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The Bobbsey family is invited to spend part of the summer at the farm of their relatives. Once there, Nan, Bert, Freddie and Flossie set about exploring the countryside and are introduced to all of its unique charms and challenges -- including a devastating flood and a few overly inquisitive animals.

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Publié par	The Floating Press
Date de parution	01 décembre 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781776674015
Langue	English

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THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY
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LAURA LEE HOPE

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The Bobbsey Twins in the Country First published in 1907 Epub ISBN 978-1-77667-401-5 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77667-402-2 © 2015 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
Contents
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Chapter I - The Invitation Chapter II - The Start Chapter III - Snoop on the Train Chapter IV - A Long Ride Chapter V - Meadow Brook Chapter VI - Frisky Chapter VII - A Country Picnic Chapter VIII - Fun in the Woods Chapter IX - Fourth of July Chapter X - A Great Day Chapter XI - The Little Gardeners Chapter XII - Tom's Runaway Chapter XIII - Picking Peas Chapter XIV - The Circus Chapter XV - The Chariot Race Chapter XVI - The Flood Chapter XVII - A Town Afloat Chapter XVIII - The Fresh-Air Camp Chapter XIX - Sewing School Chapter XX - A Midnight Scare Chapter XXI - What the Well Contained Chapter XXII - Little Jack Horner,—Good-Bye
Chapter I - The Invitation
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"There goes the bell! It's the letter carrier! Let me answer!" Freddieexclaimed.
"Oh, let me! It's my turn this week!" cried Flossie.
"But I see a blue envelope. That's from Aunt Sarah!" the brother cried.
Meanwhile both children, Freddie and Flossie, were making all possibleefforts to reach the front door, which Freddie finally did by jumpingover the little divan that stood in the way, it being sweeping day.
"I beat you," laughed the boy, while his sister stood back,acknowledging defeat.
"Well, Dinah had everything in the way and anyhow, maybe it was yourturn. Mother is in the sewing room, I guess!" Flossie concluded, and sothe two started in search of the mother, with the welcome letter fromAunt Sarah tight in Freddie's chubby fist.
Freddie and Flossie were the younger of the two pairs of twins thatbelonged to the Bobbsey family. The little ones were four years old,both with light curls framing pretty dimpled faces, and both being justfat enough to be good-natured. The other twins, Nan and Bert, wereeight years old, dark and handsome, and as like as "two peas" theneighbors used to say. Some people thought it strange there should betwo pairs of twins in one house, but Nan said it was just likefour-leaf clovers, that always grow in little patches by themselves.
This morning the letter from Aunt Sarah, always a welcome happening,was especially joyous.
"Do read it out loud," pleaded Flossie, when the blue envelope had beenopened in the sewing room by Mrs. Bobbsey.
"When can we go?" broke in Freddie, at a single hint that the missivecontained an invitation to visit Meadow Brook, the home of Aunt Sarahin the country.
"Now be patient, children," the mother told them. "I'll read theinvitation in just a minute," and she kept her eyes fastened on theblue paper in a way that even to Freddie and Flossie meant somethingvery interesting.
"Aunt Sarah wants to know first how we all are."
"Oh, we're all well," Freddie interrupted, showing some impatience.
"Do listen, Freddie, or we won't hear," Flossie begged him, tugging athis elbow.
"Then she says," continued the mother, "that this is a beautiful summerat Meadow Brook."
"Course it is. We know that!" broke in Freddie again.
"Freddie!" pleaded Flossie.
"And she asks how we would like to visit them this summer." "Fine,like it—lovely!" the little boy almost shouted, losing track of wordsin his delight.
"Tell her we'll come, mamma," went on Freddie. "Do send a letter quickwon't you, mamma?"
"Freddie Bobbsey!" spoke up Flossie, in a little girl's way of showingindignation. "If you would only keep quiet we could hear about going,but—you always stop mamma. Please, mamma, read the rest," and thegolden head was pressed against the mother's shoulder from the arm ofthe big rocking chair.
"Well, I was only just saying—" pouted Freddie.
"Now listen, dear." The mother went on once more reading from theletter: "Aunt Sarah says Cousin Harry can hardly wait until vacationtime to see Bert, and she also says, 'For myself I cannot wait to seethe babies. I want to hear Freddie laugh, and I want to hear Flossie"say her piece," as she did last Christmas, then I just want to hugthem both to death, and so does their Uncle Daniel.'"
"Good!—goody!" broke in the irrepressible Freddie again. "I'll justhug Aunt Sarah this way," and he fell on his mother's neck and squeezeduntil she cried for him to stop.
