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Ready for a break? Let Short Stories for a Lazy Afternoon take you away! Get in on the escapades of these characters, and read about mischievous zoo animals, dancing utensils, and a midnight tea party! Never a dull moment, these stories were written expressly for kids of all ages! Use your imagination, and develop your creativity! Get in on the fun! You'll want to read them over again.

It's the middle of the night on Christmas Eve, and nothing is stopping this woman from delivering some warm, fresh-baked cookies to her future husband, just back from a cattle drive. Riding through the streets of a sleepy town, she could see her breath and feel the wet snowflakes landing gently on her face. After parking her horse next to his, she climbs the stairs of the two story building where he lives to leave a small basket. On the way home, she envisions the surprised look on his face, as he opens the door to see the gift she left. Add this recipe to your cookie collection, and say "Merry Christmas" to the ones you love-even if they're not home from a cattle drive!

Are you ready for a break? Get set for all the antics of these fun and clever characters! Young readers are encouraged to step away and use their imagination as they read about what goes on in an enchanted kitchen, what happened at the Fourth of July celebration, and an orange tree that talks!A bit of fantasy is woven throughout, and these stories will surely be read over and over again.

The histories of Roxbury and Bridgewater are intertwined, as both communities developed from settlement to ecclesiastical society to incorporated town. Both were once part of larger adjoining towns, with Bridgewater originally known as Shepaug Neck and Roxbury first named Shepaug Plantation. Shepaug is a Mohegan word meaning "rocky river" and was taken from the name of the river that runs through Bridgewater and forms Roxbury's western border. While settlers first plowed the land, they also built homes, schools, and churches and constructed gristmills, blacksmith shops, hat factories, tobacco warehouses, taverns, and general stores. Townsmen mined iron ore and quarried stones in the hills. Over time, the horse and buggy gave way to railroads and automobiles as modes of transportation between the towns, while new inventions gave locals free time for entertainment and civic pursuits.