Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 Johnson, James Sugar and Spice: Comical Tales Comically Dressed Sugar and spice -- The little bootmaker -- The little gardener -- The little cooks -- The young sportsman -- The little dauber -- The busy bees -- The little soldiers. E-text prepared by Internet Archive, University of Florida, Andy Jewell, David Garcia, "Sugar and Spice: Comical Tales Comically Dressed" by James Johnson is a collection of children's stories, likely written in the late 19th century. This whimsical book captures the imaginative and playful adventures of children in their everyday lives, offering lessons on kindness, creativity, and social responsibility through a light-hearted narrative style. The stories in this collection revolve around various groups of children engaging in imaginative play and noble deeds. In one tale, a group of kids organizes an impromptu dinner to surprise their parents, learning the values of generosity and thoughtfulness. Another narrative showcases the joy of flower-gathering, where the children decide to bring joy to a sick girl and her mother by gifting their beautiful blooms. Through humorous dialogues and playful scenarios, Johnson presents characters like young cobblers and soldiers, illustrating the delightful antics and lessons learned in their adventures. Overall, the book emphasizes the charm of childhood innocence while imparting moral lessons, making it an engaging read for both children and adults. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Wit and humor, Juvenile PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour 52883 2025-08-05T05:18:21.458488 text/html 45859 2020-12-21T09:17:37 text/html 1287931 2025-08-05T05:18:24.291434 application/epub+zip 1286663 2025-08-05T05:18:22.073563 application/epub+zip 83484 2025-08-05T05:18:21.692441 application/epub+zip 1102224 2025-08-05T05:18:25.865439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1089388 2025-08-05T05:18:23.715474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110216 2022-09-05T10:12:44.565929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38137 2025-08-05T05:18:21.202461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18237 2024-10-28T18:11:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39412 2020-12-21T09:17:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19941 2025-08-05T05:18:26.025470 application/rdf+xml 18483 2025-08-05T05:18:21.782459 image/jpeg 2772 2025-08-05T05:18:21.734480 image/jpeg 1586617 2020-12-21T09:17:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 15553 2020-12-21T09:17:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 1186696 2025-08-05T05:18:21.534530 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog