Project Gutenberg 2016-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 133 Fisher, Richard Trott Lays of Ancient Babyland to which are added Small Divers Histories not known to the Ancients Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Whittington and his cat -- The three wishes -- Little Red-riding-hood --Jack the Giant-killer -- Divers small histories: The vain mouse. Cock Robin and Jenny Wren. The proud eagle. Young Lumpkin's hyæna. The young thrushes. M. P., or the magpie. The pigeon and the hen. The oyster and the muscle. Produced by Emmy, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lays of Ancient Babyland" by Richard Trott Fisher is a children's poetry collection written during the mid-19th century. The book features a series of illustrated verses that weave together familiar fairy tales and fables, presenting them in a manner that would appeal to a young audience. Its likely topic centers around traditional nursery tales, designed to entertain and educate children about morals and virtues through engaging narratives. The collection includes well-known stories such as "Whittington and His Cat," "The Three Wishes," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Jack the Giant Killer," among others. Each story is told with playful rhyme and rhythm, making them accessible for children and enjoyable for adults to read aloud. Themes of kindness, bravery, and the consequences of one's actions resonate through the tales, imparting timeless lessons. The poems are complemented by whimsical illustrations, which enhance the storytelling experience and capture the imagination of young readers, making it a charming addition to any children's literature collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Children's poetry Stories in rhyme PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 203778 203731 2024-10-21T16:27:38.486889 2023-09-22T12:58:27.264110 text/html text/html 194534 2016-05-18T20:19:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 421887 2016-05-18T20:19:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 480684 2024-10-21T16:27:46.706911 application/epub+zip 479582 2024-10-21T16:27:40.892888 application/epub+zip 123154 2024-10-21T16:27:39.993936 application/epub+zip 536624 2024-10-21T16:27:50.488821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493157 2024-10-21T16:27:46.116840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155647 2022-09-23T18:34:20.029563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90430 90244 2024-10-21T16:27:37.067868 2023-09-22T12:58:26.057063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 90744 2016-05-18T20:19:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 33554 2016-05-18T20:19:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19923 2024-10-21T16:27:50.634831 application/rdf+xml 16473 2024-10-21T16:27:40.478857 image/jpeg 2143 2024-10-21T16:27:40.252864 image/jpeg 424340 2024-10-21T16:27:39.511957 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