Project Gutenberg 2020-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 128 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The oak and the briony Dean's illustrated farthing books Produced by Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Oak and the Briony" by Anonymous is a short fictional tale likely written in the 19th century. This book belongs to the genre of allegorical literature, where it illustrates themes of pride, humility, and the interconnectedness of life through the metaphor of a majestic oak tree and a humble briony plant. The writing reflects a moral fable that conveys deeper lessons about coexistence and the consequences of one’s actions. The story follows a proud oak tree that has stood tall and admired for centuries, overlooking the life around it, including a small briony that grows at its base. Initially disdainful of the briony for its humble nature, the oak eventually allows the plant to thrive in its shadow. When a fierce storm strikes and leads to the oak's demise, the briony survives and subsequently adorns the fallen oak with her greenery, signifying her gratitude. The tale serves as a poignant reminder of how actions driven by pride can lead to downfall, and how humility and gratitude can flourish in the face of loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories 33613 2025-06-24T14:24:17.024224 text/html 8975 2024-10-18T03:45:48 text/html 365834 2025-06-24T14:24:18.741210 application/epub+zip 364056 2025-06-24T14:24:17.445195 application/epub+zip 68181 2025-06-24T14:24:17.224248 application/epub+zip 395867 2025-06-24T14:24:19.905222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387773 2025-06-24T14:24:18.484203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93428 2022-09-28T05:11:57.786003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25835 2025-06-24T14:24:16.911173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 5987 2024-10-18T03:45:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16447 2025-06-24T14:24:20.023193 application/rdf+xml 29201 2025-06-24T14:24:17.282235 image/jpeg 4168 2025-06-24T14:24:17.254178 image/jpeg 351099 2025-06-24T14:24:17.042285 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 More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia