Project Gutenberg 2005-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 1452 Potter, Beatrix 1866 1943 Potter, Helen Beatrix Heelis, Beatrix The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Jemima_Puddle-Duck E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" by Beatrix Potter is a charming children's story written in the early 20th century. This work falls within the genre of children's literature and features delightful illustrations alongside its narrative. The story revolves around the themes of self-determination and the desire for independence as Jemima Puddle-Duck seeks to hatch her own eggs away from the interference of the farmer's wife. The narrative follows Jemima, a determined duck who is frustrated by the farmer's wife’s refusal to let her tend to her own eggs. Defying this, she wanders into the woods, where she encounters a seemingly charming gentleman with sandy whiskers—a sly fox in disguise. As Jemima builds her nest at his urging, she is unwittingly led into danger. Despite some initial excitement, Jemima ultimately learns a harsh lesson about trust and naivety when her eggs are devoured by puppies. Ultimately, while she manages to lay more eggs later, the experience leaves her reflective and somewhat traumatized, presenting a moral about the perils of being too gullible. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Foxes -- Juvenile fiction Domestic animals -- Juvenile fiction Ducks -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature 40641 2025-08-06T11:22:45.458078 text/html 15374 2024-10-28T21:50:50 text/html 4486174 2025-08-06T11:22:52.904106 application/epub+zip 4473238 2025-08-06T11:22:48.744053 application/epub+zip 77077 2025-08-06T11:22:47.251110 application/epub+zip 4555387 2025-08-06T11:22:55.813024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4538568 2025-08-06T11:22:51.062086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140924 2022-09-07T18:24:40.629866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28168 2025-08-06T11:22:44.919079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8318 2024-10-28T21:50:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17268 2025-08-06T11:22:55.960039 application/rdf+xml 13560 2025-08-06T11:22:47.753074 image/jpeg 3325 2025-08-06T11:22:47.499094 image/jpeg 4405966 2025-08-06T11:22:45.603130 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