Sleep Story 419 – The Cheerful Smugglers by Ellis Parker Butler | Calm Bedtime Story

Tonight’s reading comes from The Cheerful Smugglers, published in 1908 and written by Ellis Parker Butler, a lighthearted novel about a family who introduce their own household tax system to save money for their child's future, leading to amusing conversations, everyday misunderstandings and gentle domestic humour.

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