Little Miss Muffet #12
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeLittle Millie, a young dancer, is unable to perform at a scheduled show due to unforeseen circumstances, disappointing a crowd of eager spectators. When a man claiming to be a doctor offers to help her, Millie becomes entangled in a scheme involving a fraudulent "elixir" and a missing dog named Hash. The story follows Millie's efforts to track down the con artist and recover the dog, which leads her on a chase involving a trailer, a jalopy, and encounters with various dubious characters who had profited from selling the fake elixir. Ultimately, Millie retrieves her dog and reunites with those who care for her.
Homeless and alone, Little Miss Muffet finds a new family with the kindly Eph Davis in Madame Curall's traveling medicine show—but when the constable threatens to run them out of town, it falls to young Millie to win him over with her charm and talent. Madame Curall spots stardom in the girl and sets out to transform her and Eph into a dazzling musical act that'll draw crowds and save the struggling show. With music, dancing, and a little bit of heart, Millie just might become the real star of the traveling circus.
When a traveling medicine show's fortunes hit rock bottom in a new town, Eph decides the troupe needs a fresh angle—and finds inspiration in the unlikely sight of young Millie playing with her dog Hash and a piece of rope. Madame Curall seizes on the idea for a spectacular stage illusion that promises to demonstrate the miraculous power of her elixir to unsuspecting audiences. With Eph's strength and a bit of theatrical trickery, the show finally finds its footing and the bottles start flying off the shelf.
Little Millie and her companions strike it rich selling Madame Curall's elixir, but success brings unexpected complications—a well-meaning man named Eph resists the pressure to dress fancy now that he's wealthy, while Millie wrestles with a dilemma about honesty when trying to spare people's feelings. As the elixir business booms and customers seek them out like never before, Millie begins to grapple with the real cost of their newfound fortune.
When movie director Baron Ludvig Von-Der-Straffen spots a young performer named Little Miss Muffet during his vacation, he becomes convinced she's destined for Hollywood stardom—and promptly renames her Daphne Darling for his next big production. Little Miss Muffet's guardians find themselves swept up in Von-Der-Straffen's grand scheme, and a contract for the child star's services suddenly hangs in the balance. Will the pieces fall into place, or will Von-Der-Straffen's ambitions hit an unexpected snag?
A young boy loses two teeth in a scuffle over a rake, and his mother must find a way to coax him to the dentist—even if it means bribing him with his favorite treat. With clever negotiation and a surprising discovery, this lighthearted tale proves that sometimes the sweetest solutions work best.
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