Under the Lilacs

Under the Lilacs is a children fiction novel by Louisa May Alcott first published in 1878. The story is about two girls (Bab and Betty Moss) Miss Celia a circus runaway (Ben Brown) and his dog (Sancho).When two young girls decide to have a tea party with their dolls and a mysterious dog comes and steals their prized cake they end up finding a circus run-away in their play barn Ben Brown. Ben is a horse master and loves horses so when the Moss' take the young boy in they decide to give him work at the neighbors house driving cows.After that a series of events happens and Ben finds out his beloved father is dead. Miss Celia a neighbor feels sorry and comforts him and finally offers to let Ben stay with her and her fourteen-year-old brother Thornton who is called Thorny.After that many adventures and summer-happenings go on in Celia's house. Sancho gets lost Ben is accused of stealing Miss Celia even gets hurt and Ben takes a wild ride on her horse Lita. (wikipedia.org)