Project Gutenberg 2008-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 67 Scudder, Horace Elisha 1838 1902 Scudder, Horace E. Scudder, H. E. (Horace Elisha) Seven Little People and their Friends Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Julia Miller, Joseph Cooper, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Seven Little People and their Friends" by Horace Elisha Scudder is a collection of children's stories written in the mid-19th century. The work is centered around the adventures of seven small characters who have lived in the imagination of the author and have spent time exploring fantastical places, meeting various friends along their journey. The themes of exploration, friendship, and the whimsical nature of childhood are likely prominent throughout the narratives. The opening of the book introduces readers to a young girl named Effie who is celebrating her sixth birthday. As she enjoys her porridge on the beach, she encounters a mysterious old man who offers her three wishes, allowing her to embark on magical adventures. Effie's first wish is to explore the ocean's depths, which leads to a series of enchanting events, including her meeting a strange little sea-green man and witnessing wonders beneath the waves. This captivating beginning sets the stage for Effie's journey and hints at the imaginative and moral lessons that are woven through the entire collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fairies -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 278507 278268 2024-10-10T14:01:09.301997 2023-09-11T05:59:33.639331 text/html text/html 281849 2008-02-26T14:25:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1088439 2021-01-03T08:46:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1135986 2024-10-10T14:01:14.049922 application/epub+zip 1137139 2024-10-10T14:01:10.204008 application/epub+zip 150308 2024-10-10T14:01:09.744998 application/epub+zip 1227390 2024-10-10T14:01:17.526958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1186798 2024-10-10T14:01:13.560922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203935 2022-09-11T11:28:28.994720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244109 244018 2024-10-10T14:01:08.714961 2023-09-11T05:59:33.143341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 243859 2021-01-03T08:46:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89784 2021-01-03T08:46:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20123 2024-10-10T14:01:17.666926 application/rdf+xml 17359 2024-10-10T14:01:09.829977 image/jpeg 2491 2024-10-10T14:01:09.786099 image/jpeg 1138332 2024-10-10T14:01:09.393951 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