Project Gutenberg 2007-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 61 English, Douglas 1870 1939 "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wee Tim'rous Beasties: Studies of Animal Life and Character" by Douglas English is a collection of animal studies written in the early 20th century. The work offers a unique perspective on various creatures, bringing their lives and characteristics to light through engaging narratives and illustrations. The collection includes tales of different animals, such as mice, dormice, and sparrows, exploring their behaviors and interactions with humans and their environment. At the start of the narrative, we meet a mouse caught in a trap, reflecting on his past experiences with danger and survival. The opening shares his thoughts as he navigates his predicament, illustrating the realities of a mouse's life, filled with both terror and moments of modest triumph. It sets the stage for a blend of humor, anthropomorphism, and the natural struggles faced by these creatures, as the mouse awakens to the harsh truths of his existence while contending with his yearning for freedom and comfort amidst the chaos of life. Throughout this captivating beginning, the themes of identity, community, and the harshness of nature emerge, framing the foundation for the stories to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals QL Text Biology Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 258548 258664 2024-10-09T13:59:51.151649 2023-09-10T05:42:17.241230 text/html text/html 248264 2007-07-24T06:58:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7198093 2007-07-24T06:58:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6020850 2024-10-09T13:59:57.325650 application/epub+zip 6022732 2024-10-09T13:59:52.627648 application/epub+zip 140321 2024-10-09T13:59:51.864632 application/epub+zip 6098310 2024-10-09T14:00:00.961625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6068400 2024-10-09T13:59:56.523613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198288 2022-09-10T11:31:01.271619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205128 205029 2024-10-09T13:59:50.000659 2023-09-10T05:42:16.460233 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 204859 2007-07-24T06:58:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81903 2007-07-24T06:58:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 204852 2007-07-24T06:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81875 2007-07-24T06:58:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21429 2024-10-09T14:00:01.114590 application/rdf+xml 16219 2024-10-09T13:59:51.947646 image/jpeg 2539 2024-10-09T13:59:51.905636 image/jpeg 10252277 2024-10-09T13:59:51.515665 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