Kids Stories in The Night

Brownie on the Ice

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With the Brownie, the children feel themselves floating across the ice, an experience far better than ordinary sliding.
Six children in Devonshire get a rare chance to slide on a frozen lake, but their joy is threatened by their grumpy guardian Gardiner. A magical brownie appears to play with them, turning a stone into cake and leading to Gardiner's icy downfall when he chases a mysterious kangaroo.

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A rare frozen day becomes a small, mischievous winter fable.

Brownie on the Ice treats a rare Devonshire frost as a small pocket of wonder. The lonely lake, the escaped kangaroo, and the brownie's sudden appearance give the story a comic tilt without draining away its winter hush.

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For a frosty afternoon with a smooth frozen lake, an escaped kangaroo, and a brownie on the ice.

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