Project Gutenberg 2005-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 1151 Potter, Beatrix 1866 1943 Potter, Helen Beatrix Heelis, Beatrix The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Emmy and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin" by Beatrix Potter is a children's storybook written in the early 20th century. The book follows the mischievous antics of a young squirrel named Nutkin as he interacts with Old Brown, the owl who inhabits Owl Island. The narrative is steeped in whimsical illustrations and playful rhymes, typical of Potter's storytelling style. In the story, Nutkin and his fellow squirrels venture to Owl Island to gather nuts. While his cousins exhibit polite behavior and offer gifts to Old Brown, Nutkin’s impudent antics—characterized by riddles and song—irritate the owl, who prefers the courtesy shown by the other squirrels. Despite his impertinence, Nutkin's curiosity leads him into trouble when he dances on Old Brown, resulting in his capture. However, through a clever escape, Nutkin survives to continue his playful nature, forever taunting his friends and any who dare to challenge him with riddles. The story emphasizes themes of respect and consequence, all while enchanting readers with its lively storytelling and charming illustrations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Squirrels -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature 41798 2025-07-06T11:30:03.328770 text/html 36871 2020-12-19T08:43:40 text/html 4273434 2025-07-06T11:30:10.530710 application/epub+zip 4260520 2025-07-06T11:30:06.600658 application/epub+zip 71420 2025-07-06T11:30:05.150785 application/epub+zip 4344295 2025-07-06T11:30:13.331685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4327793 2025-07-06T11:30:08.735745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135943 2022-09-07T18:45:49.753027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27969 2025-07-06T11:30:02.777724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27765 2020-12-19T08:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19186 2025-07-06T11:30:13.480682 application/rdf+xml 13726 2025-07-06T11:30:05.644677 image/jpeg 3861 2025-07-06T11:30:05.396708 image/jpeg 4020858 2020-12-19T08:43:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 10272 2020-12-19T08:43:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 4176426 2025-07-06T11:30:03.523729 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