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 Project Gutenberg 2017-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 328 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. Smith, Nora Archibald 1859 1934 Smith, Nora A. (Nora Archibald) Tales of Laughter A third fairy book Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tales of Laughter" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith is a collection of stories for children written in the early 20th century. This delightful anthology presents a variety of humorous and whimsical tales, with themes ranging from moral lessons to enchanting adventures in the animal kingdom. The book features a multitude of characters including clever animals and hapless humans, engaging young readers with light-hearted storytelling. The opening of "Tales of Laughter" introduces the story of "The Rats and Their Son-in-Law," which follows a proud rat family seeking a worthy husband for their beautiful daughter. The father-rat wishes for the sun to be her suitor, while the ambitious mother-rat has her sights set even higher, aiming to find her a match among celestial bodies. Their humorous quest leads them on a journey from the sun to the wind, until they finally realize that the noblest match for their daughter is, in fact, a rat. Through this fable, the narrative sets a playful tone, hinting at the comical misadventures that will unfold throughout the rest of the tales in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour 940270 2025-07-22T04:11:30.623263 text/html 926288 2024-10-23T02:06:07 text/html 777113 2025-07-22T04:11:47.643179 application/epub+zip 773680 2025-07-22T04:11:33.012215 application/epub+zip 515220 2025-07-22T04:11:31.830226 application/epub+zip 961182 2025-07-22T04:11:57.358112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 798105 2025-07-22T04:11:46.137140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576248 2022-09-24T23:00:37.256663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806507 2025-07-22T04:11:27.944272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 786679 2024-10-23T02:06:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17356 2025-07-22T04:11:57.525089 application/rdf+xml 17522 2025-07-22T04:11:31.957232 image/jpeg 2514 2025-07-22T04:11:31.895203 image/jpeg 598183 2025-07-22T04:11:30.706248 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia