The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four Letters

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fanny, Aunt, 1822-1894

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four..." by Aunt Fanny is a collection of children's stories written in the mid-19th century. The book is designed for young readers and focuses on simple narratives that utilize primarily three and four-letter words to promote early literacy. Its likely topic centers on moral lessons and the whimsical adventures of children, animals, and family life. The book comprises ten short tales, each narrating engaging stories featuring relatable characters like Ned, Sam, and Ann, alongside their animal friends. Through playful interactions involving pets and family activities, the narratives convey lessons about obedience, kindness, and the consequences of mischief. For instance, Sam learns a painful lesson about listening to his mother when he injures himself with an axe, while Joe experiences the consequences of not heeding warnings about thin ice. Each story combines fun with moral teaching, making the book an educational yet entertaining read for young children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Preface

The bad old ape

Mop, the pet cat, a poem

Sam, the bad boy

Ben and Sue, and the see-saw

The hen and fox, a poem

Ben and Bob

The old gray rat

Poor Will, who was shot in the war

Ann, the good girl

Joe, who did not mind.

Credits:

Produced by David Edwards, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Release date is 2010-03-03