Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Watch-Dogs Ship's Company, Part 5. Reading ease score: 90.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Watch-Dogs" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story likely written during the early 20th century. This piece blends elements of comedy with a keen observation of village life and human behavior, focusing specifically on the theme of kindness to animals. The story presents the quaint and quirky dynamics of a small community reacting to a gentleman's strange obsession with animal welfare, leading to unforeseen and comical consequences. The narrative centers around Bob Pretty, a village laborer who becomes entangled in a local contest for a gold watch offered by Mr. Bunnett, a wealthy Londoner passionate about animal kindness. Bob's nonchalant demeanor contrasts sharply with other villagers, who clumsily attempt to outdo one another in showing kindness to animals, often leading to ridiculous scenarios. As Bob appears to play along with the charade while maintaining his cool, he surprisingly manages to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Eventually, through a farcical encounter involving his dog Joseph and Mr. Bunnett, Bob cleverly secures the gold watch by presenting a farcical display of compassion, showcasing Jacobs' sharp wit and commentary on societal tendencies towards irrationality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 50172 48310 2024-10-05T05:22:37.783651 2023-10-05T06:04:48.287474 text/html text/html 44565 2020-12-20T01:22:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 676832 2020-12-20T01:22:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 706399 2024-10-05T05:22:39.566656 application/epub+zip 705171 2024-10-05T05:22:38.119696 application/epub+zip 84272 2024-10-05T05:22:37.932685 application/epub+zip 739625 2024-10-05T05:22:40.852665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731653 2024-10-05T05:22:39.383690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110170 2022-09-05T08:31:41.067462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40648 40641 2024-10-05T05:22:37.577680 2023-10-05T06:04:48.176489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 42033 2020-12-20T01:22:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15977 2020-12-20T01:22:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20500 2024-10-05T05:22:40.983650 application/rdf+xml 16137 2024-10-05T05:22:38.007682 image/jpeg 2711 2024-10-05T05:22:37.969807 image/jpeg 681722 2024-10-05T05:22:37.808655 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia