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Join us as we uncover the laughter and heartache of those who must learn to live with their choices, reminding us that life may not promise a perfect ending, but rather the beauty of existence itself. 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After Puss in Boots had won wealth and a wife for his young master did not that gentleman often fume with chagrin because the neighbors, perhaps, refused to call on the lady of the former poor miller's son? It is a great risk to take with one's book-children. These stories make no such promises. They stop just short of the phrase of the old story writers, and end truthfully, thus: And so they lived. E. F. (Summary from the Foreword to "Buttered Side Down")]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74643580</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:01:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74643580/black_poodle_and_other_tales_f_anstey.mp3" length="196678816" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Edna Ferber</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>And so," the story writers used to say, "they lived happily ever after."Um-m-m—maybe. 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