Project Gutenberg 2009-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 73 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 Condé, J. M. Conde, J. M. Condé, J. W. How Mr. Rabbit Lost his Tail Hollow Tree Stories Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Mr. Dog plays Santa Claus -- Mr. Dog at the circus -- When Mr. 'Coon was a little boy -- How Mr. Rabbit lost his tail -- How the other rabbits lost their tails. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "How Mr. Rabbit Lost his Tail" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a whimsical children's story that is part of the "Hollow Tree Stories" series, written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the themes of pride, humor, and the consequences of one's actions, particularly through the lens of anthropomorphized animal characters. The book likely explores the topic of family history through entertaining tales that convey moral lessons. The story follows Mr. Rabbit as he recounts the tale of his great-grandfather, who once boasted about being the fastest in the forest. In a race against Mr. Tortoise, Mr. Rabbit's pride leads him to underestimate his opponent, resulting in a comedic mishap where he loses his tail while trying to shake loose Mr. Tortoise's grip. This incident is then tied to a broader narrative about how the rabbit family, in fear of being seen as different or laughed at, discards their tails altogether, leading to the iconic image of rabbits with short tails today. The comical events highlight important themes of humility and the significance of being true to oneself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 108321 108396 2024-10-12T08:03:15.644375 2023-09-12T10:58:11.682162 text/html text/html 103783 2021-01-04T19:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1684997 2021-01-04T19:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1809370 2024-10-12T08:03:22.708357 application/epub+zip 1808218 2024-10-12T08:03:19.211393 application/epub+zip 97764 2024-10-12T08:03:17.815377 application/epub+zip 1925212 2024-10-12T08:03:25.250314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1906839 2024-10-12T08:03:21.726367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192761 2022-09-13T07:34:42.553960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86528 86331 2024-10-12T08:03:15.097401 2023-09-12T10:58:11.173155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 86409 2021-01-04T19:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 30655 2021-01-04T19:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 86399 2021-01-04T19:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30632 2021-01-04T19:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22221 2024-10-12T08:03:25.399346 application/rdf+xml 13625 2024-10-12T08:03:18.357379 image/jpeg 3261 2024-10-12T08:03:18.082350 image/jpeg 1762953 2024-10-12T08:03:15.728398 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 en.wikipedia