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An Apple for the Teacher

Lydia B. Egbert

Salt Lake City, Utah: General Board of Relief Society, September 1950

  • Lydia B. Egbert: Author
Fiction, Short Story
Mrs. Bentley notices that a small boy has taken a fascination with her apple trees. She remembers when her children were young and how much they loved to bring apples to their teachers. One day she offers an apple to Jimmy, the boy, for his teacher. She finds out that Jimmy's sister is sick, and he wants to bring her an apple. Mrs. Bentley employs Jimmy to pick all her apples, and in return she gives him a bucket full for his family.
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BX 8605.1 .R28 vol.37 no.9
589-591; 642-644
English

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Published in The Relief Society Magazine, volume 37, issue 9, pages 589-591, 642-644, September 1950
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