Project Gutenberg 2015-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 43 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Wig and the Shoulder of Mutton; or, The Folly of Juvenile Fears Produced by Chris Curnow, 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) "The Wig and the Shoulder of Mutton; or, The Folly of Juvenile Fears" by Anonymous is a children's story written during the early 19th century. This book presents a cautionary tale focused on the irrational fears often experienced by children, particularly in the dark. It uses humor and relatable characters to explore how such fears can be easily magnified by imagination. In the narrative, Mr. Friendly and his children encounter a series of amusing and frightening events that arise from their fear of the unknown. The story kicks off with the children panicking at a strange noise, only to discover it is simply the barber's boy searching for a lost wig. As the evening unfolds, the tale delves into their father's lesson about confronting fears and distinguishing between reality and imagination. The central anecdote recounts a real-life incident where a child, frightened by a prank, suffers severe consequences. This emphasizes the dangers of instilling fear in others and encourages rational understanding. Overall, the book serves as both an entertaining read and a moral lesson for young readers about overcoming childish fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Apparitions -- Juvenile fiction Fear in children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 46349 46378 2024-09-20T16:52:09.912295 2023-09-21T13:07:49.959169 text/html text/html 42463 2015-09-11T19:14:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 1083710 2015-09-11T19:14:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1116567 2024-09-20T16:52:12.088231 application/epub+zip 1115132 2024-09-20T16:52:10.447307 application/epub+zip 198743 2024-09-20T16:52:10.168274 application/epub+zip 1146594 2024-09-20T16:52:13.526235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1136676 2024-09-20T16:52:11.815256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222594 2022-09-22T15:12:37.492603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33890 33695 2024-09-20T16:52:09.706304 2023-09-21T13:07:49.643171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 33956 2015-09-11T19:14:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 13133 2015-09-11T19:14:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19554 2024-09-20T16:52:13.650349 application/rdf+xml 22851 2024-09-20T16:52:10.236310 image/jpeg 2897 2024-09-20T16:52:10.201286 image/jpeg 1085369 2024-09-20T16:52:09.966299 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 More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia