Project Gutenberg 2006-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 136 Lear, Edward 1812 1888 Derry Down Derry Nonsense Drolleries The Owl & The Pussy-Cat—The Duck & The Kangaroo. Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Nonsense Drolleries" by Edward Lear is a whimsical collection of nonsense poetry written during the late 19th century. This book features delightful verses that convey a playful and imaginative world, primarily focusing on the enchanting tales of "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" and "The Duck and the Kangaroo." It captures the essence of Lear's unique style, blending humor and fantasy in a way that appeals to both children and adults. The book presents two main poems that celebrate friendship and adventure. In "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," a charming story unfolds as an owl and a cat go on a journey across the sea, eventually getting married with the help of a pig who sells them a ring. They enjoy a whimsical feast and dance under the moonlight. Similarly, "The Duck and the Kangaroo" depicts a conversation between a duck and a kangaroo, where the duck expresses a desire to travel and hop like the kangaroo. After some persuasion, the kangaroo agrees to take the duck on an adventurous ride, showcasing themes of companionship and exploring the world together, filled with poetic imagination and playful language. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's literature English wit and humor Nonsense verses, English Humorous poetry, English PR PZ Text Humor Children's Picture Books Children's Verse Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Poetry 38042 38030 2024-10-09T03:57:43.438344 2023-09-09T06:50:16.980017 text/html text/html 33943 2006-12-15T07:43:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1084006 2006-12-15T07:43:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1146756 2024-10-09T03:57:45.736350 application/epub+zip 1145245 2024-10-09T03:57:43.991330 application/epub+zip 76260 2024-10-09T03:57:43.672345 application/epub+zip 1181233 2024-10-09T03:57:47.272301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1171492 2024-10-09T03:57:45.418445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104884 2022-09-09T12:50:23.870186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25545 25323 2024-10-09T03:57:43.227351 2023-09-09T06:50:16.790012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25534 2006-12-15T07:43:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 9282 2006-12-15T07:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 25525 2006-12-15T07:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9266 2006-12-15T07:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23316 2024-10-09T03:57:47.402305 application/rdf+xml 20876 2024-10-09T03:57:43.749338 image/jpeg 2909 2024-10-09T03:57:43.710319 image/jpeg 1129306 2024-10-09T03:57:43.483314 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