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2004-08-06
Public domain in the USA.
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Various
Verschillende
Various, Various
The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls
Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
The King's Daughter -- The Old Brown House -- A Story for School Girls -- What One Lie Did -- Two Ways of Reading the Bible -- Courtesy to Strangers -- Live for Something -- Jennie Browning -- Past and Future -- Anna's Difficulty -- Company Manners -- Confide In Mother -- They Took Me In -- The Little Sisters -- A Valuable Secret -- Telling Mother -- A Story of School Life -- How Bess Managed Tom -- A Little Girl's Thoughts -- Careless Gracie's Lesson -- Vicarious Punishment -- Patty's Secret -- Mopsey's Mistake -- A Girl's Song -- Carrie's Marks -- Susie's Prayer -- The Stolen Orange -- Wee Janet's Problem -- Bertha's Grandmother -- Putting Off Till To-morrow -- Nothing Finished -- What's The Use -- Susy Diller's Christmas Feast -- The Barn That Blossomed -- I Shall Not Want -- How Dorothy Helped the Angel -- One Girl's Influence -- Two Kinds of Service -- Duty and Pleasure -- The Dangerous Door -- The Golden Windows -- Trust Always: Never Fret -- The New Life -- The Impossible Yesterday -- A Child's Puzzle -- How She Showed She Was Sorry.
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"The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls" by Various is a collection of moral tales written in the early 20th century. The stories are designed to impart important lessons to young girls, often featuring themes of virtue, kindness, and the importance of domestic skills. Through various characters, including a princess and everyday girls, the narratives explore different aspects of life, teaching values relevant to personal development and social interactions. At the start of the collection, the opening story introduces a young girl named Emma, who expresses a longing to be a princess to avoid household chores. Her mother uses this as a teaching moment, presenting the sobering history of Marie Antoinette, the king's daughter, who despite her royal status faced dire challenges, including imprisonment. As the story unfolds, Emma learns valuable lessons about responsibility and the significance of skills that contribute to one's personal well-being, regardless of social standing. This portion showcases how the book blends fictional narratives with historical contexts to convey moral teachings effectively. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
Children's stories
Girls -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
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