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    A Collection of Original Short Stories
    A Collection of Original Short Stories
    A Collection of Original Short Stories
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    A Collection of Original Short Stories

    By Kade W. Francis

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    These stories are about lives struggles . . . The Little Boy is about a boy that did something good for his teacher. The Doll is about a girl that wanted a doll. The Cow and the Goat is about a goat that made a cow happy. The Kitten is about a lonely boy who settled for a pet. The Christian Family is about a family that brought souls to Christ. The Boy and the Book is about a boy that could not read. The Little Play House is about two children whose father rewarded them by building them a treehouse. Mimi the Pig is about a playful pig who got sad. The Snowman is about a boy who wanted a Christmas tree. The Little Girl and the Moon is about a girl who lost her one leg. The Girl and the Beans is about a girl that did not like beans. Jimmy and the Ball is about a boy that always wanted a ball. Mr. Bell and His Little Car is about a man who loves his little old car. Katie and the Cat is about a girl that loves cats. The Boy and the Clown is about a boy interested in becoming a clown. Mr. Billy Goat is about how the animals loved and respected a goat. The Little Flower Girl is about a girl whose mother grew a flower garden. The Little School Bus is about a man that drives a school bus. Jane and her Brother is about a girl that helps her mother with her brother. The Beach Boy is about a boy that spends his free time on the beach. Bill and His First Job is about a boy who wanted a bike. The Town of Bakemon and the Storm is about a town that was hit by a storm. Nancys Dream of Dancing is about a girl who always wanted to be a dancer. The Boy Goes Fishing is about a boy who loves fishing. The Man and His Boat is about a man that likes to be by himself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateApr 6, 2010
    ISBN9781450074148
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      A Collection of Original Short Stories - Kade W. Francis

      Copyright © 2010, 2014 by Kade W. Francis.

      Library of Congress Control Number:   2010904590

      ISBN:                  Hardcover                       978-1-4500-7413-1

                                   Softcover                        978-1-4500-7412-4

                                   eBook                              978-1-4500-7414-8

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 11/12/2014

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      CONTENTS

      THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

      THE DEDICATION

      THE PREFACE

      THE SHORT STORIES

      THE LITTLE BOY

      THE DOLL

      THE COW AND THE GOAT

      THE KITTEN

      THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY

      THE BOY AND THE BOOK

      THE LITTLE PLAY HOUSE

      MIMI THE PIG

      THE SNOWMAN

      THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE MOON

      THE GIRL AND THE BEANS

      JIMMY AND THE BALL

      MR. BELL AND HIS LITTLE CAR

      KATIE AND THE CAT

      THE BOY AND THE CLOWN

      MR BILLY GOAT

      THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL

      THE LITTLE SCHOOL BUS

      JANE AND HER BOTHER

      THE BEACH BOY

      BILL AND HIS FIRST JOB

      THE TOWN OF BEAMON AND THE STORM

      NANCY’S DREAM OF DANCING

      THE BOY GOES FISHING

      THE MAN AND HIS BOAT

      AUTHOR’S BIO

      THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

      I would like to thank my Publisher Xlibris for standing by me all the way, my Consultant Manuel Adolfo for the advice he had given me, my Submission Representative Marianne Amador for guiding me through the submission process and all the others at Xlibris that worked on this book to make it to the finish product.

      THE DEDICATION

      I would like to dedicate this book to my children, James, Jennipher, Jonathan, Melville, and Jessica, to all my grandchildren, to my Mother; who has been an inspiration to me all my life and to my Wife Helen; who has been there encouraging me throughout the writing of this book.

      THE PREFACE

      In the past, now, and in the future, children have wanted, want, and will always want someone to read them a bedtime story. It is also a fact that children and adults like

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