Project Gutenberg 2013-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 76 Franklin, Josephine Little Bessie, the Careless Girl, or, Squirrels, Nuts, and Water-Cresses Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Little Bessie, the Careless Girl, or, Squirrels, Nuts, and Water-Cresses" by Josephine Franklin is a children's fiction story written in the mid-19th century. This engaging tale follows the spirited and often mischievous Bessie, a young girl living with her widowed mother, as she navigates her daily adventures, friendships, and the challenges of growing up with a sense of carelessness and innocence. The narrative highlights her close bond with another girl, Nelly, and their various escapades, including nut-gathering outings and interactions with nature. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Bessie and her mother, who are facing hard times due to the mother's illness and the family's poor circumstances. Despite this, Bessie's vivacious spirit shines through as she embarks on a nutting expedition with Nelly, where they encounter a squirrel and other woodland wonders. The opening chapters explore their playful banter, insights into Bessie's character—her carelessness in both play and study—as well as her longing to help her mother and earn money by collecting watercress, an endeavor that promises potential financial relief for her family. Overall, this portion sets the stage for Bessie's journey of self-discovery and moral growth amidst the backdrop of everyday childhood adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43807/43807-h/images/cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction Children and death -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 155853 155860 2024-09-18T11:10:24.197573 2023-09-19T07:03:53.635363 text/html text/html 154023 2013-09-23T18:58:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 427006 2013-09-23T18:58:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445048 2024-09-18T11:10:27.622616 application/epub+zip 444700 2024-09-18T11:10:24.839579 application/epub+zip 124981 2024-09-18T11:10:24.501585 application/epub+zip 504842 2024-09-18T11:10:29.927542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482769 2024-09-18T11:10:27.287551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163649 2022-09-20T04:14:24.055811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130706 130534 2024-09-18T11:10:23.711575 2023-09-19T07:03:53.287336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 130467 2013-09-23T18:58:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49383 2013-09-23T18:58:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 130457 2013-09-23T18:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49364 2013-09-23T18:58:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20748 2024-09-18T11:10:30.202549 application/rdf+xml 18480 2024-09-18T11:10:24.588618 image/jpeg 2102 2024-09-18T11:10:24.545586 image/jpeg 430347 2024-09-18T11:10:24.226575 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