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Police arrest Roberta, Peter and Phyllis’s father one night. The three children lose the easy life they knew. They leave their fine London home for a small country house. Their new home stands near a train station. Their mother finds it hard to earn enough for them. The children grow keen on trains and befriend the station staff. They stop a train crash and save a baby from fire. They help others despite their own hard times.

E. Nesbit wrote this novel for children. It looks at family ties and hope when life gets hard. The three face their new life with kindness and courage. The story first came out in 1905. Since then, it has reached people through plays, TV, film and radio. Diana Geacar translated this edition from English into Romanian.