Project Gutenberg 2022-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 128 Dixon, Royal 1885 1962 McCourt, Robert Shepard 1890 16016257 Forest Friends $aUnited States :$bFrederick A. Stokes Company,$c1916. Charlene Taylor, Mary Meehan 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.) "Forest Friends" by Royal Dixon is a collection of whimsical stories for children written in the early 20th century. The book features various animal characters, exploring themes of friendship, community, and the joys and challenges of nature and social gatherings. Through charming narratives, it captures the essence of animal behaviors and interactions in a light-hearted and entertaining way. The opening of "Forest Friends" sets the stage in a beautifully described forest where various animals gather for a moonlit dance planned by Mr. Tapir. The animals, including Mrs. Elephant, Mrs. Kangaroo, and Mrs. Leopard, express their spirited competitiveness as they prepare to showcase their dancing talents for a prize. The text depicts Mrs. Elephant's determination and her secretly practiced dance, establishing her as a heartwarming and determined character. This introduction beautifully hints at themes of celebration, rivalry, and resilience that will likely resonate throughout the stories to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/forestfriends00dixo/page/n9/mode/2up 20210424133954dixon 1916 US Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 266979 2025-07-27T06:18:40.535541 text/html 243474 2024-10-18T22:14:07 text/html 2227884 2025-07-27T06:18:44.756526 application/epub+zip 2229627 2025-07-27T06:18:41.386561 application/epub+zip 144235 2025-07-27T06:18:40.895556 application/epub+zip 2072379 2025-07-27T06:18:47.565503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2046307 2025-07-27T06:18:44.347553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218234 2022-09-30T17:37:28.622104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250748 2025-07-27T06:18:40.109579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230758 2024-10-18T22:14:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16672 2025-07-27T06:18:47.710527 application/rdf+xml 22856 2025-07-27T06:18:41.052548 image/jpeg 3827 2025-07-27T06:18:40.973541 image/jpeg 2637188 2025-07-27T06:18:40.601550 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