Project Gutenberg 2009-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 190 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 Condé, J. M. Conde, J. M. Condé, J. W. Mr. Turtle's Flying Adventure Hollow Tree Stories Mr. Turtle's flying adventure -- The deep woods elopement -- In Mr. Man's car -- Mr. 'Possum's car -- How Mr. 'Possum's tail became bare. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Turtle's Flying Adventure" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a children's story that belongs to the genre of animal fables, written in the early 20th century. The book is part of the "Hollow Tree Stories" collection and centers around the whimsical lives of animal characters, showcasing their adventures and interactions in a playful and imaginative manner. The likely topic focuses on themes of friendship, bravery, and the absurdity of their adventures. In this tale, Mr. Turtle recounts an extraordinary episode from his childhood, when he mistakenly believed he could fly. His friends from the Hollow Tree, including Mr. Crow, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. 'Possum, join him for a fishing trip, during which Mr. Turtle narrates his encounter with Mr. Eagle. Feeling brave, Mr. Turtle convinces Mr. Eagle to take him for a flight. However, the adventure takes a comical turn as Mr. Turtle falls but miraculously lands safely, leading to an unexpected twist in the story. Through humor and valuable life lessons, the narrative encourages readers to embrace their uniqueness and the importance of friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Adventure 122631 2025-06-11T14:49:45.642893 text/html 118609 2009-02-25T11:04:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 837190 2009-02-25T11:04:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 938472 2025-06-11T14:49:52.763332 application/epub+zip 937560 2025-06-11T14:49:49.197374 application/epub+zip 111390 2025-06-11T14:49:47.755863 application/epub+zip 1063312 2025-06-11T14:49:55.522348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1044591 2025-06-11T14:49:51.786380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204480 2022-09-13T07:31:44.891001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98990 2025-06-11T14:49:45.134879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98909 2009-02-25T11:04:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35690 2009-02-25T11:04:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98899 2009-02-25T11:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35666 2009-02-25T11:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20928 2025-06-11T14:49:55.693332 application/rdf+xml 14371 2025-06-11T14:49:48.346854 image/jpeg 3512 2025-06-11T14:49:48.055857 image/jpeg 919162 2025-06-11T14:49:45.718875 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