Two Little Pilgrims' Progress: A Story of the City Beautiful Part 1

The orphaned siblings Meg and Robin endure loneliness under their stern Aunt Matilda but find solace in each other and in the barn’s “Straw Parlor,” where they nurture hope and dreams through books, and after saving up money they bravely resolve to make their way to the World's Columbian Exposition—the “City Beautiful”—in Chicago, stepping beyond their tiny world into the unknown, beginning a journey defined by the thrill of the railroad, their fledgling independence, and an interplay of hope, uncertainty, and innocent curiosity.