Do you remember reading these charming old-fashioned stories of three little Swedish triplets and their adventures when you were a child? Originally written in the ‘40s, these tales reflect a time of innocence. What makes these wholesome books so dear is that the children are especially respectful, kind, independent, resourceful, helpful, eager to work without thought of pay, and have every other virtue that we are trying to instill in our own children. Moreover, our children beg to be read them again and again! Paperback, 32 pages, large print text and a color illustration on every spread. Reading level is for 8-12 years or read-aloud to children 3 years and up.
Plot: One day the girls brought home Aunt Lotta's seven chickens so she could go away to visit her sister. They took good care of the chickens. One morning, they heard a terrible cackling. A hawk was tring to catch the big red hen named Maisie! The girls saved Maisie. . . but the next morning she was missing! Had the hawk caught Maisie after all?
