Project Gutenberg 2010-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 193 Davis, Richard Harding 1864 1916 The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. The boy scout -- The boy who cried wolf -- Gallegher -- Blood will tell -- The bar sinister. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys" by Richard Harding Davis is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This compilation is designed to engage young readers, particularly boys, by featuring adventurous themes and moral lessons. The title story, "The Boy Scout," centers around a young character, Jimmie Reeder, who embodies the scouting spirit of service and adventure as he heads to a summer encampment. The opening of the collection introduces Jimmie as he prepares for his trip, demonstrating his dedication to the Boy Scout principles as he prioritizes helping his sister before embarking on his journey. We see Jimmie’s determination through his willingness to sacrifice his own comfort and money for an act of kindness, highlighting the story's theme of altruism. As he navigates the challenges of his adventure, including a humorous encounter with a suspicious young man, the narrative captures the mix of youthful ambition and naivety that characterizes his quest. This beginning sets the stage for further tales that, while entertaining, also impart valuable lessons for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories Children's stories, American PZ PS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 311514 311462 2025-02-12T15:31:46.014379 2023-09-13T12:26:44.855001 text/html text/html 318523 2021-01-06T00:42:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 741780 2021-01-06T00:42:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 841076 2025-02-12T15:31:53.874346 application/epub+zip 844966 2025-02-12T15:31:49.407390 application/epub+zip 171948 2025-02-12T15:31:48.014393 application/epub+zip 1008543 2025-02-12T15:31:57.217341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988799 2025-02-12T15:31:53.031372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306204 2022-09-14T09:18:31.675746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258823 258739 2025-02-12T15:31:45.399412 2023-09-13T12:26:44.208045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258724 2021-01-06T00:42:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99393 2021-01-06T00:42:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258715 2021-01-06T00:42:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99369 2021-01-06T00:42:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22347 2025-02-12T15:31:57.363334 application/rdf+xml 13847 2025-02-12T15:31:48.601375 image/jpeg 3451 2025-02-12T15:31:48.308365 image/jpeg 818374 2025-02-12T15:31:46.063396 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