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This synopsis covers the underlying book linked to this recording: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. Recording-specific abridgements, added material or adaptation changes have not been verified.
Mrs. Pepper and her five children Polly, Ben, Joey, Davie and Phronsie are a poor but happy family. Mrs. Pepper's husband John, a mine engineer, died when the copper mine that he half-owned caved in. Teenage Polly inherited her father's share of the mine, which her father wished for her to keep at least until she comes of age, although he never found copper in the mine. Polly looks after the other Pepper children while Mrs. Pepper is at work. By chance, Polly and Joey meet rich but lonely teenager Jasper King, who befriends the Pepper children. Jasper lives with his wealthy grandfather J.H. King, who ignores Jasper as he is obsessed with making money to the exclusion of all else. King has no interest in Jasper befriending the Peppers until he learns about who they are. King has bought the other half of the mine and wants Polly's half as cheaply as possible to start more exploration. Hiding his true intentions, King starts spending time with the Peppers, plying them with gifts. With an outbreak of measles, Jasper and King spend more time with the Peppers than they had expected and the Pepper children grow to love them.
Mrs. Pepper and her five children Polly, Ben, Joey, Davie and Phronsie are a poor but happy family. Mrs. Pepper's husband John, a mine engineer, died when the copper mine that he half-owned caved in. Teenage Polly inherited her father's share of the mine, which her father wished for her to keep at least until she comes of age, although he never found copper in the mine. Polly looks after the other Pepper children while Mrs. Pepper is at work. By chance, Polly and Joey meet rich but lonely teenager Jasper King, who befriends the Pepper children. Jasper lives with his wealthy grandfather J.H. King, who ignores Jasper as he is obsessed with making money to the exclusion of all else. King has no interest in Jasper befriending the Peppers until he learns about who they are. King has bought the other half of the mine and wants Polly's half as cheaply as possible to start more exploration. Hiding his true intentions, King starts spending time with the Peppers, plying them with gifts. With an outbreak of measles, Jasper and King spend more time with the Peppers than they had expected and the Pepper children grow to love them.
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Source and revision history ↗ · Underlying book identified by the catalog’s explicit book_slug relation. Exact source annotation 752. Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. Section headings and formatting adjusted. · Content license