Project Gutenberg 2017-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 201 Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland 1802 1899 Traill, Mrs. Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland Strickland, Catherine Parr Traill, Catharine Parr The Tell-Tale: An Original Collection of Moral and Amusing Stories Arphu, or, the fairy kitten -- The little water-carrier; or, the reward of industry -- The Midsummer holidays -- The blind Highland piper -- A day at Hampstead fair -- The primrose girl, or, little Emma's birth-day. E-text prepared by MFR, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Tell-Tale: An Original Collection of Moral and Amusing Stories" by Traill is a collection of children's short stories written in the early 19th century. The book presents a series of tales infused with moral lessons, intended to entertain and educate young readers. The stories feature various characters, including whimsical fairies and relatable children, exploring themes of behavior, kindness, and the consequences of one's actions. The opening of the book sets the stage with a scene featuring Mrs. Dormer, who is approached by her children for a story. This interaction reveals the children's eagerness for tales of wonder, which prompts Mrs. Dormer to narrate "Arphu, or the Fairy Kitten." The story introduces Arphu, a mischievous fairy prince who, despite his beautiful appearance, derives pleasure from tormenting harmless creatures. After being caught in an act of cruelty, Arphu is transformed into a kitten as punishment, leading him to experience the suffering he once inflicted on others. This transformation serves as a pivotal moment, and carries the moral that one should reflect on how their actions affect others, underscoring the collection’s intent to deliver valuable life lessons to its young audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 200623 2025-08-21T14:53:09.876784 text/html 180307 2024-10-23T01:56:53 text/html 546275 2025-08-21T14:53:13.294803 application/epub+zip 546288 2025-08-21T14:53:10.534824 application/epub+zip 136701 2025-08-21T14:53:10.192789 application/epub+zip 610572 2025-08-21T14:53:15.483790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590349 2025-08-21T14:53:12.944780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182528 2022-09-24T20:08:17.030059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178125 2025-08-21T14:53:09.334786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158025 2024-10-23T01:56:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17331 2025-08-21T14:53:15.617767 application/rdf+xml 15049 2025-08-21T14:53:10.268791 image/jpeg 2707 2025-08-21T14:53:10.230783 image/jpeg 512874 2025-08-21T14:53:09.916797 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