Title: The birthday burglar
Description: In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs. Herringbone and Joanna Joy. In the second story, headmistress Tatiana Taffeta seeks an affluent farmer's hand in marriage.
Subjects: Fiction, Children's stories, New Zealand, Schools, Birthdays, Short stories, Birthdays, fiction, Schools, fiction, Children's fiction, Women, fiction, Juvenile fiction