The Boxcar Children pt. 9 Finale

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Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids

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🗓️ 25 November 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Tonight, we’ll read the final part to “The Boxcar Children” written by school teacher Gertrude Chandler Warner and originally published in 1924. We are reading this original, full version, and in it the children’s last name is Cordyce. Later, in 1942, the stories were revised shorter, and the children’s last name was changed to Alden. As Warner wrote the story, she read it to her first grade class and rewrote it many times so the words were easy to understand. Some of her pupils spoke other languages at home, so the book gave them a fun story that was easy to read. Warner once wrote that the original book "raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought the children were having too good a time without any parental control! That is exactly why children like it!" In the last episode, the children and their grandfather are reunited. He is not only overjoyed to invite them to live with him (rather than out in an old boxcar in the woods) but he happens to live in a mansion with plenty of extra room. We will pick up on the tail-end of their grand tour of their new home. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the I'm going to be. Welcome to Snuscast, the podcast designed to help you fall asleep.
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0:50.3	Tonight, we'll read the final part to the box-car children, written by school teacher Gertrude Chandler
0:58.0	Warner, and originally published in 1924. We're reading this original full version and in it the
1:07.5	children's last name is Cordice. Later in, the stories were revised shorter and the children's last name was changed
1:19.7	to Alden. As Warner wrote the story, she read it to her first grade class and
1:27.4	rewrote it many times so the words were easy to understand.
1:33.6	Some of her pupils spoke other languages at home, so the book gave them a fun story that was
1:39.7	easy to read.
1:42.2	Warner once wrote that the original book raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought
1:49.8	the children were having too good a time without any parental control and that is
1:56.4	exactly why children like it. In the last episode the children and their grandfather are reunited.
2:06.6	He is not only overjoyed to invite them to live with him, rather than out in an old box car in the woods, but he happens to live in a
2:16.3	mansion with plenty of extra room. We will pick up on the tail end of their grand tour of their new home.
2:30.0	Let's get cozy.
2:33.0	Close your eyes.
2:41.0	Relax your body into the softness of your bed.
2:47.0	Now, take a few deep breaths.
2:57.0	A United Family.
3:05.0	Family.
3:07.5	Mr. Cordes had been planning this day for more than a week.
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