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Lagniappe
In the town of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, there is a church named Lagniappe. It is an old Creole word that means “something extra.”
Pastor Jean Larroux explains, “Down here if you go into a seafood shop and order a pound of shrimp and they put in an extra handful, [...]
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Slow moving limos
Caroline was very sad. Caroline was only six years old and her father had just died. In fact, her father had been assassinated.
Sitting in the back of big black limousine, Caroline Kennedy didn’t quite know what to do with her sadness. On the seat next to her sat her nanny, Maud Shaw, [...]
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Freckles and Purple Jesus
In the perfume shop show window was a large jar of freckle salve, and beside the jar was a sign, which read: DO YOU SUFFER FROM FRECKLES?
“What does the sign say?” ask Pippi Longstocking. She couldn’t read very well because she didn’t want to go to school as other children did.
“It says, ‘Do [...]
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Because
There is a story about a kind, quiet man who prays in the Ganges River every morning. One day after praying, he sees a poisonous spider struggling in the water and cups his hands to carry it ashore. As he places the spider on the ground, it stings him. Unknowingly, his [...]
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Pretty
Lady Elaine Fairchilde is the mischief maker in Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.
Lady Elaine is not a pretty puppet. To be fair, well. . .let us just say she is particularly beauty-challenged.
In one episode, Lady Elaine was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said without hesitation, ‘I want to be a [...]
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Swords