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Bedtime Story, 1939 Style
Tiny Tots will be ready for life in a complicated world when they hear about Mother "The Fence"Goose
March
1
1939
DOUG WELCH
Bedtime Story, 1939 Style
DOUG WELCH
March
1
1939
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SATIRE
Bedtime Story, 1939 Style
Tiny Tots will be ready for life in a complicated world when they hear about Mother "The Fence"Goose
March
1
1939
DOUG WELCH
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