So years ago there was a man named Frank who went to a party and he was introduced to a woman

named Maude.

And Maude was a student at Cornell, I've ever heard of it.

And Frank's cousin said, Frank, I am happy to introduce you to Maude Gage.

I am sure that you will love her.

Frank took one look at her and he said, well, Ms. Gage, consider yourself loved.

And she looked back at him and said, Frank, that sounds like a promise.

I'm going to be sure and hold you to it.

And Frank in fact did, that's what he did.

He did everything he could in his entire life to love his wife, this woman who became

his wife, Maude.

They moved from the East Coast after they got married.

They moved to Aberdeen South Dakota for whatever reason.

And they had four boys.

And like a lot of dads, Frank told his boys stories.

He just made up stories and told them about you boys who lived on the plains of South Dakota

and about the weather South Dakota and the storms and the tornadoes and about boys who

would go off to distant lands and have all these adventures.

Maude loved these stories that Frank would tell their sons and she encouraged Frank to write

them down.

And so he started to a little bit.

Maude had a sister named Helen and Helen had a little girl that Maude's absolutely

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