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A Butterfly Chase
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stahl, P.-J., 1814-1886
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "A Butterfly Chase" by P.-J. Stahl is a children's storybook written in the late 19th century. This charming narrative revolves around two young characters, Minnie and Bertie, who embark on a whimsical adventure to collect butterflies. Their journey highlights themes of curiosity, innocence, and the connection between children and nature. The story begins with Minnie and Bertie eagerly prepared with butterfly nets and a guidebook provided by their uncle, who is a professor. They venture into a daisy-filled meadow, hoping to capture beautiful butterflies, particularly peacock and emperor varieties. As they chase after these enchanting creatures, they face various mishaps and humorous moments, such as inadvertently falling into a ditch. Ultimately, when Bertie captures a butterfly, he is struck by its beauty and life; persuaded by Minnie, he decides against harming it. Their adventure concludes with feelings of joy as they learn the value of kindness towards all living beings, vowing never to chase butterflies again. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by ellinora 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:
- Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
- Release date is 2017-05-14
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