Project Gutenberg 2016-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 147 Paget, Francis Edward 1806 1882 Paget, F. E. (Francis Edward) Paget, Francis E. The Hope of the Katzekopfs; or, The Sorrows of Selfishness. A Fairy Tale. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "The Hope of the Katzekopfs; or, The Sorrows of Selfishness. A Fairy Tale." by Paget is a fairy tale written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around King Katzekopf and his wife, Queen Ninnilinda, who joyously celebrate the birth of their son, Prince Eigenwillig. However, the tale also explores themes of selfishness and moral education, as the young prince is influenced by a capricious fairy godmother, Lady Abracadabra, who warns his parents that the prince's self-willed nature must be tempered to avoid catastrophic consequences. The opening of the story sets the stage for a whimsical and engaging narrative, filled with the delights and depredations of royal life. It introduces the jubilant atmosphere at King Katzekopf's court, where celebrations erupt after the long-awaited prince is born. However, the joy soon intersects with foreboding when Lady Abracadabra arrives to impart a cautionary message about the consequences of selfishness and the need for the prince to learn humility. The dynamic between the characters is rich, with the interplay of joy, anxiety, and humor promising readers an enjoyable exploration of fairy tale conventions and parental dilemmas as they follow the unfolding life of young Eigenwillig. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fairy tales Fairies -- Juvenile fiction Princes -- Juvenile fiction Selfishness -- Juvenile fiction Romance fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 273548 2025-06-21T12:07:30.242524 text/html 250945 2024-10-23T01:33:12 text/html 1145260 2025-06-21T12:07:36.262496 application/epub+zip 1142880 2025-06-21T12:07:31.719534 application/epub+zip 173287 2025-06-21T12:07:31.034555 application/epub+zip 1210973 2025-06-21T12:07:39.803505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1190703 2025-06-21T12:07:35.592496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222854 2022-09-24T13:24:54.274079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231191 2025-06-21T12:07:29.649518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211011 2024-10-23T01:33:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17736 2025-06-21T12:07:39.963473 application/rdf+xml 11757 2025-06-21T12:07:31.138505 image/jpeg 1699 2025-06-21T12:07:31.083551 image/jpeg 1088121 2025-06-21T12:07:30.298564 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