A Pennsylvania Amish boy wonders if the fox raised on his farm misses other foxes and gets his answer when the animal leaves long enough to have a litter.
A Pennsylvania Dutch girl struggles to reconcile her strict Old Order Amish way of life with her desire for the "worldly" pleasures and comforts she sees around her. "How Katie learns to cope with worldly things and be proud of her Old Order upbringing makes a charming story, and one that is filled with fun when even the Deacon of the Church wants to listen to the radio. Set in Pennsylvania farming country, here is a rich picture of Amish life with insights about the changing ideas of a younger generation." [dust jacket]
A story in a Pennsylvania Dutch setting about a chest which a girl buys for a few dollars at an auction, but the chest is lined with new newspaper and filled with counterfiet money. And someone want to take it away from her.
Two young Pennsylvania Dutch boys decide on a hot, dry July 2 to hide and watch Mary go over the mountain, because, according to the old legend, if it rained that day, she would not return and it would rain for forty days.