Project Gutenberg 2011-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 267 Brady, Loretta Ellen Preston, Alice Bolam Preston, Alice B. The Green Forest Fairy Book Prologue -- Dame Grumble and her curious apple-tree -- A tale of the Northland Kingdom -- The little tree that never grew up -- The tale of Punchinello -- The strange tale of the brown bear -- The Beggar Princess -- Sweep and Little Sweep -- Kings and queens and peasant folk -- The goose girl and the blue gander -- The little brown man -- A tale for Halloween. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Green Forest Fairy Book" by Loretta Ellen Brady is a collection of whimsical fairy tales written in the early 20th century. This enchanting compilation takes readers on a journey through a world where fairyfolk, talking animals, and magical occurrences abound, reflecting the innocence and wonder of childhood. The stories are likely to feature various characters who encounter both challenges and delightful adventures, seamlessly blending moral lessons with fantastical elements. At the start of the book, the prologue sets a nostalgic tone, evoking a time when fairies roamed freely, and nature was alive with voice and magic. It introduces the idea of the Golden Bird, a creature that shared wondrous tales with the people until it mysteriously disappeared, leading to a world that slowly forgot magic. The story then shifts to Dame Grumble and her perplexing Apple Tree, which seems to promise treasures of golden apples but stubbornly retains its blossoms, only to be stripped away by the North Wind. This opening establishes themes of longing, the conflict between nature and human desires, and the bittersweet realization of what truly constitutes happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 344538 2025-08-14T11:15:09.967335 text/html 345501 2011-03-02T11:12:42 text/html 1410284 2025-08-14T11:15:16.643320 application/epub+zip 1410727 2025-08-14T11:15:12.058343 application/epub+zip 202130 2025-08-14T11:15:10.749376 application/epub+zip 1548485 2025-08-14T11:15:20.084323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1516072 2025-08-14T11:15:15.709365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280727 2022-09-16T09:05:09.392833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309374 2025-08-14T11:15:09.319340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309187 2011-03-02T11:12:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19123 2025-08-14T11:15:20.232313 application/rdf+xml 9864 2025-08-14T11:15:11.265321 image/jpeg 2737 2025-08-14T11:15:11.010320 image/jpeg 3542291 2011-03-02T11:12:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 110103 2011-03-02T11:12:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 3623523 2025-08-14T11:15:10.036328 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 uk.wikipedia