Project Gutenberg 2010-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 397 Tyler, Anna Cogswell 1859 1923 Tyler, Anna C. (Anna Cogswell) Petersham, Maud 1890 1971 Petersham, Maud Fuller Fuller, Maud Petersham, Miska 1888 1960 Petrezselyem, Mihály Petrezselyem, Mihaly Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls 24 Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls The convent free from care -- What the good-man does is sure to be right! -- Where to lay the blame -- The winds, the birds, and the telegraph wires -- Katcha and the devil -- The white dogs of Arran -- Wind an' wave an' wandherin flame -- The king, the queen, and the bee -- The well of the world's end -- Wings -- Christmas stories: The Christmas cuckoo. The emperor's vision. The voyage of the wee red cap -- Greek legends: The curse of Echo. How the ass became a man again. How Alexander the king got the water of life -- American Indian legends: The first corn. Waukewa's eagle -- Hallowe'en and mystery stories: The roll-call of the reef. How Jan Brewer was piskey-laden. My grandfather Hendry Watty. Childe Rowland. Tam o' shanter. The boggart. The Online Distributed Proofreaders "Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls" by Anna Cogswell Tyler is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology features a variety of tales retold for young readers, with moral lessons and engaging narratives designed to entertain and enlighten children. The stories likely encompass various themes, including adventure, fantasy, and folklore, appealing to the imagination of boys and girls. The opening portion introduces the book with a foreword that highlights its purpose: to compile beloved tales for children who have enjoyed listening to them at the New York Public Library story-hours. The first story begins with the Emperor Charles V encountering a convent that claims to be free from care, prompting a series of amusing and thought-provoking challenges that he presents to the Abbot, illustrating the interplay between authority and simplicity in a humorous light. As the narrative unfolds, it sets the tone for whimsical storytelling and engages readers with its blend of witty dialogue and enchanting characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 388360 388269 2024-09-14T12:57:07.962804 2023-09-15T07:47:51.711258 text/html text/html 395317 2022-02-13T14:06:15 text/html 1170297 2024-09-14T12:57:15.213739 application/epub+zip 1170952 2024-09-14T12:57:09.372764 application/epub+zip 219686 2024-09-14T12:57:08.634787 application/epub+zip 1301309 2024-09-14T12:57:19.539737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1244045 2024-09-14T12:57:14.296762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296410 2022-09-16T04:11:22.879836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326729 326711 2024-09-14T12:57:06.742820 2023-09-15T07:47:50.705240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 326464 2022-02-13T14:07:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20210 2024-09-14T12:57:19.700702 application/rdf+xml 21054 2024-09-14T12:57:08.766762 image/jpeg 3458 2024-09-14T12:57:08.701758 image/jpeg 124034 2022-02-13T14:07:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 1129240 2022-02-13T14:08:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1216784 2024-09-14T12:57:08.055771 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