Project Gutenberg 2016-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 169 Topelius, Zacharias 1818 1898 Topelius, Zachris Topelius, Zakarias Topelius, Zakris Topelius, Sakarias senior, Zacharias Topelius Sagor af Z. Topelius. Kyrktuppen -- Skeppet Rephanut -- Fattig-Gubben -- William Sellsing och hans katt -- Swalan från Egypti land -- Sagan om Jättarne och Kung Autio. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jens Sadowski, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "Sagor af Z. Topelius" by Zacharias Topelius is a collection of children's stories written in the mid-19th century. The book features a variety of tales, including moral lessons and adventures, with whimsical characters such as a proud rooster and a poor boy named William. The stories are designed to entertain younger audiences while imparting important life lessons. The opening of the collection introduces the story of "Kyrktuppen," which centers around an arrogant rooster who believes himself superior to all others because he resides on the highest point of a church tower. Despite his grandiose self-image, the rooster is lazy and does not perform any meaningful activity. His arrogance is challenged when a crow points out the emptiness of his existence, leading to a humorous yet cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and idleness. The beginnings of this story set the tone for the collection, blending fantasy with moral teachings that are characteristic of Topelius' storytelling style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. sv Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 183013 2025-06-21T06:54:52.025187 text/html 158700 2024-10-23T00:58:19 text/html 1143892 2025-06-21T06:54:56.448159 application/epub+zip 1141819 2025-06-21T06:54:53.216254 application/epub+zip 137847 2025-06-21T06:54:52.621198 application/epub+zip 1196756 2025-06-21T06:54:58.991150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1178319 2025-06-21T06:54:55.901256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175667 2022-09-24T00:53:26.404029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155743 2025-06-21T06:54:51.495201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135767 2024-10-23T00:58:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17023 2025-06-21T06:54:59.153193 application/rdf+xml 21026 2025-06-21T06:54:52.709179 image/jpeg 2825 2025-06-21T06:54:52.664197 image/jpeg 1104307 2025-06-21T06:54:52.081209 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 fi.wikipedia sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia