Project Gutenberg 2008-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 50 Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland 1802 1899 Traill, Mrs. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland Strickland, Catherine Parr Traill, Catharine Parr Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Louise Hope, David Edwards, Marcia Brooks & the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Little Downy: The History of a Field-Mouse" by Catharine Parr Strickland Traill is a moral tale aimed at children, written in the early 19th century. The book narrates the adventures and misadventures of a field mouse named Downy, emphasizing themes of prudence, industriousness, and the consequences of idleness and disobedience. It serves as an allegory for children to learn important life lessons through the experiences of its animal characters. The story begins with a young boy named Alfred whose cake is eaten by a mouse, leading to a discussion with his mother about cruelty toward animals. This segues into the tale of Downy, a field mouse who faces various challenges as she tries to find safety and food after her family is killed. As Downy navigates the dangers of her environment, including predators and traps, she learns the importance of hard work and caution. Eventually, she befriends a male mouse named Silket, but their life together becomes complicated as Silket's mischievous behavior leads to further troubles. In the end, Downy loses both her mate and her daughter Velvet, reinforcing the story's central message on the need for responsibility and care towards others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mice -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 87308 87361 2024-10-11T13:38:44.405736 2023-09-12T06:15:17.129569 text/html text/html 83555 2021-01-04T09:45:15 text/html; charset=us-ascii 632865 2021-01-04T09:45:15 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 640715 2024-10-11T13:38:46.938743 application/epub+zip 639637 2024-10-11T13:38:44.991736 application/epub+zip 97531 2024-10-11T13:38:44.688727 application/epub+zip 680507 2024-10-11T13:38:48.694720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668706 2024-10-11T13:38:46.632737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128975 2022-09-12T13:28:41.696163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75550 75424 2024-10-11T13:38:44.153718 2023-09-12T06:15:16.940601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 75333 2021-01-04T09:45:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28327 2021-01-04T09:45:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19829 2024-10-11T13:38:48.826713 application/rdf+xml 22819 2024-10-11T13:38:44.752723 image/jpeg 3102 2024-10-11T13:38:44.720708 image/jpeg 634594 2024-10-11T13:38:44.453763 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