Project Gutenberg 2013-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 202 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis Crane, Walter 1845 1915 Swain, Joseph 1820 1909 Tell Me a Story Introduction -- The reel fairies -- Good-night, Winny -- Con and the little people -- Mary Ann Jolly -- Too bad -- Charlie's disappointment. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Tell Me a Story" by Mrs. Molesworth is a children's storybook written in the late 19th century. The book introduces young readers to a variety of imaginative tales, beginning with children gathered around an aunt as they eagerly request her to tell them stories. The narrative focuses on themes of childhood innocence, family connections, and the power of storytelling, engaging characters like the children, especially Madge and little Sybil. At the start of the book, the narrator, presumably the aunt, is approached by a group of children who implore her to tell them a story during twilight. Despite her initial reluctance, the aunt is persuaded by the children's passion and compassion, prompting a discussion about storytelling and memories of her own childhood. This leads into the introduction of Louisa, a timid eight-year-old girl who often finds solace in a unique imaginary world involving her mother's sewing reels as her companions. They form the backbone of her adventures and reflect the blend of reality and imagination that characterizes childhood, encouraging readers to cherish their creativity and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's stories, English Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 232203 2025-06-17T12:02:53.280908 text/html 235769 2013-07-06T12:52:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 986957 2025-06-17T12:02:59.473868 application/epub+zip 988258 2025-06-17T12:02:55.546931 application/epub+zip 145450 2025-06-17T12:02:54.157892 application/epub+zip 1114486 2025-06-17T12:03:02.414835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1100123 2025-06-17T12:02:58.610866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233016 2022-09-19T16:45:33.121733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205596 2023-09-18T15:09:35.585368 text/plain 17700 2025-06-17T12:03:02.602835 application/rdf+xml 11949 2025-06-17T12:02:54.723920 image/jpeg 3329 2025-06-17T12:02:54.437884 image/jpeg 967055 2025-06-17T12:02:53.325900 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia