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This book will delight readers who love old-fashioned family stories, spirited little heroines and gentle humor with a warm moral heart. It is a fine choice for parents and grandparents who enjoy reading aloud.
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Meet a six year old girl who cannot keep out of trouble and cannot stay unhappy about it for long. The Twin Cousins, by the nineteenth century American author Sophie May, follows Flaxie Frizzle through family visits and childhood adventures. She lives in the village of Laurel Grove with her doctor father, her mother, her grandmother and her brother and sisters. She also spends many weeks with her gentle cousin Milly at Hilltop. The tales are small, warm and teasing. The first trouble begins with a party and a message repeated much too faithfully.
In questo riassunto
- 1A party goes wrong in the woodsFree
- 2Tea at the Proudfits teaches a lesson
- 3Homesickness is cured by red mittens
- 4Miss Pike and the house that Jack built
- 5A crazy Christmas and a wiser Flaxie
- 6Preston faces the dark with courage
- 7What the stories teach and how
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A party goes wrong in the woods
Flaxie begs her aunt, Mrs. Prim, for a birthday party. Mrs. Prim is busy with a lecture on Ancient History and thinks parties are absurd, but she agrees. She sends Flaxie and shy Milly to invite ten girls.
She adds that Auntie will be thankful when the whole thing is over. When Flaxie repeats this word for word at home, Mrs. Prim is mortified and Dora the cook laughs.
Flaxie cannot bear to be laughed at. In a fit of shame she vows to run away from her own party and takes Milly along. The woods grow dark, the girls grow hungry and cross, and at last they fall asleep in each other's arms. Their punishment is the silence of a party that went on without them.
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Questions about Le cugine gemelle
What is The Twin Cousins about?
It follows six-year-old Flaxie Frizzle and her cousin Milly through a series of small adventures. Flaxie runs away from a party, gets homesick, helps a poor girl, and supports her brother Preston when he starts to lose his sight.
Why are Flaxie and Milly called twin cousins?
Flaxie and Milly are the same size and were born in the same month, so they like to call themselves twins. Ada, a girl Flaxie's own age, points out that twins must share a birthday, but the pretend title sticks.
Who is Miss Pike in The Twin Cousins?
Miss Pike is the schoolteacher at Hilltop. Her face is plain, but everyone loves her kindness. Flaxie first refuses to go to her school, then finds that her goodness shines through, especially in a crisis.
Is The Twin Cousins a true story, and when was it written?
It is fiction by Sophie May, who died in 1906, written in nineteenth-century America. The book shows everyday childhood in a small town, with trains, village schools and family tea tables.
Is The Twin Cousins easy to read?
Yes, in the sense that matters: the chapters are short and each tells its own small story. The narrator speaks to you in a friendly voice, and the dialogue is lively, so it works well as a read-aloud book.