Project Gutenberg 2015-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 324 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert) 1869 1942 Millar, Harold Robert Millar, H.R. Shepperson, Claude A. (Claude Allin) 1867 1921 Shepperson, Claude Allin Nine Unlikely Tales The Cockatoucan -- Whereyouwantogoto -- The blue mountain -- The prince, two mice, and some kitchen-maids -- Melisande; or, long and short division -- Fortunatus Rex & Co. -- The sums that came right -- The town in the library, in the town in the library -- The plush usurper. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Nine Unlikely Tales" by E. Nesbit is a collection of whimsical short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales explore fantastical situations and curious characters, blending humor and fantasy in a manner characteristic of Nesbit's writing. The collection begins with the story of Matilda, a little girl who finds herself in absurd circumstances, revealing her imaginative inner world and the mischief that ensues when her plans are disrupted. At the start of the book, Matilda is preparing for an uncomfortable visit to her Great-aunt Willoughby, plagued by societal norms of cleanliness and decorum imposed by her nursemaid, Pridmore. However, instead of reaching the expected destination, a wrong omnibus takes them to a charming yet peculiar village where everything is oddly mismatched. In this new setting, Matilda encounters a beautifully dressed yet enchanted king, a princess who embodies an exaggerated thinness, and a comically transformed Pridmore, leading to a series of absurd adventures driven by an enchantingly mischievous giant bird known as the Cockatoucan. The opening portion sets the tone for a delightful exploration of imagination, defiance against conventionality, and the unpredictability of destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales Fantasy fiction Children's stories Wit and humor, Juvenile PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: British Literature 322566 2025-07-20T05:38:30.547562 text/html 301917 2024-10-24T17:59:53 text/html 2215704 2025-07-20T05:38:36.218550 application/epub+zip 2212234 2025-07-20T05:38:31.626537 application/epub+zip 200481 2025-07-20T05:38:31.083554 application/epub+zip 2306389 2025-07-20T05:38:39.666509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2269087 2025-07-20T05:38:35.642544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262033 2022-09-22T14:59:28.456508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275199 2025-07-20T05:38:29.749572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255420 2024-10-24T17:59:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20413 2025-07-20T05:38:39.814492 application/rdf+xml 23986 2025-07-20T05:38:31.174540 image/jpeg 3264 2025-07-20T05:38:31.129526 image/jpeg 2138652 2025-07-20T05:38:30.645577 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