Project Gutenberg 2007-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 79 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's narrative written during the mid-19th century. This book falls under the category of a children's story and revolves around the celebration of a young girl's birthday, exploring themes of generosity, social responsibility, and the innocence of childhood. It is set in a small town environment, capturing the essence of family life and community engagement during its time. The story follows Flora Lee as her parents prepare to celebrate her birthday. With the guidance of her mother, Flora invites her friends to a festive gathering, thoughtfully considering who should be included to ensure everyone has a good time. Throughout the planning and execution of her party, Flora grapples with her feelings about wealth and generosity, questioning whether it is right to spend money on personal enjoyment when it could benefit those who are less fortunate. The party becomes a delightful affair with music, games, and food, highlighting the joy of childhood celebrations while reinforcing the idea that spending money can also positively impact the community. In a whimsical twist, the story culminates in Flora discovering that a quirky old fiddler entertaining the children is, in fact, her father in disguise, adding an element of surprise that emphasizes family love and connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Birthdays -- Juvenile fiction Play -- Juvenile fiction Charity -- Juvenile fiction Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Death -- Religious aspects -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 72981 72978 2024-10-09T12:40:24.373029 2023-09-10T04:39:01.990910 text/html text/html 70087 2007-06-22T06:42:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 999348 2007-06-22T06:42:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 978526 2024-10-09T12:40:27.864042 application/epub+zip 973819 2024-10-09T12:40:25.189017 application/epub+zip 91282 2024-10-09T12:40:24.733026 application/epub+zip 1012546 2024-10-09T12:40:29.969994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 998345 2024-10-09T12:40:27.238000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123310 2022-09-10T09:56:13.339296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49978 49741 2024-10-09T12:40:24.060029 2023-09-10T04:39:01.706915 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 49800 2007-06-22T06:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18517 2007-06-22T06:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21836 2024-10-09T12:40:30.109984 application/rdf+xml 28574 2024-10-09T12:40:24.802018 image/jpeg 3919 2024-10-09T12:40:24.768010 image/jpeg 1158116 2024-10-09T12:40:24.423035 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T.