Cricket on the Hearth (Version 2)
Author: first_name: Charles
last_name: Dickens
Language: English
Year: 1845

The tale of John Peerybingle, the good-hearted carrier, and his young wife Mary ('Dot'), interwoven with the story of poor toymaker Caleb Plummer, his beloved blind daughter Bertha, and the harsh old toy merchant Tackleton, who is due to marry May Fielding, a childhood friend of Dot. Comic relief is provided by Tilly Slowboy, the disaster-prone nursemaid of John and Dot's baby, and Boxer, the family dog.
<br /><br />The cricket who chirps on the family hearth assumes fairy form to save the day w