Project Gutenberg 2008-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 248 Leslie, Madeline 1815 1893 Aunt Hattie Baker, Harriette Newell Woods Hattie, Aunt Bertie and the Gardeners; or, The Way to be Happy Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Bertie and the Gardeners; or, The Way to be Happy" by Madeline Leslie is a children's novel written during the late 19th century. The book revolves around a young boy named Bertie Curtis and delves into themes of kindness, responsibility, and the importance of helping others. Through various interactions with the gardeners, workmen, and townspeople, Bertie learns valuable life lessons about compassion and the joy of making others happy. The story follows Bertie as he navigates his new life at Woodlawn, where his family has moved to improve their home and surroundings. As he engages with the gardeners and the community, Bertie witnesses the struggles and triumphs of those around him, including the sick painter Mr. Dodge and the troubled boy Pat. The narrative is presented in a series of episodes that highlight Bertie's growth as he takes on responsibilities, helps individuals in need, and learns the rewards of generosity and kindness. Ultimately, the book conveys a message that true happiness stems from selflessness and caring for others, encouraging young readers to embody these virtues in their own lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 116501 2025-06-11T05:40:25.769141 text/html 114382 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 294469 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406657 2025-06-11T05:40:32.926649 application/epub+zip 406286 2025-06-11T05:40:29.181150 application/epub+zip 115866 2025-06-11T05:40:27.842171 application/epub+zip 562619 2025-06-11T05:40:35.742625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536444 2025-06-11T05:40:32.031618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223296 2022-09-12T09:50:53.464168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90004 2025-06-11T05:40:25.232200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89719 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35011 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19329 2025-06-11T05:40:35.894610 application/rdf+xml 16384 2025-06-11T05:40:28.412148 image/jpeg 3733 2025-06-11T05:40:28.128159 image/jpeg 370970 2025-06-11T05:40:25.825154 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