Project Gutenberg 2007-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 163 Niemann, Karen Rags (The Story Of A Dog) "Rags (The Story of a Dog)" by Karen Niemann is a children's story written in the mid-20th century. This charming tale centers around a small, shaggy dog named Rags who is abandoned by his owner and seeks a new home. The book captures themes of friendship and loyalty through Rags' adventures and misadventures in his quest for belonging and acceptance. In the story, Rags finds himself on the streets after being thrown out by his angry owner. As he navigates various encounters with reluctant humans, his fortune changes when he meets a kind boy named Gary, who takes him in despite his shabby appearance. They quickly bond, and when a fire threatens their home, Rags proves his loyalty by alerting Grandma to the danger, leading to a grateful welcome into the family. Through Gary's determination to feed Rags by working at a local butcher, the pair forms a strong bond of friendship that reinforces the importance of love and responsibility towards pets. The story concludes with Rags' transformation from a mischievous stray into a valued member of the household, symbolizing the power of companionship and the joy of rescue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 97.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Dogs -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 36184 2025-06-09T13:39:14.909202 text/html 36005 2025-01-09T13:15:43.638665 text/html 72468 2025-06-09T13:39:18.884177 application/epub+zip 71364 2025-06-09T13:39:16.677185 application/epub+zip 71364 2025-06-09T13:39:15.525219 application/epub+zip 115326 2025-06-09T13:39:20.443177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110111 2025-06-09T13:39:18.210186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98452 2022-09-10T15:06:34.318665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26399 2025-06-09T13:39:14.675199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26342 2007-09-24T08:00:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10007 2007-09-24T08:00:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 16461 2025-06-09T13:39:20.577167 application/rdf+xml 7768 2025-06-09T13:39:16.086196 image/jpeg 2384 2025-06-09T13:39:15.806203 image/jpeg 69881 2025-06-09T13:39:14.914231 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