Project Gutenberg 2007-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 203 Moreton, Charles The Maid and the Magpie An Interesting Tale Founded on Facts E-text prepared by Janet Blenkinship and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Maid and the Magpie" by Charles Moreton is a narrative poem written during the early 19th century. The book unfolds a tale of innocence, love, and mistaken accusations, revolving around themes of virtue and justice. It captures the challenges faced by a young maid named Annette, who serves a wealthy farmer amidst societal pressures and familial struggles. The story follows Annette, who, in the course of a summer evening, becomes entangled in a series of unfortunate events prompted by a mischievous magpie that steals a spoon. As she navigates the emotional turmoil surrounding her father's misfortunes and her budding romance with Blaisot, misunderstandings lead to her wrongful conviction of theft. Despite her innocence, the harsh realities of the law threaten her life. In a twist of fate, Blaisot, in his desperation, ultimately discovers the true thief and manages to prove her innocence just in time, leading to a dramatic conclusion that restores peace and highlights the triumph of love and virtue over misfortune and adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry False imprisonment -- Juvenile poetry False testimony -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 48590 2025-10-09T09:22:02.119191 text/html 47116 2007-07-30T12:27:04 text/html 532308 2025-10-09T09:22:07.342174 application/epub+zip 530275 2025-10-09T09:22:04.751177 application/epub+zip 73723 2025-10-09T09:22:03.669325 application/epub+zip 658926 2025-10-09T09:22:09.302164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628559 2025-10-09T09:22:06.657163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154754 2022-09-10T11:48:02.165741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29698 2025-10-09T09:22:01.724177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29343 2021-01-02T20:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18499 2025-10-09T09:22:09.428119 application/rdf+xml 13542 2025-10-09T09:22:04.156187 image/jpeg 3774 2025-10-09T09:22:03.911144 image/jpeg 450105 2021-01-02T20:51:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 11325 2021-01-02T20:51:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 518084 2025-10-09T09:22:02.146217 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