Project Gutenberg 2012-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 89 Holdsworth, Mary Sing a Song of Sixpence Sing a song of sixpence -- The story of a robin. Produced by Al Haines "Sing a Song of Sixpence" by Mary Holdsworth is a children's book written in the late 19th century. This whimsical tale revolves around the imaginative adventures of a young girl named Nellie as she reflects on the treasures and responsibilities of childhood, encapsulated in her new sixpence. The book, characterized by its playful narrative and charming illustrations, explores themes of innocence and creativity through a mix of fantasy and everyday life. The story follows Nellie, who is captivated by her shiny new sixpence, causing her to daydream about buying a lamb and chocolates. Throughout her whimsical thoughts, she envisions interactions with various characters, including a personified Queen who appreciates poetry and shares in Nellie's playful imagination. As the tale unfolds, they indulge in a delightful tea party with a magical pie filled with singing blackbirds. The storytelling seamlessly intertwines fantasy with the innocence of childhood, culminating in a narrative that celebrates imagination, generosity, and the joys of young companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40154/40154-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Children's stories Girls -- Juvenile fiction Missing children -- Juvenile fiction Robins -- Juvenile fiction Dreams -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 82349 82302 2024-09-17T04:35:04.031130 2023-09-17T12:51:27.339838 text/html text/html 83026 2012-07-07T11:14:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 1004463 2012-07-07T11:14:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1019920 2024-09-17T04:35:11.447084 application/epub+zip 1066774 2024-09-17T04:35:10.566106 application/pdf 87202 2024-09-17T04:35:06.193114 application/pdf 1019930 2024-09-17T04:35:07.537103 application/epub+zip 76540 2024-09-17T04:35:04.982117 application/epub+zip 1055769 2024-09-17T04:35:13.181102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049503 2024-09-17T04:35:09.357140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108084 2022-09-18T11:42:13.871303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55114 2024-09-17T04:35:03.515124 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55357 2012-07-07T11:15:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 21219 2012-07-07T11:15:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 55088 2012-07-07T11:15:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21139 2012-07-07T11:15:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 55086 2012-07-07T11:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21131 2012-07-07T11:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26499 2024-09-17T04:35:13.331103 application/rdf+xml 37514 2024-09-17T04:35:03.198122 2023-09-17T12:51:27.062837 text/x-rst text/x-rst 37514 2012-07-07T11:15:08 text/x-rst 992427 2012-07-07T11:15:08 text/x-rst application/zip 25495 2024-09-17T04:35:06.473114 image/jpeg 3471 2024-09-17T04:35:06.348105 image/jpeg 1004248 2024-09-17T04:35:04.071125 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