Project Gutenberg 2011-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 151 Johnson, Virginia W. (Virginia Wales) 1849 1916 The Cricket's Friends: Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan The travelled spider -- The ambitious wasp -- The disappointed caterpillar -- The four silver peaches -- Going Maying -- Grandpapa mouse and his family -- The enchanted baby-house -- The story of an umbrella -- The godmother's gifts. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Cricket's Friends: Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan" by Cousin Virginia is a collection of children’s stories written in the late 19th century. The book features a whimsical assembly of characters, including a Cricket, a Teapot, and a Saucepan, who share tales revolving around new members joining their unique Club. Through stories narrated by anthropomorphized bugs and household items, the themes of friendship, curiosity, and adventure are explored in a playful manner. At the start of the book, the members of the Kettle Club eagerly anticipate the arrival of new guests—three insects: a travelled Spider, a disappointed Caterpillar, and an ambitious Wasp. As these characters are introduced, the Cricket draws attention to their distinct personalities, prompting a mix of reactions among the existing members, who express both intrigue and skepticism. The gathering culminates in the Spider recounting adventurous tales from his travels, including encounters with various animals and the challenges he faced. The lively interactions among the characters set the tone for a charming exploration of the wonders of nature and the importance of social bonds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37147/37147-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 263516 2025-07-15T06:40:40.886973 text/html 264688 2011-08-21T15:29:38 text/html 388933 2025-07-15T06:40:44.833909 application/epub+zip 389606 2025-07-15T06:40:41.634923 application/epub+zip 174202 2025-07-15T06:40:41.243949 application/epub+zip 481150 2025-07-15T06:40:47.400917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455523 2025-07-15T06:40:44.439960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240432 2022-09-17T05:23:32.755668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237123 2025-07-15T06:40:40.480940 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236827 2011-08-21T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236822 2011-08-21T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21976 2025-07-15T06:40:47.532892 application/rdf+xml 24655 2025-07-15T06:40:41.319920 image/jpeg 3159 2025-07-15T06:40:41.281920 image/jpeg 92922 2011-08-21T15:29:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 367869 2011-08-21T15:29:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 92891 2011-08-21T15:29:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 367712 2025-07-15T06:40:40.913991 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