Project Gutenberg 2005-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 101 Lindsay, Maud 1874 1941 Ives, Sarah Noble 1864 1944 Ives, Sara Ives, Noble Noble-Ives, Sarah Mother Stories Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Wind's Work -- Mrs. Tabby Gray -- Fleet Wind and Sweet Voice -- The Little Girl with the Light -- The Little Gray Pony -- How the Home was Built -- The Little Traveler -- The Open Gate -- Inside the Garden Gate -- The Journey -- The Giant Energy & The Fairy Skill -- The Search for a Good Child -- The Closing Door -- The Minstrel's Song -- Dust Under the Rug -- The Story of Gretchen -- The King's Birthday. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Mother Stories" by Maud Lindsay is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. This delightful anthology is aimed at young readers and their mothers, featuring simple tales that embody moral lessons inspired by Froebel's educational principles. The narratives are characterized by gentle themes of love, family, and the importance of kindness as they explore the adventures of children and animals in a wholesome, imaginative world. The opening of "Mother Stories" sets a charming tone for the collection, as it introduces a variety of characters and scenarios reflecting the joys and trials of childhood. The initial tale, "The Wind's Work," features a little boy named Jan who, driven by the anticipation of flying his kite, waits for the right breeze to come. His interactions with local residents—the Miller, the Baker, and the Washerwoman—illustrate a communal sense of longing for the wind to blow, culminating in a vivid celebration of nature’s power when the wind finally arrives. This opening portion not only captures the innocence and curiosity of childlike wonder but also establishes Lindsay's storytelling style, which combines vivid imagery with life lessons about patience and community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 179126 179196 2024-10-07T07:58:07.010102 2023-09-07T09:04:43.529419 text/html text/html 181049 2020-12-14T12:59:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1059973 2020-12-14T12:59:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1108548 2024-10-07T07:58:11.225036 application/epub+zip 1109320 2024-10-07T07:58:07.781058 application/epub+zip 187780 2024-10-07T07:58:07.374069 application/epub+zip 1194031 2024-10-07T07:58:14.019036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1187131 2024-10-07T07:58:10.803037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267574 2022-09-08T00:26:19.757369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153880 153800 2024-10-07T07:58:06.268063 2023-09-07T09:04:43.026401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 153754 2020-12-14T12:59:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 54950 2020-12-14T12:59:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 153745 2020-12-14T12:59:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54932 2020-12-14T12:59:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22475 2024-10-07T07:58:14.163002 application/rdf+xml 25368 2024-10-07T07:58:07.462118 image/jpeg 3788 2024-10-07T07:58:07.420041 image/jpeg 1062203 2024-10-07T07:58:07.071053 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