Project Gutenberg 2006-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 211 Caldecott, Randolph 1846 1886 Caldecott, R. (Randolph) The Babes in the Wood One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books Produced by Jonathan Niehof, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Babes in the Wood" by Randolph Caldecott is a children's picture book that was likely written during the late 19th century. This enchanting tale follows the story of two innocent children who face dire circumstances after the death of their parents. The book combines elements of folklore and morality, exploring themes of innocence, betrayal, and the harsh realities of life in a whimsical yet poignant manner. The narrative begins with the tragic story of a gentleman and his wife who leave behind two beautiful children when they pass away. Their uncle, entrusted with the children's care, ultimately plots to dispose of them for their inheritance. However, the hired ruffians tasked with carrying out the deed are overcome with guilt. When their plan fails, the children wander alone in the woods, finding temporary solace in each other's company until they ultimately perish from neglect. In a tender ending, nature takes its course as a robin covers their bodies with leaves, capturing the essence of both their innocence and the tragic fate that befalls them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Picture books for children Orphans -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Poetry 44996 45006 2024-09-08T11:53:39.304968 2023-09-09T04:12:25.879686 text/html text/html 41604 2006-09-23T06:21:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2437044 2006-09-23T06:21:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2499613 2024-09-08T11:53:47.001934 application/epub+zip 2498236 2024-09-08T11:53:42.594987 application/epub+zip 52651 2024-09-08T11:53:39.843957 application/epub+zip 3448168 2024-09-08T11:53:49.069972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3437356 2024-09-08T11:53:44.498916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127761 2022-09-09T09:04:01.516256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28191 28089 2024-09-08T11:53:38.894981 2023-09-09T04:12:25.555648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28169 2006-09-23T06:21:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 10473 2006-09-23T06:21:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 28164 2006-09-23T06:21:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10454 2006-09-23T06:21:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20542 2024-09-08T11:53:49.226904 application/rdf+xml 10209 2024-09-08T11:53:40.184956 image/jpeg 2876 2024-09-08T11:53:40.013944 image/jpeg 2477562 2024-09-08T11:53:39.396962 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