Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Pearl Box Containing One Hundred Beautiful Stories for Young People Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. See also PG#11595, a version slightly different in the stories presented and in the illustrations. Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Pearl Box" by Anonymous is a collection of moral stories aimed at young readers, possibly written in the mid-19th century. The book features a series of tales crafted to instruct children on ethical principles and proper conduct through relatable narratives. Each story showcases scenarios involving children that teach lessons about kindness, honesty, and responsibility, often culminating in a reflective moral at the end. The opening portion introduces this collection by setting a tone of gentle instruction. The first story depicts Bertie, a dying boy, who cherishes moments with his worldly treasures and finds peace in his impending transition to the afterlife, expressing love for his sister and faith in Jesus. This is followed by a series of parables illustrating moral lessons, such as overcoming evil with good, selflessness, and the happiness derived from personal sacrifice. The characters are young children encountering everyday challenges that highlight virtues like generosity and compassion, thus establishing the book's purpose as a guide for children to cultivate moral sensibilities through storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's poetry Children's stories Love stories Nature -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Fiction 211284 208394 2024-10-05T08:42:43.060830 2023-10-05T08:39:43.105965 text/html text/html 204095 2004-02-23T17:03:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii 210875 2004-02-23T17:03:40 text/html application/zip 285214 2024-10-05T08:42:48.703777 application/epub+zip 286722 2024-10-05T08:42:44.878811 application/epub+zip 140639 2024-10-05T08:42:43.708853 application/epub+zip 384444 2024-10-05T08:42:51.661792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366947 2024-10-05T08:42:47.979778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215314 2022-09-05T12:17:09.281330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180517 180415 2024-10-05T08:42:42.443830 2023-10-05T08:39:42.619928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 181944 2004-02-23T17:01:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69674 2004-02-23T17:03:40 text/plain application/zip 20467 2024-10-05T08:42:51.797759 application/rdf+xml 9219 2024-10-05T08:42:44.260877 image/jpeg 2671 2024-10-05T08:42:43.985805 image/jpeg 268279 2024-10-05T08:42:43.098818 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 More titles under Unknown