Project Gutenberg 2014-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 119 Bell, Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady 1851 1930 Bell, Lady Florence Bell, Florence Evelyn Eleanore, Dame Bell, Hugh, Mrs. Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children What happened to Henny Penny -- Little Petsy -- Rather a prig --The monster in the garden -- Cat and dog -- Miss Dobson -- The wigwam; or, The little girl from town -- Foolish Jack -- Quite by ourselves -- The best children in the world -- The golden goose -- Cinderella. Produced by Delphine Lettau, Paul Dring & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "NURSERY COMEDIES: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children" by Lady Bell is a collection of short plays intended for children, likely written in the early 20th century. The anthology features twelve delightful and whimsical tales, each designed to engage a young audience and encourage their imagination through friendly characters and lighthearted themes. The opening of the collection introduces the first play titled "What Happened to Henny Penny." In this charming story, Henny Penny, a nervous hen, believes the sky is falling after something lands on her head. As she seeks help, she gathers an ensemble of quirky animal friends, including Cockie Lockie, Ducky Daddles, and Turkish Lurky, all of whom join her on a quest to report to the Queen. The playful dialogues and vibrant interactions among the characters establish a humorous tone, aiming to entertain children while illustrating themes of friendship and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 96.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Children's plays PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 149566 2025-07-19T07:28:53.789945 text/html 130336 2024-10-24T12:52:09 text/html 306891 2025-07-19T07:28:58.236884 application/epub+zip 307461 2025-07-19T07:28:54.721954 application/epub+zip 124536 2025-07-19T07:28:54.216921 application/epub+zip 570582 2025-07-19T07:29:00.681949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554658 2025-07-19T07:28:57.820896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346207 2022-09-21T15:31:47.177418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109709 2025-07-19T07:28:53.221909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89828 2024-10-24T12:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17174 2025-07-19T07:29:00.812869 application/rdf+xml 11671 2025-07-19T07:28:54.392902 image/jpeg 2020 2025-07-19T07:28:54.303909 image/jpeg 455851 2025-07-19T07:28:53.804960 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