Episode notes
During a blizzard on the first day of Spring in 1900, Momma goes into labor. Meanwhile, Pa’s down the road chopping wood for a widow he has fallen for, so Sam, a patient of the Hilltop, personal cook for the family, and recipient of this story, fetches Docter Zolla. Untangling the umbilical cord from Sarah’s neck, the doctor breathes life into her. Bedside, Sam reads Homer’s Iliad as snow blankets the Hilltop. Though her life is sometimes lonely, Sam, acting as Sarah’s surrogate grandfather, warms her heart with Swedish pancakes and enlightens her mind with books.
Dedicated to Dr. George Anthony Zeller (1858-1938 ), whose vision and journals inspired this tale.
Written & Narrated by Cory Zim
Produced by Radio Verté
Executive Producer, Cory Zim
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