widow-children

Updated: August 22, 2026

Prudy's fresh delight and surprise were so pleasant to witness that her mother allowed her to linger for a while, mincing berries for the nestlings supper. When, at last, they reached Mrs. Eastman's, Prudy eagerly described the young wonders she had found. "It was like a story," said she, "of little widow-children, how the mother was dead, and the children had to stay alone."

Sophie May - Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple