Project Gutenberg 2020-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 149 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Old Man's Story 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 Old Man's Story" by Anonymous is a cautionary tale written during the 19th century. This short narrative is designed for children and revolves around themes of childhood curiosity and the consequences of disobedience. The story highlights the perils of unsafe play and the importance of adhering to parental guidance. The book narrates the life of a kind-hearted old man referred to as "Uncle John," who shares a poignant story from his youth. As a boy, he was fascinated with gunpowder and one day, while trying to amuse himself and a friend, an unfortunate accident led to a tragedy. Ignoring his friend Henry's mother's warnings, they play with gunpowder, resulting in a catastrophic fire that severely injures Henry. This misadventure not only claims Henry's life but also has lasting repercussions for his family, including the heartache for Henry's mother. Uncle John's heartfelt reflection serves as a grim reminder of the importance of heeding parental advice, underlining the potential dangers that arise from youthful recklessness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction Fireworks -- Accidents -- Juvenile fiction Gunpowder -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 34395 2025-06-24T14:24:20.173186 text/html 9637 2024-10-18T03:45:49 text/html 412283 2025-06-24T14:24:21.911159 application/epub+zip 410507 2025-06-24T14:24:20.600233 application/epub+zip 68201 2025-06-24T14:24:20.377171 application/epub+zip 443101 2025-06-24T14:24:23.105237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434658 2025-06-24T14:24:21.652177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93702 2022-09-28T05:12:02.816042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25917 2025-06-24T14:24:20.057179 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 6078 2024-10-18T03:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16993 2025-06-24T14:24:23.227206 application/rdf+xml 29033 2025-06-24T14:24:20.433171 image/jpeg 4198 2025-06-24T14:24:20.405155 image/jpeg 396601 2025-06-24T14:24:20.191161 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