Project Gutenberg 2005-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 149 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The pot of gold -- The cow with the golden horns -- Princess Rosetta and the pop-corn man -- The Christmas monks -- The pumpkin giant -- The Christmas masquerade -- Dill -- The silver hen -- Toby -- The patchwork school -- The squire's sixpence -- A plain case -- A stranger in the village -- The bound girl -- Deacon Thomas Wales's will -- The adopted daughter. Produced by Ted Garvin, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Pot of Gold and Other Stories" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This work explores various themes of family life, adventure, and fantastical elements, often through the lens of childhood curiosity and innocence. The stories are populated with relatable characters like the Flower family and the enchanting Flax Flower, who embarks on a quest inspired by folklore surrounding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. At the start of "The Pot of Gold," we meet the Flower family, a loving unit living harmoniously in a charming domestic setting surrounded by nature. The father, an unappreciated poet, has a whimsical obsession with ensuring that everything in their lives matches beautifully, from the names of his children to the flowers in his garden. The opening portion highlights Flax Flower's budding desire to find the elusive pot of gold she learns about from her father, setting off a journey filled with wonder and the exploration of familial bonds. Through the vivid descriptions of their idyllic life and Flax's innocent aspirations, the reader is drawn into a world that balances reality with the fantastical in a way that is relatable yet magical. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 435177 425553 2024-10-07T10:39:16.746498 2023-09-07T11:08:21.875774 text/html text/html 424788 2020-12-12T08:43:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2564627 2020-12-12T08:43:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2657778 2024-10-07T10:39:29.740495 application/epub+zip 2661773 2024-10-07T10:39:21.606489 application/epub+zip 223459 2024-10-07T10:39:19.475500 application/epub+zip 2849758 2024-10-07T10:39:34.801409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2798711 2024-10-07T10:39:27.733476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347887 2022-09-08T05:38:29.137349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358599 358500 2024-10-07T10:39:14.993492 2023-09-07T11:08:20.522738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358415 2020-12-12T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132743 2020-12-12T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358430 2020-12-12T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132714 2020-12-12T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22200 2024-10-07T10:39:34.949388 application/rdf+xml 13374 2024-10-07T10:39:20.132468 image/jpeg 3355 2024-10-07T10:39:19.816491 image/jpeg 2650067 2024-10-07T10:39:16.908518 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