Project Gutenberg 2007-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 86 Ellis, Mary Dick and His Cat An Old Tale in a New Garb Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "Dick and His Cat" by Mary Ellis is a children's tale written during the late 19th century. This story reimagines the classic tale of "Dick Whittington and His Cat," presenting it in simple language suitable for young readers. It revolves around the themes of kindness, redemption, and the bond between a boy and his cat, highlighting the journey of a poor boy who learns valuable life lessons. The narrative follows Dick, a destitute boy who, after being taken in by a kind man and his daughter, struggles with his circumstances and displays troublesome behavior due to neglect. However, his connection with a stray cat offers him companionship and solace. After a series of adventures, including sending the cat away with a merchant who recognizes her value, Dick eventually discovers that his cat has helped the merchant succeed in a foreign land. When the merchant returns with a bag of gold from the king, Dick learns the value of generosity, wisdom, and hard work, culminating in a heartwarming transformation as he becomes a good boy who aspires to be both wise and wealthy. The story emphasizes the importance of compassion and personal growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Cats -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Whittington, Richard, -1423 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 49638 49610 2024-11-09T10:05:51.114038 2023-09-09T11:45:41.451978 text/html text/html 47749 2021-01-02T16:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 599731 2021-01-02T16:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 610590 2024-11-09T10:05:53.325085 application/epub+zip 608857 2024-11-09T10:05:51.654133 application/epub+zip 88009 2024-11-09T10:05:51.385047 application/epub+zip 641942 2024-11-09T10:05:54.897067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620721 2024-11-09T10:05:53.057053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102514 2022-09-10T07:16:43.397695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33358 33129 2024-11-09T10:05:50.885037 2023-09-09T11:45:41.214963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 33243 2021-01-02T16:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12216 2021-01-02T16:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20696 2024-11-09T10:05:55.029032 application/rdf+xml 14989 2024-11-09T10:05:51.454021 image/jpeg 2406 2024-11-09T10:05:51.419030 image/jpeg 84992 2007-05-13T11:16:00 application/octet-stream 604106 2024-11-09T10:05:51.197066 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