Project Gutenberg 2008-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 43 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Careless Kate: A Story for Little Folks Reading ease score: 89.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Careless Kate: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's novella written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the themes of carelessness and the importance of personal responsibility, particularly focusing on its impact on relationships and others’ well-being. Set in a framework that educates young readers, it conveys moral lessons through the experiences of its protagonist, Kate, whose thoughtlessness leads to significant consequences. The story revolves around Kate, a young girl who often acts carelessly, resulting in various mishaps that provoke both emotional distress and reprimands from her parents. When she carelessly crushes her mother’s prized flower and later spills milk intended for a sick neighbor and her children, Kate's actions lead her down a path of guilt and deceit. Struggling with her conscience after lying to avoid punishment, she ultimately confesses to her parents, leading to lessons in accountability, the importance of truthfulness, and the desire to improve her behavior. By the end of the novella, Kate learns valuable lessons about caring for others and the significance of being responsible, marking her journey towards personal growth and maturity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Honesty -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 69457 69466 2024-10-11T05:21:14.037095 2023-09-11T08:36:04.963523 text/html text/html 66984 2008-05-11T11:05:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329065 2008-05-11T11:08:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348947 2024-10-11T05:21:16.496076 application/epub+zip 347353 2024-10-11T05:21:14.523099 application/epub+zip 75789 2024-10-11T05:21:14.261108 application/epub+zip 392485 2024-10-11T05:21:18.163101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375797 2024-10-11T05:21:16.207082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105152 2022-09-12T04:08:03.298577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50190 49985 2024-10-11T05:21:13.780108 2023-09-11T08:36:04.738506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50007 2008-05-11T11:07:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18419 2008-05-11T11:08:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20283 2024-10-11T05:21:18.328077 application/rdf+xml 26229 2024-10-11T05:21:14.326104 image/jpeg 3958 2024-10-11T05:21:14.293098 image/jpeg 332481 2024-10-11T05:21:14.062311 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.