Project Gutenberg 2009-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 186 Miller, Olive Thorne 1831 1918 Miller, Harriet Mann Thorne, Olive Mann, Harriet Farnsworth, Ethel N. 1873 1959 06036430 Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Produced by Chris Curnow, Ritu Aggarwal, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic" by Olive Thorne Miller is a children's story written in the early 20th century. This charming narrative follows a young girl named Kristy who is faced with the disappointment of a rainy day ruining her plans for a picnic with her friends. Through her mother's storytelling, Kristy learns valuable life lessons about dealing with disappointments, the importance of friendships, and the unexpected joys that can arise from unforeseen circumstances. The opening of the book reveals Kristy's frustration as she gazes out at the pouring rain, lamenting how it disrupts her plans. Her mother reassures her with the story of a girl named Bessie, whose own missed party leads to a delightful surprise that changes her fortune. This storytelling approach serves as a poignant backdrop to convey messages about resilience and perspective, while also introducing readers to the themes of childhood imagination and the importance of family bonds. As Kristy listens intently, the narrative sets the stage for various adventures and moral lessons that will unfold in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's stories Storytelling -- Fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 270394 2025-08-12T09:07:06.046573 text/html 279928 2021-01-05T11:43:48 text/html 566031 2025-08-12T09:07:10.073528 application/epub+zip 568521 2025-08-12T09:07:06.738550 application/epub+zip 162585 2025-08-12T09:07:06.390575 application/epub+zip 660874 2025-08-12T09:07:12.960032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640312 2025-08-12T09:07:09.727582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234731 2022-09-13T16:59:46.435692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247035 2025-08-12T09:07:05.554596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246819 2021-01-05T11:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18729 2025-08-12T09:07:13.128027 application/rdf+xml 13754 2025-08-12T09:07:06.465605 image/jpeg 3111 2025-08-12T09:07:06.428551 image/jpeg 547308 2021-01-05T11:43:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 92599 2021-01-05T11:43:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 550128 2025-08-12T09:07:06.084571 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