Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 90 Gatty, Alfred, Mrs. 1809 1873 Gatty, Margaret Scott The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The fairy godmothers -- Joachim the mimic -- Darkness and light -- The love of God. E-text prepared by Internet Archive; University of Florida; and Beth Trapaga and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales" by Mrs. Alfred Gatty is a collection of children's stories encompassing themes of morality and human happiness, written during the mid-19th century. The narratives revolve around various fairy godmothers who bestow gifts on mortal children, emphasizing both the light-heartedness and seriousness of their discussions on what constitutes true happiness in life. At the start of the collection, the fairies gather in a serene bay in Fairy Land to debate the gifts they plan to give to mortal children at an upcoming series of christenings. They explore different virtues, such as beauty, riches, and the complexities that accompany them. The fairies' conversations reveal their concerns regarding human happiness and the impact of their gifts, suggesting that what may seem desirable could lead to complications. This opening portion introduces key characters like Ianthe, Euphrosyne, and others, each with distinct views on choosing the right gifts—setting the stage for the exploration of these moral questions throughout the tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Fairy tales Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 254281 252773 2024-10-05T09:05:54.006572 2023-10-05T08:57:33.033497 text/html text/html 250674 2020-12-25T18:50:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 112086 2020-12-25T18:50:38 text/html application/zip 201716 2024-10-05T09:06:01.132968 application/epub+zip 204166 2024-10-05T09:05:57.208540 application/epub+zip 164508 2024-10-05T09:05:55.970515 application/epub+zip 369551 2024-10-05T09:06:04.093992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361832 2024-10-05T09:06:00.364014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305272 2022-08-05T10:33:28.651166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236498 236378 2024-10-05T09:05:53.348601 2023-10-05T08:57:32.509977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237721 2020-12-25T18:50:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91114 2020-12-25T18:50:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237717 2020-12-25T18:50:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91086 2020-12-25T18:50:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22621 2024-10-05T09:06:04.254964 application/rdf+xml 16813 2024-10-05T09:05:56.526557 image/jpeg 3962 2024-10-05T09:05:56.247490 image/jpeg 195621 2024-10-05T09:05:54.047581 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