Project Gutenberg 2011-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 167 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Babes in the Wood May Bells Series Produced by Larry B. Harrison, and the Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, Ball State University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Babes in the Wood" by Anonymous is a traditional poem or ballad written during the late 17th to early 18th century. This narrative poem recounts the tragic story of two innocent children left to the mercy of their cruel uncle, highlighting themes of betrayal, loss, and divine retribution. The story begins with the death of a well-to-do gentleman and his wife, who leave behind two young children: a boy and a girl. Their uncle, who swears to care for them, instead plots to murder them for their inheritance. As the children embark on a journey with hired ruffians, their innocent chatter softens the hearts of one of the assassins, leading to an internal conflict that results in the children's eventual abandonment in the woods. They tragically succumb to starvation and cold, while their uncle faces the wrath of divine justice for his treachery, leading to his own downfall. In the end, it is Robin Redbreast, the bird, who buries the children under leaves, symbolizing their innocence and the tragic consequences of greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry PZ Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 37382 2025-10-15T09:50:34.337771 text/html 33843 2011-10-10T14:24:28 text/html 1073259 2025-10-15T09:50:38.208739 application/epub+zip 1071889 2025-10-15T09:50:35.996774 application/epub+zip 77624 2025-10-15T09:50:34.918728 application/epub+zip 1159049 2025-10-15T09:50:39.792724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1160696 2025-10-15T09:50:37.542751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147547 2022-09-17T09:12:43.748701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25975 2025-10-15T09:50:34.013807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25893 2011-10-10T14:24:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18406 2025-10-15T09:50:39.919705 application/rdf+xml 12681 2025-10-15T09:50:35.402741 image/jpeg 3433 2025-10-15T09:50:35.159732 image/jpeg 1296375 2011-10-10T14:24:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 9504 2011-10-10T14:24:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 1479842 2025-10-15T09:50:34.365771 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 More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia