little annie little annie poem written published titled child riley changed little printing error printing renamed poem current form known poet riley wrote rhymes nineteenth century dialect known poems served inspiration character little based comic strip plays radio programs television shows movies subject inspired smith orphan living riley home childhood poem contains introduces annie second stories telling young children story tells bad child away result underlying moral warning announced final stanza telling children obey parents kind unfortunate suffer fate background poet achieved national fame united_states late nineteenth early twentieth century little annie known poems originally published november title child poem inspired girl named smith born near liberty indiana september lived small farm parents story goes parents died years old stories mary mother died young father died evidence points father incarcerated time cause considered orphan mary uncle came took young orphan home dressed black bound earn board taken captain bound servant help wife children john james alex customary time worked alongside family earn board evening hours told stories younger children including riley family called guest servant treated like family smith learn inspiration character 1910s visited riley riley previously presented fictionalized version short story published september arrives family home time telling children story murder later introduces soldier friend dave soon killed going war plot short story heavily incorporated movie adaptation child printed book form time boss girl child kept original title riley decided change title little printing printing house incorrectly cast printing unintentionally renaming poem little annie riley contacted printing house error corrected decided poem growing popularity reprinted annie book poem given additional introductory verse little annie knows rhymes things 1910s 1920s title inspiration names ann doll created fellow indiana native rhyme popularity led reprinted times later compiled number children poems illustrated book sold verses poem detail scary stories told annie repeating phrase don watch sic popular children letters received children commented poem remains favorite children indiana associated halloween celebrations poem riley recorded readings poems early twentieth century readings released public little annie written nineteenth century dialect words difficult read modern times style helped feed popularity time composition riley achieved fame writing poetry readings like poetry little annie written achieve best effect read aloud poem consists lines riley dedicated poem little ones served introduction draw attention audience read aloud parallels add effects rhymes read aloud refrain ending stanza spoken emphasis poem written person regular meter begins introducing annie sets mood excitement describing children gathering hear stories story annie tells children story tells bad child away underlying moral announced final stanza encouraging children obey parents teachers help loved ones care poor annie come house stay wash cups brush away chickens porch dust sweep fire bread earn board children supper things set kitchen fire fun list witch tales annie tells don watch little boy wouldn prayers went bed night away stairs daddy turn room hole press guess found pants roundabout don watch time little girl laugh fun blood company folks mocked shocked said didn care kicked heels turn run hide great big fore don watch little says blaze blue lamp wind goes hear quit moon gray away better mind fond dear loves dry tear ones clusters don watch film adaptations little annie silent film featuring annie previously romance based riley work riley appeared film silent narrator short animated film based poem released studio russia directed poem translated russian derivative work annie story book author character background story goes great lengths image portraying telling pleasant tales anthropomorphic animals characteristic horror stories popular culture series getting series character lamb poem end episode season
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