Editha's Burglar
When she discovers a burglar in the house, nine-year-old Editha persuades the thief to not awaken or harm her mother and to take her own possessions instead of those belonging to her father.
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A sweet little story about a bookish seven-year-old who doesn't want any burglars to hurt her mother. It was a quick read (twenty minutes for me) and an enjoyable one. What happens when her resolve to protect her mother is put to the test?
Free ebook available on Project Gutenburg.
I'd read this before in a short story anthology. I found an 1888 edition (handwriting inside the cover from 1890) at a thrift shop last week and tenderly re-read it. The story still made me laugh at the sweet little girl's absurd decisions.
