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Our Robins
The narrator spends time with her dying friend and the friend's young son, sharing a love of flowers and birds, and reflecting on the habits of robins and their similarities to human beings.
Susy's Cow
A widowed mother must sell her daughter's beloved cow in order to pay for medical care. The cow demonstrates devotion to its calf and the daughter.
The Magic Lamp
An aunt tells her nieces and nephews the story of a girl named Serena and the magic lamp she receives from mother Nature.
The White Hills in October
The narrator presents the journal of a trip to the White Mountains by Mary Langdon, a young American woman, who has just ended a relationship with her German lover due to her father's disapproval. A mysterious stranger appears at a significant moment…
Straggling Excerpts from a Journal Kept in Switzerland
The narrator, "Miss S.", describes her travels in Switzerland with two young female companions, and their encounter with a mysterious English gentleman with a troubled past.
Truth Versus Fiction
The narrator is encouraged to abandon fiction and to write about real life, and tells the stories of two village women who passed in the previous year.
The Good Son
After a father's financial loss, his young son secretly works as a gardener while at boarding school to help earn money for his family.
A New-England Sabbath
The narrator describes how the Sabbath is observed by the descendants of the Puritans in a typical New-England village.
Uncle David
An uncle teaches his nieces and nephews lessons about economics, gentility, and falls in love with a worthy woman.
Cousin Frank
The narrator offers a sketch of a bachelor who is loved by family and friends for his generosity and benevolence.