Project Gutenberg 2010-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 51 Byrum, Isabel C. (Isabel Coston) 1870 1938 Price, Margaret Evans 1888 1973 The Troubles of Biddy: A Pretty Little Story Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Patrick Hopkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Troubles of Biddy: A Pretty Little Story" by Isabel C. Byrum is a charming children's story written in the early 20th century. This delightful tale revolves around the experiences of Biddy, a hen longing to be a mother. The book addresses themes of motherhood, care, and the challenges of nurturing young ones in a playful and engaging manner. The story follows Biddy as she dreams of having a family but initially struggles with her disappointment when she cannot produce eggs. However, with the help of her mistress, she eventually finds some eggs to care for. As the story unfolds, Biddy discovers that her chicks are actually ducklings, leading to a series of humorous misadventures. Despite her protective instincts, she learns to embrace the unique needs and joys of her duckling brood, navigating their playful antics while coming to terms with the realities of motherhood. Through her journey, Biddy showcases resilience, love, and the importance of adaptation in the face of unexpected challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34438/34438-h/images/illus01.jpg en Children's poetry Chickens -- Juvenile poetry Ducklings -- Juvenile poetry Mothers -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Poetry 41090 41089 2024-10-14T12:58:39.087193 2023-09-15T06:59:51.149387 text/html text/html 37031 2021-01-07T05:42:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1599159 2021-01-07T05:42:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1673311 2024-10-14T12:58:41.506194 application/epub+zip 1671942 2024-10-14T12:58:39.732201 application/epub+zip 80633 2024-10-14T12:58:39.401187 application/epub+zip 1705304 2024-10-14T12:58:43.008172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1704852 2024-10-14T12:58:41.172200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115952 2022-09-15T15:41:39.358999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27391 27284 2024-10-14T12:58:38.853182 2023-09-15T06:59:50.812402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 27205 2021-01-07T05:42:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10014 2021-01-07T05:42:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20220 2024-10-14T12:58:43.146164 application/rdf+xml 28343 2024-10-14T12:58:39.468190 image/jpeg 4322 2024-10-14T12:58:39.434191 image/jpeg 1632183 2024-10-14T12:58:39.144189 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