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First published in 1901, American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz series, is one of the most beloved collections of bedtime stories of all times, including: The Box of Robbers The Glass Dog The Queen of Quok The Girl who Owned a Bear The Enchanted Types The Laughing Hippopotamus The Magic Bon Bons The Capture of Father Time The Wonderful Pump The Dummy that Lived The King of the Polar Bears

This is a collection of twelve short stories, or as Baum put it "modern tales about modern fairies". The book includes the following stories: The Box Of Robbers The Glass Dog The Queen Of Quok The Girl Who Owned A Bear The Enchanted Types The Laughing Hippopotamus The Magic Bon Bons The Capture Of Father Time The Wonderful Pump The Dummy That Lived The King Of The Polar Bears The Mandarin And The Butterfly

This admirable person would have been completely happy but for the numerous interruptions to his studies caused by folk who came to consult him about their troubles (in which he was not interested), and by the loud knocks of the iceman, the milkman, the baker's boy, the laundryman and the peanut woman. He never dealt with any of these people; but they rapped at his door every day to see him about this or that or to try to sell him their wares. Just when he was most deeply interested in his books or engaged in watching the bubbling of a cauldron there would come a knock at his door. And after sending the intruder away he always found he had lost his train of thought or ruined his compound. At length these interruptions aroused his anger, and he decided he must have a dog to keep people away from his door. He didn't know where to find a dog, but in the next room lived a poor glass-blower with whom he had a slight acquaintance; so he went into the man's apartment and asked: "Where can I find a dog?" "What sort of a dog?" inquired the glass-blower. "A good dog. One that will bark at people and drive them away. One that will be no trouble to keep and won't expect to be fed. One that has no fleas and is neat in his habits. One that will obey me when I speak to him. In short, a good dog," said the wizard. "Such a dog is hard to find," returned the glass-blower, who was busy making a blue glass flower pot with a pink glass rosebush in it, having green glass leaves and yellow glass roses. The wizard watched him thoughtfully. "Why cannot you blow me a dog out of glass?" he asked, presently. "I can," declared the glass-blower; "but it would not bark at people, you know."

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This collection of twelve fantasy stories by the author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' includes the classic tale 'The Magic Bon Bons'. These stories are often more humorous or satirical than Baum's 'Oz' books. CONTENTS: The Box of Robbers The Glass Dog The Queen of Quok The Girl Who Owned a Bear The Enchanted Types The Laughing Hippopotamus The Magic Bon Bons The Capture of Father Time The Wonderful Pump The Dummy That Lived The King of the Polar Bears The Mandarin and the Butterfly