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Original Title:	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
ISBN:	1417920319 (ISBN13: 9781417920310)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Cabbage Patch #1

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (The Cabbage Patch #1) Paperback | Pages: 160 pages

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Mrs. Wiggs' life has been anything but easy. Her husband died of alcohol, her farm burned to the ground and now she struggles in her everyday fight to "pull agin' a debt." Her five children, Jimmy, Billy and the geographically named Asia, Australia and Europena, rely on her for encouragement and love in the harshest of circumstances and she does her best to give them what they need - and so much more. Though the threat of poverty and illness lie constantly at her door, Mrs. Wiggs keeps a sunny attitude that spreads its warmth over her little family and her neighbors. Despite her lack of education, her miniscule means and the many sadnesses that plague her life, Mrs. Wiggs is an example of contentment and generosity that shines out of her tiny community and has its effect even on the wealthier citizens of the nearby town. Her plans to avoid disaster are often hilarious (especially when she approaches the local doctor and asks to sell her body for research in case she ever dies, in order to provide for her children's wellbeing!) but all show the purity and humility that live in her heart.

This sweet book reminded me of the short stories written by Louisa May Alcott. How apt since the book I'm waiting for is "Marmee and Louisa!" Its characters are simple folk who face challenges that seem impossible. With fortitude and humble perseverance, they steadily work to keep their heads above water and their morals intact. A sweet love story threads through this tale that reinforces the importance of hard work leavened by love and laughter. I found a wealth of quotes in the book and feel that they summarize all the good that can be found in its pages better than I ever could:

"Looks like ever'thing in the world comes right, if we jes' wait long enough!"

"It is easy enough to be pleasant / When life flows along like a song / But the man worth while is the one who will smile / When everything goes dead wrong."

"The roads, the woods, the heavens, the hills / Are not a world today / But just a place God made for us / In which to play."

"...not that I ever set out to look fer happiness; seems like the folks that does that never finds it. I jes' do the best I kin where the good Lord put me at, an' it looks like I got a happy feelin' in me 'most all the time."

"Somehow, I never feel like good things b'long to me till I pass 'em on to somebody else."

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Title	:	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (The Cabbage Patch #1)
Author	:	Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 160 pages
Published	:	May 7th 2004 by Kessinger Publishing (first published 1901)
Categories	:	Fiction. Childrens. Classics

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This remind me so much of Kate Douglas Smith Wiggins The Bird's Christmas Carol that I was sure she had written this one as well. (Or maybe I was associating the two because of the similarity between Wiggs and Wiggin?) Anyway, the story is one of those about an impoverished family of blessed souls. Blah, blah, blah...Ya', we all know the story but it is nice, on occasion, to believe that the world is as simple as books sometimes make it out to be.

This is a magical little book. I have not read many authors from Louisville that have written about my city so this is special. This book makes you reassess life and to be happy for what you have. This will be a book I revisit over and over I think. I would like to find more of Rice's work.

I read this bit of vintage sweetness several times while young, so it was a delight to encounter it once again. I had forgotten much of it, including the fact that there are no cabbages, but rather a version of the Shambles, a very poor neighborhood. Theres a bit of sadness and a romance, but the main character, Mrs. Wiggs, is definitely the star. Rices characters are lightly but vividly drawn, as is the setting. Its a reminder that people are people, even at opposite ends of the income and

This book was the story of a woman who lived a hard life of want and poverty. In spite of this she always strove to find a way to be positive about all things. Alongside the story of herself and her family was the story of a couple who were in love with each other, had troubles, parted and then came together again while helping Mrs. Wiggs and her family. It was a sweet story and an easy read.

Mrs. Wiggs' life has been anything but easy. Her husband died of alcohol, her farm burned to the ground and now she struggles in her everyday fight to "pull agin' a debt." Her five children, Jimmy, Billy and the geographically named Asia, Australia and Europena, rely on her for encouragement and love in the harshest of circumstances and she does her best to give them what they need - and so much more. Though the threat of poverty and illness lie constantly at her door, Mrs. Wiggs keeps a sunny

For the Reading 12.0 project at the library, this month (April) was read a book we read as a child.I still have a copy of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. I hadn't read it in years and years.Gosh, it was different than I remember. Mrs. Wiggs who is an OLD woman turns out to be turning 50 years old, which as a child probably sounded ancient.This book was really sad and depressing. No wonder I grew up to be a bleeding heart liberal!