Road to Avonlea - Season 1 - Eps 2: The Story Girl Earns Her Name
Content to stay on at Rose Cottage, with her Aunt's Hetty & Olivia, Sara makes friends with Jasper Dale, 'The Awkward Man' of Avonlea. In the meantime, the school board has decided to hold a 'magic lantern' show and use the proceeds for the school library fund. The man they hire to do this show is in actuality a confidence man, who Sara inadvertently helps skip town with the money. Sara wants to put on a show to replace the missing funds and asks the help of the shy Jasper, who is an inventor and owns a 'magic lantern'. Sara gives a heartfelt recitation of ""The Little Match Girl"", and she is forever known as ""The Story Girl"", in Avonlea.
About Road to Avonlea

Title: Road to Avonlea
First Air Date: 1990-01-07
Last Air Date: 1996-03-31
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 36 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 91
Network: CBC Television
Genres: Drama, Family
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
In the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and Olivia King, to be near her late mother's side of the family.
Cast

Sarah Polley
Sara Stanley

Jackie Burroughs
Hetty King

Mag Ruffman
Olivia King/Olivia Dale

Lally Cadeau
Janet King

Gema Zamprogna
Felicty King

Cedric Smith
Alec King

Zachary Bennett
Felix King

Patricia Hamilton
Rachel Lynde

Heather Brown
Izzy Pettibone

Kyle Labine
Davey Keith