Project Gutenberg 2012-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 146 Miller, Thomas 1807 1874 The Sheep and Lamb Produced by Emmy, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the University of Florida Digital Collections.) "The Sheep and Lamb" by Thomas Miller is a children's story written in the late 19th century. This narrative, part of "Bessie's Country Stories," explores the themes of kindness, struggle, and the bond between children and animals, particularly focusing on a young boy's affection for his pet lamb. It presents a glimpse into rural life and the often harsh realities that families face, especially in times of financial hardship. The story revolves around Johnny, a boy who is devastated at the prospect of losing his beloved pet lamb due to his father's inability to work after an accident. As the community learns of his plight, Charley, a richer farmer's son, selflessly offers one of his own lambs to ensure that Johnny can keep his pet. Polly, a caring servant girl, helps in this endeavor, demonstrating the power of friendship and compassion in tough times. The narrative culminates with the children working together to protect the lambs from the butcher, ultimately leaving readers with a heartwarming message about generosity, empathy, and the importance of community support. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38995/38995-h/images/illus_006a-title.png Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction Pets -- Juvenile fiction Ducks -- Juvenile fiction Benevolence -- Juvenile fiction Sheep -- Juvenile fiction Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 75650 2025-08-15T16:29:33.343981 text/html 70604 2021-01-08T14:45:09 text/html 372714 2025-08-15T16:29:37.594959 application/epub+zip 371582 2025-08-15T16:29:35.087001 application/epub+zip 94774 2025-08-15T16:29:33.975965 application/epub+zip 477529 2025-08-15T16:29:39.429951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466529 2025-08-15T16:29:36.931974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153727 2022-09-17T17:57:26.729236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57736 2025-08-15T16:29:32.909954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57598 2021-01-08T14:45:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20486 2025-08-15T16:29:39.570922 application/rdf+xml 12775 2025-08-15T16:29:34.485979 image/jpeg 3420 2025-08-15T16:29:34.234988 image/jpeg 298316 2021-01-08T14:45:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 21608 2021-01-08T14:45:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 363055 2025-08-15T16:29:33.366979 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