Long-leg dad

Author: Jane Webster (USA)
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: With the turning of the seasons, childhood has become an amusing memory. Older readers will rediscover the innocence and carefree days in this poetic and picturesque story, while younger readers can feel the purity, kindness, honesty, and politeness of the main character, Jerusha. Written at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, the book tells the story of young orphan Jerusha. The entire narrative is filled with comedic elements, offering readers an emotional journey from mixed feelings to joy. The young protagonist, Jerusha, grew up in an orphanage but was cheerful and enthusiastic, always breaking into radiant smiles over the slightest things. Though life in the orphanage was monotonous and busy, Jerusha's heart was filled with beautiful fantasies. Fortunately, a kind trustee, known as "Dad Long Legs," gave her care and love, bringing her hope and happiness. She found joy in writing letters to him. Through her persistent efforts, success and happiness finally came to her side. This young girl from over a century ago is natural, genuine, joyful, and innocent. The story, though distant in time, is moving and tells the intertwining of beauty and ugliness, good and evil in life in a gentle and subtle way. Even today, it shines brightly and captivates readers, inspiring them to appreciate beauty and purifying their hearts. We believe that older readers will rediscover the innocence and carefree days in this poetic and picturesque story, and we hope that younger readers will grow up to be as pure, kind, honest, and polite as the main character, Jerusha.