Caroline's parents are coming for a visit but her mother passes away while on route. Her father is so grief stricken, he then tells the children stories of his life. They encourage him to write them down. They then send it to a publisher who likes it and Caroline's father is elated. But they later learn that they have to pay the publisher, so they try to come up with the money and not tell Caroline's father about it.
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