Project Gutenberg 2013-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 119 Sandham, Elizabeth Semple, Elizabeth, active 1804-1816 A cup of sweets, that can never cloy: or, delightful tales for good children Curiosity -- The unsettled boy -- Cecilia and Fanny -- Henry -- Maria; or, the little slattern -- Frederick's holidays -- The little quarrellers -- The vain girl -- The young gardeners -- The whimsical child -- Edward and Charles -- The truant -- Jealousy -- Edmond -- The ghost and the dominos -- Fido -- The reward of benevolence -- Jemima -- The trifler -- The cousins -- The travellers -- The strawberries. Produced by Dianna Adair, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Cup of Sweets, That Can Never Cloak: or, Delightful Tales for Good Children" by the author of Godmother's Tales is a collection of children's stories likely written in the early 19th century. The book is designed to entertain and educate children with moral lessons, featuring various relatable characters like Arabella, a curious girl, and Henry, a boy with a penchant for mischief. Each story seems to illustrate virtues and vices, making it a suitable read for young audiences. The opening of this collection introduces the character of Arabella, who is depicted as overly curious and prone to prying into the lives of others, despite warnings to mind her own business. Her curiosity leads her to create chaos as she tries to uncover a secret involving her family. In her pursuit of discovery, she inadvertently causes the escape of a beautiful pigeon—a present meant for her birthday—resulting in her deep regret. This introduction sets the stage for a series of moral tales where children learn important lessons about behavior and the consequences of their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult 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 177554 2025-08-17T05:47:57.231812 text/html 153919 2024-10-23T13:55:24 text/html 335999 2025-08-17T05:48:03.966764 application/epub+zip 337453 2025-08-17T05:48:00.804841 application/epub+zip 135444 2025-08-17T05:47:59.541797 application/epub+zip 575463 2025-08-17T05:48:06.415757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553603 2025-08-17T05:48:03.141823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158347 2022-09-19T08:27:43.012973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165234 2025-08-17T05:47:56.785800 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145165 2024-10-23T13:55:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16818 2025-08-17T05:48:06.552764 application/rdf+xml 25437 2025-08-17T05:48:00.048783 image/jpeg 4777 2025-08-17T05:47:59.793799 image/jpeg 317449 2025-08-17T05:47:57.260812 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