"I guess she'll like that," Freddie wound up, in real satisfaction athis hugging ability.
"Not if you spoil her hair," Flossie insisted, while the overcomemother tried to adjust herself generally.
"Is that all?" Flossie asked.
"No, there is a message for Bert and Nan too, but I must keep that forlunch time. Nobody likes stale news," the mother replied.
"But can't we hear it when Bert and Nan come from school?" coaxedFlossie.
"Of course," the mother assured her. "But you must run out in the airnow. We have taken such a long time to read the letter."
"Oh, aren't you glad!" exclaimed Flossie to her brother, as they ranalong the stone wall that edged the pretty terrace in front of theirhome.
"Glad! I'm just—so glad—so glad—I could almost fly up in the air!"the boy managed to say in chunks, for he had never had much experiencewith words, a very few answering for all his needs.
The morning passed quickly to the little ones, for they had so much tothink about now, and when the school children appeared around thecorner Flossie and Freddie hurried to meet Nan and Bert, to tell themthe news.
"We're going! we're going!" was about all Freddie could say.
"Oh, the letter came—from Aunt Sarah!" was Flossie's way of tellingthe news. But it was at the lunch table that Mrs. Bobbsey finished theletter.
"'Tell Nan,'" she read, "'that Aunt Sarah has a lot of new patches andtidies to show her, and tell her I have found a new kind of jumblechocolate that I am going to teach her to make.' There, daughter, yousee," commented Mrs. Bobbsey, "Aunt Sarah has not forgotten what a goodlittle baker you are."
"Chocolate jumble," remarked Bert, and smacked his lips. "Say, Nan, besure to learn that. It sounds good," the brother declared.
Just then Dinah, the maid, brought in the chocolate, and the childrentried to tell her about going to the country, but so many were talkingat once that the good-natured colored girl interrupted the confusionwith a hearty laugh.
"Ha! ha! ha! And all you-uns be goin' to de country!"
"Yes, Dinah," Mrs. Bobbsey told her, "and just listen to what AuntSarah says about you," and once more the blue letter came out, whileMrs. Bobbsey read:
"'And be sure to bring dear old Dinah! We have plenty of room, and shewill so enjoy seeing the farming.'"
"Farming! Ha! ha! Dat I do like. Used to farm all time home inVirginie!" the maid declared. "And I likes it fuss-rate! Yes, Dinah'llgo and hoe de corn and" (aside to Bert) "steal de watermelons!"
The prospects were indeed bright for a happy time in the country, andthe Bobbseys never disappointed themselves when fun was within theirreach.
Chapter II - The Start
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With so much to think about, the few weeks that were left betweenvacation and the country passed quickly for the Bobbseys. As told inany first book, "The Bobbsey Twins," this little family had a splendidhome in Lakeport, where Mr. Bobbsey was a lumber merchant. The motherand father were both young themselves, and always took part in theirchildren's joys and sorrows, for there were sorrows sometimes. Think ofpoor little Freddie getting shut up all alone in a big store with onlya little black kitten, "Snoop," to keep him from being scared to death;that was told of in the first book, for Freddie went shopping one daywith his mamma, and wandered off a little bit. Presently he foundhimself in the basement of the store; there he had so much trouble ingetting out he fell asleep in the meantime. Then, when he awoke and itwas all dark, and the great big janitor came to rescuehim—oh!—Freddie thought the man might even be a giant when he firstheard the janitor's voice in the dark store.
Freddie often got in trouble, but like most good little boys he wasalways saved just at the right time, for they say good children havereal angels watching over them. Nan, Bert, and Flossie all had plentyof exciting experiences too, as told in "The Bobbsey Twins," for amongother neighbors there was Danny Rugg, a boy who always tried to maketrouble for Bert, and sometimes almost succeeded in getting Bert into"hot water," as Dinah expressed it.
Of course Nan had her friends, as all big girls have, but Bert, hertwin brother, was her dearest chum, just as Freddie was Flossie's.
"When we get to the country we will plant trees, go fishing, and pickblackberries," Nan said one day.
"Yes, and I'm going with Harry out exploring," Bert announced.
"I'm just going to plant things," prim little Flossie lisped. "I justlove melons and ice cream and—"
"Ice cream! Can you really plant ice cream?" Freddie asked innocently,which made the others all laugh at Flossie's funny plans.
"I'm going to have chickens," Freddie told them. "I'm going to have oneof those queer chicken coops that you shut up tight and when you openit it's just full of little 'kippies.'"
"Oh, an incubator, you mean," Nan explained. "That's a machine forraising chickens without any mother."
"But mine are going to have a mother," Freddie corrected, thinking howsad little chickens would be without a kind mamma like his own.
"But how can they have a mother where there isn't any for them?"Flossie aske