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By Thistle By Thimble

The Log Dancer

Bishop Shaddock has a difficult job. He has to 'dance' logs along the Kennebec River so they they don't get stuck and create a log jam. He has done it his whole life because he wanted to be just like his father who was also a log dancer. He has had some difficult times but nothing was as hard as what he had to face — when he became a father.
19 MINUTES
Summer

By Thistle By Thimble

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By Thistle By Thimble

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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27 MINUTES
Winter
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By Thistle By Thimble

The Road to the Old Stone Chapel

Mr. Shields wants to renovate the new manor he purchased, but runs into a challenge with the old stone chapel — beavers! He…

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26 MINUTES
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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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22 MINUTES
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