Project Gutenberg 2006-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 128 Macduff, John R. (John Ross) 1818 1895 Macduff, John Ross Macduff, J. R. (John Ross) The Story of a Dewdrop Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of a Dewdrop" by John R. Macduff is a whimsical narrative written in the late 19th century. This enchanting tale follows the journey of a dewdrop, exploring themes of beauty, nature, and transformation through an allegorical lens. It captures the essence of the toils and wonders of the natural world, as observed through the eyes of personified birds and the small but significant dewdrop. The narrative unfolds with three birds—a Thrush, a Lark, and a Nightingale—convening to discuss the mysterious dewdrop resting on a rose-leaf. As they ponder its origins, the dewdrop reveals that it is actually a teardrop shed by the sky due to the loss of the sun. Throughout the story, the dewdrop undergoes a transformation, particularly when the Queen of the Morning appears, ultimately ascending to the sky and merging with the sunlight, symbolizing joy and renewal. The birds, each in their own way, witness the dewdrop's journey from the earth to the heavens, celebrating its beauty and significance in the cycle of nature. The tale concludes with a profound metaphor regarding the soul, suggesting that just as the dewdrop rejoins the sun, so too does the human spirit find its way back to a divine source of light after life’s trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Birds -- Juvenile fiction Allegories PZ Text Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 66003 2025-08-08T10:47:32.422243 text/html 41306 2025-03-11T08:07:55 text/html 291964 2025-08-08T10:47:34.411245 application/epub+zip 290092 2025-08-08T10:47:32.826292 application/epub+zip 52082 2025-08-08T10:47:32.620244 application/epub+zip 328671 2025-08-08T10:47:35.828223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313684 2025-08-08T10:47:34.197258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77688 2022-09-09T11:21:12.899911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52051 2025-08-08T10:47:32.069240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32197 2025-03-11T08:07:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52053 2006-11-14T07:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19638 2025-08-08T10:47:36.032224 application/rdf+xml 15830 2025-08-08T10:47:32.682237 image/jpeg 2517 2025-08-08T10:47:32.651246 image/jpeg 277288 2006-11-14T07:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 21285 2006-11-14T07:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 299063 2025-08-08T10:47:32.477281 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