 -
The Flight of a Wild Goose
17:06 -
The Pursuit of the Goose
15:37 -
A Tedious Waiting
23:03 -
The Return of the Treasures
23:09 -
Perletta's Pets
28:16 -
Grandpa's Dream
18:24 -
The Son of Muffles
17:02 -
'Tilda Jane Receives a Shock
16:47 -
Cousin Oonah Riley
16:19 -
Perletta Puzzles Her Friends
25:29 -
Perletta Makes an Explanation
30:14 -
Hank Breaks Important News to Grandpa
21:58 -
A Cottage of Gentility
15:18 -
The Torraines
13:45
'Tilda Jane's Orphans (1909) is a public domain work.
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Laughter outside a snowbound cottage introduces a household whose kindness has taken an awkward turn. 'Tilda Jane, a young orphan who keeps house for Hank Dillson and his father, wants to give another unhappy girl a home. The arrival of a much older, larger newcomer upsets the picture she had imagined. Hank recounts the situation to his French neighbours, bringing the reader into a small community where family affection, curiosity and teasing share the same fireside.
Marshall Saunders's 1909 story also gives household animals a strong place in 'Tilda Jane's affections. She and Grandpa grieve over a puppy and pigeon taken away by Perletta, while she lifts the dog Gippie onto her lap. These exchanges show how caring for people and animals can bring competing loyalties. Readers interested in childhood, adopted families and everyday kindness will find a story built around conversations and the practical difficulties of offering help.
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- Author
- Marshall Saunders
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 229
- Language
- English
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- Childrens Classics
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