Project Gutenberg 2020-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 150 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Two Doves, and Other Tales. Holiday tales, translated from the German. The two doves -- The ant-houses. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Two Doves, and Other Tales" by Anonymous is a collection of children's stories that was likely written in the early to mid-19th century. The book centers around themes of love, family, and the innocence of childhood, presenting moral lessons through simple yet poignant narratives. The tales are imbued with an air of nostalgia and a focus on familial bonds, reflective of the values of that particular era. The book narrates charming stories, including the titular tale of "The Two Doves," which revolves around the close relationship between two siblings, Marian and Henry. Living in Switzerland, the children delight in the companionship of their newly gifted doves, mirroring their own bond. However, their desire to possess the doves individually leads to unexpected sadness for both the birds and themselves, eventually teaching them that true happiness lies in togetherness. Other tales, like "The Ant-Houses," emphasize the importance of compassion and the joy of letting creatures live freely rather than caging them for personal pleasure. Together, these stories impart valuable life lessons while celebrating the beauty of innocence and sibling love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 38128 2025-09-25T07:47:40.090884 text/html 14118 2024-10-18T07:15:40 text/html 548833 2025-09-25T07:47:41.896910 application/epub+zip 547797 2025-09-25T07:47:40.531901 application/epub+zip 73344 2025-09-25T07:47:40.292887 application/epub+zip 578597 2025-09-25T07:47:43.151888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568948 2025-09-25T07:47:41.661903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94885 2022-09-28T16:22:58.497176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 30011 2025-09-25T07:47:39.872896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10027 2024-10-18T07:15:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16630 2025-09-25T07:47:43.318859 application/rdf+xml 30824 2025-09-25T07:47:40.372886 image/jpeg 4579 2025-09-25T07:47:40.329915 image/jpeg 506499 2025-09-25T07:47:40.104896 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 More titles under Unknown