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\nAlong time ago there lived over the waters,A Duchess,a Duke and their family  \nof daugbters.  \nEverything went smoothly and happilyin this large family,until one day theDuchess decided to make:A lovely light luscious delectable cake.  \nWould she take the cook's advice?No,she would not.The Duchess put manythings into the cake,adding the yeastsix times for good measure.So the cakerose,and the Duchess with it-and howwere they to get her down again?  \nIt is Gunhilde,the youngest of thedaughters,who suggests a happy solu-tion.  \nThis nonsense story,with its lively pic-tures and delightful combinations ofwords is fun for children-and fun forgrown-ups to read aloud.  \nREINFORCED BINDING  \nhttp://archive.org/details/duchessbakescake00virg  \n# THE DUCHESSBAKES\n\nACAKE  \nWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATEDBYVirginia Kahl  \nCHARLES SCRIBNER'SSONSNEW YORKMANEo PuSAN MATEO,CALIUK0SBN 684-12313-4(Cloth,RB)Copyright 1955 by Virginia KahlPrinted in the United States of America13151719RD/C20181614  \nOne day the Duchess sat up in the tower,She had listened to minstrels for many an hour.She was bored with embroidery,tired of talking,She hoped no one suggestthat she venture out walking.  \nSo she sat in the tower and thought what she'd doWhile the girls were at school  \nand the Duke busy,too.  \nThen,quickly,she sat up,a light in her eyes—\"Why,I'll bake them a cake—what a lovely surprise!\"  \nCleared the help from the kitchen and said,\"Don’t you peep.  \nYou'll all be delighted,for I'm going to makeA lovely light luscious delectable cake.\"","cbCairVYR2A1Yc3k","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairVYR2A1Yc3k","pdf",2890262,"English","# Introduction to the Duchess's Bake\n## The Duchess's Decision\n## The Rising Cake Dilemma\n## Gunhilde's Solution","[{\"question\":\"Who wrote and illustrated The Duchess Bakes a Cake?\",\"answer\":\"The book was written and illustrated by Virginia Kahl.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the cake cause such a big problem for the Duchess?\",\"answer\":\"The 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