Project Gutenberg 2005-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 69 Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing) 1812 1859 Woodworth, Francis Channing Woodworth, F. C. (Francis Channing) Uncle Frank Thinker, Theodore The Diving Bell; Or, Pearls to be Sought for Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Geetu Melwani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. Produced from page scans provided by the Internet Archive and University of Florida. "The Diving Bell; Or, Pearls to be Sought for" by Francis C. Woodworth is a collection of fables and moral tales written in the mid-19th century. This book is designed for a young audience, aiming to entertain while also imparting moral lessons and encouraging critical thinking. The concept of the book revolves around the metaphor of a diving bell, suggesting that readers should look deeper into the stories to uncover valuable insights. In this compilation, Woodworth presents a series of fables that feature various animals, such as a cunning spider, a boastful bee, and learned geese, each illustrating different moral lessons relevant to both children and adults. The stories emphasize the importance of thinking critically about one's actions, recognizing the consequences of greed, and the value of being true to oneself rather than attempting to mimic others. With a blend of humor, wisdom, and charming illustrations, the book serves not only as light-hearted reading but also as a guide for young minds to navigate moral dilemmas and life lessons. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/16560/16560-h/images/cover_t.jpg en Children's poetry Children's stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 109255 109251 2024-10-07T11:10:28.595118 2023-09-07T11:31:45.814091 text/html text/html 105676 2020-12-12T10:51:37 text/html; charset=us-ascii 260581 2020-12-12T10:51:37 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 275148 2024-10-07T11:10:31.612120 application/epub+zip 274563 2024-10-07T11:10:29.205113 application/epub+zip 64401 2024-10-07T11:10:28.908146 application/epub+zip 334850 2024-10-07T11:10:33.672093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319955 2024-10-07T11:10:31.276147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110952 2022-09-08T06:11:35.411054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93106 92916 2024-10-07T11:10:28.108139 2023-09-07T11:31:45.415051 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92920 2020-12-12T10:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36149 2020-12-12T10:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20145 2024-10-07T11:10:33.835097 application/rdf+xml 13020 2024-10-07T11:10:28.973111 image/jpeg 2287 2024-10-07T11:10:28.941098 image/jpeg 262120 2024-10-07T11:10:28.626115 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