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In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines,

lived 12 little girls in two straight lines.

The smallest one was Madeline.

The opening lines to Madeline are among the most memorable in children's literature.

And the mischievous but endearing Madeline with her blue dress and her yellow hat remains one of the most beloved characters ever.

But long before Madeline came to live in that old house in Paris that was covered with vines,

and in the minds of millions of children across the world.

She was born on an isolated island off the coast of France.

And her birth starts with a bizarre mishap that sent her eccentric creator, like his most famous character, to a French hospital in need of urgent care.

Welcome to Flashback. I'm Sean Braswell. in need of urgent care.

Welcome to flashback. I'm Sean Braswell. Some of the great classics of children's literature not only contain wonderful stories, they have wonderful stories behind them. This past season,

we heard about the origins of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and how

they got their start in the Great Depression.

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