Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 136 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 The Water Goats, and Other Troubles The water goats -- Mr. Billing's pockets -- Our first burglar. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "The Water Goats, and Other Troubles" by Ellis Parker Butler is a collection of humorous short stories written in the early 20th century. The book encapsulates various comical situations, reflecting the follies of human behavior and clever observations of everyday life. With witty writing and engaging narratives, the stories explore themes of folly, political satire, and the whimsical nature of mundane tasks. The story "The Water Goats" follows the misadventures of Alderman Michael Toole as he mistakenly believes he is responsible for acquiring exotic "dongola water goats" for a new public park. Hilarity ensues as Toole corresponds with his cousin about the goats, which he assumes swim like ducks, only to discover that they refuse to enter the water at all. Other stories in the collection also revolve around humorous misunderstandings, such as a man caught in a series of unfortunate events involving a nursing bottle, false hair, and acorns. Through his vivid characters and absurd scenarios, Butler paints a picture of the absurdities of life, leaving readers entertained and amused by the quirks of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Humorous stories Short stories, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 127854 2025-08-01T09:12:28.917137 text/html 128437 2021-01-27T21:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 126699 2025-08-01T09:12:34.775098 application/epub+zip 126603 2025-08-01T09:12:31.938115 application/epub+zip 101396 2025-08-01T09:12:30.836129 application/epub+zip 271280 2025-08-01T09:12:36.672105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260832 2025-08-01T09:12:34.013112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229878 2022-09-01T10:19:12.171814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108802 2025-08-01T09:12:28.622146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108831 2018-03-11T10:48:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16796 2025-08-01T09:12:37.027081 application/rdf+xml 17264 2025-08-01T09:12:31.339115 image/jpeg 3951 2025-08-01T09:12:31.089099 image/jpeg 125784 2025-08-01T09:12:28.928122 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