Project Gutenberg 2011-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 115 Pierson, Clara Dillingham Gordon, F. C. 1856 1924 Gordon, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles) Among the Night People The black Spanish chickens -- The wigglers become mosquitoes -- The naughty raccoon children -- The timid little ground hog -- The young raccoons go to a party -- The skunks and the ovenbird's nest -- The lazy cut-worms -- The night moth's party -- The lonely old bachelor muskrat -- The greedy red fox -- The unfortunate fireflies -- The kittens come to the forest -- The inquisitive weasels -- The thrifty deer-mouse -- The humming-bird and the hawk-moth. Produced by Heather Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Among the Night People" by Clara Dillingham Pierson is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the various activities and lives of nocturnal animals, depicting a vibrant world after sunset where plants and animals thrive unseen by humans. The stories aim to instill an appreciation for the beauty and intricacies of the nighttime ecosystem. The opening of the book introduces the author’s inspiration for the stories, provided originally for children who fear the dark. Clara Dillingham Pierson emphasizes the beauty of nighttime and invites readers to learn about the hidden lives of nocturnal creatures like raccoons, groundhogs, and mosquitoes. Through narratives such as the one about the Speckled Hen who reluctantly raises Black Spanish Chickens and the mischievous young Raccoons preparing for adventures, these stories aim to enlighten children about the serenity and wonder of the night, engaging them with both humor and life lessons focused on curiosity, courage, and companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 245637 245648 2024-09-15T03:32:54.878288 2023-09-15T09:24:35.645508 text/html text/html 244272 2011-01-20T09:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 763617 2011-01-20T09:46:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 831458 2024-09-15T03:33:00.346264 application/epub+zip 832652 2024-09-15T03:32:56.410274 application/epub+zip 147639 2024-09-15T03:32:55.490279 application/epub+zip 939240 2024-09-15T03:33:03.355353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906567 2024-09-15T03:32:59.646290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225819 2022-09-16T06:30:53.123109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211787 211597 2024-09-15T03:32:54.229326 2023-09-15T09:24:35.096519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211611 2011-01-20T09:46:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75909 2011-01-20T09:46:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211608 2011-01-20T09:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75888 2011-01-20T09:46:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20761 2024-09-15T03:33:03.497229 application/rdf+xml 10582 2024-09-15T03:32:55.844301 image/jpeg 2839 2024-09-15T03:32:55.667273 image/jpeg 824303 2024-09-15T03:32:54.960335 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