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The Wonderful O

By: James Thurber
Narrated by: Melissa Manchester
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Summary
 The Wonderful O tells of a man named Black who despised the letter "O." He deleted it from his language and omitted it from his words. Opals, moonstones, owls, and oaks could not possibly be his items of choice. Instead, he preferred emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and maps since they contained not a single "O" among them. Soon he wanted his entire village to omit the letter "O," but the villagers found words they would not do without—words such as HOPE, LOVE, VALOR, and the most important one of all…©2002 James Thurber (P)2002 Phoenix Books, Inc. Action & Adventure Classics Humourous Fiction Literature & Fiction Pirates Science Fiction & Fantasy
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