Project Gutenberg 1996-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 584 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) The King of the Golden River Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_the_Golden_River Produced by HTML version by Al Haines. "The King of the Golden River" by John Ruskin is a children's fairy tale written in the mid-19th century, characterized by its moral lessons and vivid descriptions of nature. Unlike Ruskin's other scholarly works on art and architecture, this delightful narrative illustrates themes of kindness, greed, and consequences among its characters. It unfolds the story within a fantastical setting that highlights the contrast between wealth and virtue. The tale centers on three brothers—Schwartz, Hans, and Gluck—who own a fertile valley known for its magical Golden River. While Schwartz and Hans embody cruelty and greed, little Gluck represents kindness and compassion. After a mystical encounter with Southwest Wind, who punishes the brothers for their selfish behavior, they struggle to maintain their wealth and eventually face dire consequences. Gluck, motivated by empathy, seeks the King of the Golden River and learns that only pure intentions can transform the river's waters into gold. The story culminates in Gluck’s selfless actions that restore the valley’s prosperity, illustrating the power of love and charity over harshness and greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Fairy tales Didactic fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 86430 2025-08-01T07:00:52.954959 text/html 80105 2021-01-01T10:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 30184 2021-01-01T10:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104425 2025-08-01T07:00:57.941937 application/epub+zip 104313 2025-08-01T07:00:55.474967 application/epub+zip 93606 2025-08-01T07:00:54.441957 application/epub+zip 224594 2025-08-01T07:00:59.743962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216786 2025-08-01T07:00:57.289952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181071 2022-09-01T07:42:37.858506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76608 2025-08-01T07:00:52.658958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76455 2021-01-01T10:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29248 2021-01-01T10:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19298 2025-08-01T07:00:59.869919 application/rdf+xml 14713 2025-08-01T07:00:54.938955 image/jpeg 3714 2025-08-01T07:00:54.690964 image/jpeg 101384 2025-08-01T07:00:52.962966 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