Joel is an enthusiastic sportsman who loves treats, parties, and entertainment. He is 8 in The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. Joel: The middle Pepper, the middle boy, the most active. She loves music, flowers, and her baby sister with equal passion. Polly is a busy, bright, cheerful girl who makes the family's life as happy as possible. Polly (Mary): The elder Pepper girl, aged 10 at the start of The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. He is eleven at the start of The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew.
With his sister he manages the younger children and will sacrifice anything for them. Ben is an avid scholar but willingly puts aside schooling in favor of providing for the family. Adoniram Fisher with her brood's full approval.īen (Ebenezer): The eldest of the five. She is the family's moral backbone and her children are completely devoted to her. Pepper is a widow struggling to keep her five children healthy and educated. Fisher): Called "Mamsie" by her children, Mrs. The series spans 17 years, beginning with Phronsie as a three-year-old and finishing with her as a 20-year-old young lady. The stories continue with the Peppers' adventures in school, abroad, and even back in the little brown house where their thoughts and hearts will always turn. This makes them willing to befriend anyone, from street girls to grocers’ sons. Though they live with an upper-class father and son, the older children are aware they’ll someday work for their livings. This puts them in a curious position in society. Though the Kings surround the Pepper children with luxury-in 5 years Phronsie collects 200 dolls-the values of hard work, humility, and togetherness are still firmly enforced by their mother. Pepper his housekeeper and does everything in his power to entertain and educate the children.
The family so charms Jasper and his father that one by one they are invited to visit the Kings' home in the city and soon the entire family is living there. When the youngest, Phronsie, is kidnapped by an organ grinder, she is rescued by young Jasper King and his dog Prince, both of whom soon become fast friends with the Peppers. They are poor, and Mamsie must work constantly to keep the wolf from the door, but their lives are unexpectedly happy. The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. It covers the lives of the five children in their native state and develops with their rescue by a wealthy gentleman who takes an interest in the family. The Five Little Peppers is a book series created by American author Margaret Sidney which was published 1881 to 1916. An illustration for The Five Little Peppers, 1887
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