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Search Zero with an ex, because healthy business is beautiful business. And the The Welcome to another episode from one thousand one classic short stories and

tales. This one titled Cousin Tribulation is from prolific writer Louisa May Alcott and was written in

1867. It tells the story of a young family which is about to enjoy a new year's morning breakfast when a down trodden neighbor appears asking for food.

This is very well written and a great way to introduce a short work of Louisa May

Alcott to your kids as well as enjoy it on your own. The show notes contain a

link to another Louisa May Alcott story in our collection called

My Red Hat, which also makes good

listening for all ages. In the years following the end of the Civil War in

1865, the American conscience needed something worthy to turn to and stories of morality and

hearth and home were popular in the magazines of the day. Special children sections were

turning up in libraries for the first time, and there was a huge need everywhere you looked for social reform and the building of a new nation.

Louisa May Alcott turned her attentions to women's suffrage, animal rights, and social welfare,

and was a huge influence on the culture of the times.

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