Project Gutenberg 2017-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 58 Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland 1802 1899 Traill, Mrs. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland Strickland, Catherine Parr Traill, Catharine Parr The Tell-Tale: An Original Collection of Moral and Amusing Stories Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Arphu, or, the fairy kitten -- The little water-carrier; or, the reward of industry -- The Midsummer holidays -- The blind Highland piper -- A day at Hampstead fair -- The primrose girl, or, little Emma's birth-day. E-text prepared by MFR, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Tell-Tale: An Original Collection of Moral and Amusing Stories" by Traill is a collection of children's short stories written in the early 19th century. The book presents a series of tales infused with moral lessons, intended to entertain and educate young readers. The stories feature various characters, including whimsical fairies and relatable children, exploring themes of behavior, kindness, and the consequences of one's actions. The opening of the book sets the stage with a scene featuring Mrs. Dormer, who is approached by her children for a story. This interaction reveals the children's eagerness for tales of wonder, which prompts Mrs. Dormer to narrate "Arphu, or the Fairy Kitten." The story introduces Arphu, a mischievous fairy prince who, despite his beautiful appearance, derives pleasure from tormenting harmless creatures. After being caught in an act of cruelty, Arphu is transformed into a kitten as punishment, leading him to experience the suffering he once inflicted on others. This transformation serves as a pivotal moment, and carries the moral that one should reflect on how their actions affect others, underscoring the collection’s intent to deliver valuable life lessons to its young audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 200721 200511 2024-09-22T13:44:58.851994 2023-09-23T11:48:49.691477 text/html text/html 201135 2017-04-02T22:35:23 text/html 512236 2017-04-02T22:38:14 text/html application/zip 546545 2024-09-22T13:45:02.696950 application/epub+zip 546495 2024-09-22T13:44:59.564997 application/epub+zip 136910 2024-09-22T13:44:59.201984 application/epub+zip 611119 2024-09-22T13:45:05.218009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590844 2024-09-22T13:45:02.297987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182528 2022-09-24T20:08:17.030059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178274 178094 2024-09-22T13:44:58.254014 2023-09-23T11:48:49.057510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 178165 2017-04-02T22:32:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67077 2017-04-02T22:32:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19177 2024-09-22T13:45:05.354937 application/rdf+xml 15049 2024-09-22T13:44:59.280984 image/jpeg 2707 2024-09-22T13:44:59.240960 image/jpeg 512893 2024-09-22T13:44:58.893025 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 en.wikipedia