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By Thistle By Thimble
The Woman Who Moved a Mountain
Jeanine Norton, mother, grandmother and crossing-guard for the intersection of Main and School Street, has a secret she has kept for 50 years: she is moving a mountain. "Why?" you may ask. The answer is simple and yet, not so simple. She is moving a mountain so that she can have a view of something very important to her, something that is emblematic of the love she has for her home town, as well as a reminder of the day she first met her husband.
25 MINUTES
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Sparkle Kitchen: Banana Soft Serve Ice Cream
Did you know that if you freeze and blend bananas they turn into a substance with exactly the same creamy texture as soft-serve ice cream? It's a neat trick, particularly if you consistently end up with one leftover banana about to go bad. Follow the steps in this recipe to make your own!
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The School House
Three townsmen wish to build a schoolhouse for their children but lack the resources to do so. Little do they know that their…
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By Thistle By Thimble
The Road to the Old Stone Chapel
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By Thistle By Thimble
The Rat Catcher’s Son
Even though the job of "rat-catcher" isn't respected in the city where Bern lives, he learns that the patience and perseverance it requires…
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