Project Gutenberg 2007-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 244 Ade, George 1866 1944 McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney) 1870 1949 McCutcheon, J. T. (John Tinney) McCutcheon, John Tinney Ade's Fables Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Ade's Fables" by George Ade is a collection of humorous fables written in the early 20th century. This work presents satirical tales that cleverly critique various aspects of American life and society during that time. The fables often feature exaggerated characters and situations that reflect the aspirations and follies of individuals, making them both entertaining and insightful for the reader. The opening of "Ade's Fables" introduces a whimsical story about a young boy and his evolving ambitions guided by the personification of Ambition itself. The narrative captures the boy's initial desire to be a circus performer, which shifts dramatically as Ambition pushes him towards more grandiose aspirations, such as becoming a military commander and eventually a wealthy businessman. As the boy grows older, Ambition continues to raise the stakes, ultimately leading him on a relentless pursuit of wealth and social status at the cost of personal happiness. This engaging beginning sets the stage for exploring how ambition can shape one's life, often with unexpected consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor Fables PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 258650 2025-08-08T13:45:48.817619 text/html 254687 2007-02-02T15:16:36 text/html 923379 2025-08-08T13:45:54.839617 application/epub+zip 925860 2025-08-08T13:45:50.679646 application/epub+zip 171435 2025-08-08T13:45:49.498637 application/epub+zip 1049536 2025-08-08T13:45:57.947577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1034743 2025-08-08T13:45:54.102615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253589 2022-08-09T12:14:17.633246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236272 2025-08-08T13:45:47.890620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236128 2007-02-02T15:16:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236124 2007-02-02T15:16:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21253 2025-08-08T13:45:58.085562 application/rdf+xml 10199 2025-08-08T13:45:50.022616 image/jpeg 2825 2025-08-08T13:45:49.742599 image/jpeg 99099 2007-02-02T15:17:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 696607 2007-02-02T15:17:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 99023 2007-02-02T15:17:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 763618 2025-08-08T13:45:48.861604 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