Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 133 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 The Money Box Odd Craft, Part 1. Produced by David Widger "The Money Box" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. This tale blends elements of comedy and social commentary, focusing on the misadventures of two sailors, Ginger Dick and Peter Russet, who attempt to save their money after receiving their pay. The narrative explores themes of temptation and the folly of trust, particularly in relation to managing one's finances. The story follows Ginger and Peter as they decide to have their money managed by Isaac Lunn, an older, honest seaman who has a steady lifestyle. Initially, the pair is optimistic about this plan, but soon they find themselves embroiled in a series of comedic mishaps due to their inability to resist temptation. Over the course of a few days, they try to regain control over their funds, which results in a series of humorous confrontations with Isaac. Ultimately, their plan leads to a comical predicament where they repeatedly end up without their money while Isaac cleverly keeps them in check, teaching them a lesson about responsibility and the nature of trusting others with one’s finances. Through witty dialogue and amusing situations, Jacobs crafts a light-hearted narrative that highlights the challenges of saving money, particularly among sailors accustomed to spending freely. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 54003 2025-08-05T14:21:16.093097 text/html 49773 2020-12-14T18:51:15 text/html 577849 2025-08-05T14:21:17.737078 application/epub+zip 576591 2025-08-05T14:21:16.383129 application/epub+zip 68237 2025-08-05T14:21:16.215091 application/epub+zip 608511 2025-08-05T14:21:18.899111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600650 2025-08-05T14:21:17.566127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93187 2022-09-06T19:16:06.016825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43480 2025-08-05T14:21:15.950076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23830 2024-10-28T19:15:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44904 2020-12-14T18:51:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20222 2025-08-05T14:21:19.026082 application/rdf+xml 14945 2025-08-05T14:21:16.278062 image/jpeg 3041 2025-08-05T14:21:16.246105 image/jpeg 545901 2020-12-14T18:51:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 16897 2020-12-14T18:51:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 555289 2025-08-05T14:21:16.116082 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia