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Ep. 949, Nice Neighbors, by Mary Stanbery Watts

Published: July 19, 2024, 6:30 a.m.

When the kids next door cross a line, Mrs. Shields can\u2019t help but speak up about it. She knows it will set the gossip machine in motion, but right is right \u2013 isn\u2019t it? Mary Stanbery Watts, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.\xa0

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Have you ever read Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter? Well, you should. Everybody should. With the way things have gotten so dark lately, I figured I just needed a shot of something bright and cheerful, and reading Pollyanna was just what the doctor ordered.\xa0

So, I recorded it. I\u2019ll be releasing it as a boxed set, along with Winnie-the-Pooh, The Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland. Keep an eye on your in box, and I\u2019ll send the product link as soon as it\u2019s available this week. You can preorder it now, by following this link:

https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/classic-tales-for-children-volume-1-p366.aspx

Mary Stanbery Watts was a rather prolific writer at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. She wrote many stories for McClures, and novels for MacMillan, several set during the Spanish-American war. Today\u2019s story, \u201cNice Neighbors\u201d, she wrote near the end of her writing career, in 1923. Just a heads up \u2013 this story does deal with violence toward animals.\xa0

And now, \u201cNice Neighbors\u201d, by Mary Stanbery Watts.\xa0

Follow this link to preorder Classic Tales for Children, Volume 1, including Pollyanna, Winnie-the-Pooh, The Wind in the Willows, and Alice in Wonderland.\xa0