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Five little peppers and how they grew

The five little Peppers are an adorable family being raised by their widowed mother. Her seamstress' wages are barely enough to sustain them, and yet they are happy. The smallest pleasure causes great delight and merriment in the little house.

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  • "The five little Peppers are an adorable family being raised by their widowed mother. Her seamstress' wages are barely enough to sustain them, and yet they are happy. The smallest pleasure causes great delight and merriment in the little house."@en
  • "The homespun tale of Polly, Ben, Joel, Davie and Phronsie Pepper who grow up in a poor household that is rich in love, joy and laughter."@en
  • "The Five Little Peppers are an adorable family of children growing up in a small town and cared for by their widowed mother. She is so poor that the pittance she earns as the town seamstress fails to support or even sustain the family. Everything happens to this brood while mother is away sewing, but no matter how dangerous the situation, they come out of it safe and smiling. The children are happy despite their poverty, and the smallest pleasures cause delight and merriment in the little house. When the eldest daughter is offered a chance to be adopted by a rich family, she chooses to return to her poor but happy home."@en
  • "Fatherless children, happy in spite of their impoverished condition, want to surprise their mother on her birthday. But how can they when they have no money?"
  • "Fatherless children, happy in spite of their impoverished condition, want to surprise their mother on her birthday. But how can they when they have no money?"@en
  • "Life is tough for the Little Peppers, but they always handle their difficulties with great courage and cheer. However, they dream of the better life for their widower mother. When the Peppers meet a wealthy gentleman and his young son it appears that their prayers have been answered, but things aren't that simple."
  • "The story of five children who grow up in a poor household that is rich in love, joy and laughter."
  • "In New England in the late nineteenth-century, a fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman and his young son."@en
  • "In New England in the late nineteenth-century, a fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman and his young son."
  • "Mrs. Pepper, a widow, and her five children lived in a plain little brown house where she struggled to feed and clothe her lively brood. The family had little in the way of luxury and hardly any of the things that many of us today take for granted. But they had such fun and good times together and loved one another so dearly that when a very rich little boy discovered the warmth and happiness that flooded the little brown house he felt himself lucky to be in it. And as it turned out, his coming brought luck to the Five Little Peppers too.The adventures of this poor but loving Pepper family-Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and the adored youngest, Phronsie-have charmed young audiences for more than a century. Overflowing with warmth, suspense, and many delightful surprises, this classic remains as compelling as ever."@en
  • "Mrs. Pepper, a widow, and her five children lived in a plain little brown house where she struggled to feed and clothe her lively brood. The family had little in the way of luxury and hardly any of the things that many of us today take for granted, But they had such fun and good times together and loved one another so dearly that when a very rich little boy discovered the warmth and happiness that flooded the little brown house he felt himself lucky to be in it. And as it turned out, his coming brought luck to the Five Little Peppers too."@en
  • "Presents the story, set in the 1880's about a fatherless family that is happy in spite of its impoverished condition and is befriended by a rich gentleman."@en
  • "A fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman."@en
  • "A fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman."
  • "A story set in the 1880's about a warm and loving family and their adventures and self-sufficiency in the face of hardship and poverty."@en
  • ""The five little Peppers are an adorable family of children growing up in a small town and cared for by their widowed mother. She is so poor that the pittance she earns as the town seamstress fails to support or even sustain the family. The children are happy despite privation, and the smallest pleasures cause delight and merriment in the little house. Everything happens to this brood while mother is away sewing, and no matter how dangerous the situation, they come out of it safe and smiling" -- from publisher's web site."@en
  • "The five Pepper children-- Ben, Polly, Dave, Joel, and Phronsie-- have secret plans to surprise their mother on her birthday. But how can they make those plans come true without any money? Ever since Mr. Pepper died, the Peppers have been so poor that they can't even afford Christmas. Through all their misadventures, however, the Peppers are rich in love. From measles to monkeys, from brown bread to birthday cakes, their little house always rings with laughter and hope."
  • "This classic story of the widowed Mrs. Pepper and her five children, first published in 1881, reveals the true value of family and continues to resonate with young audiences today."
  • "Mrs. Pepper, a widow, and her five children live in a plain little brown house where she struggles to feed and clothe her lively brood. The family has little in the way of luxury and hardly any of the things that many of us today take for granted. But they have such fun and good times together and love one another so dearly that when a rich little boy discovers the warmth and happiness that floods the little brown house, he feels himself lucky to be in it. And as it turns out, his coming brings luck to the Five little Peppers too."@en
  • "The five little Peppers are an adorable family of children growing up in a small town and cared for the their widowed mother. She is so poor that the pittance earned by her as the town seamstress fails to support or even sustain the family. The children are happy despite privation and the smallest pleasures cause delight and merriment in the little house. Everything happens to this brood while mother is away sewing, and no matter how dangerous the situation, they come out of it safe and smiling."@en
  • "Fatherless children, happy in spite of their impoverished condition, want to surprise their mother on her birthday. But how can they when they have no money?--"@en

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  • "Five little peppers and how they grew"@en
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