Project Gutenberg 2005-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 1410 Potter, Beatrix 1866 1943 Potter, Helen Beatrix Heelis, Beatrix The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Emmy and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin" by Beatrix Potter is a children's storybook written in the early 20th century. The book follows the mischievous antics of a young squirrel named Nutkin as he interacts with Old Brown, the owl who inhabits Owl Island. The narrative is steeped in whimsical illustrations and playful rhymes, typical of Potter's storytelling style. In the story, Nutkin and his fellow squirrels venture to Owl Island to gather nuts. While his cousins exhibit polite behavior and offer gifts to Old Brown, Nutkin’s impudent antics—characterized by riddles and song—irritate the owl, who prefers the courtesy shown by the other squirrels. Despite his impertinence, Nutkin's curiosity leads him into trouble when he dances on Old Brown, resulting in his capture. However, through a clever escape, Nutkin survives to continue his playful nature, forever taunting his friends and any who dare to challenge him with riddles. The story emphasizes themes of respect and consequence, all while enchanting readers with its lively storytelling and charming illustrations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Squirrels -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 41663 41673 2024-09-06T13:32:04.616518 2023-09-07T05:12:36.161388 text/html text/html 36871 2020-12-19T08:43:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii 4020858 2020-12-19T08:43:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 4252499 2024-09-06T13:32:10.353498 application/epub+zip 4239789 2024-09-06T13:32:06.497598 application/epub+zip 61240 2024-09-06T13:32:05.265516 application/epub+zip 4305442 2024-09-06T13:32:13.210461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4288690 2024-09-06T13:32:08.612501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135943 2022-09-07T18:45:49.753027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27969 27893 2024-09-06T13:32:04.163571 2023-09-07T05:12:35.825385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 27765 2020-12-19T08:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10272 2020-12-19T08:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18334 2024-09-06T13:32:13.366538 application/rdf+xml 13727 2024-09-06T13:32:05.608509 image/jpeg 3867 2024-09-06T13:32:05.435509 image/jpeg 4157369 2024-09-06T13:32:04.759509 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