Project Gutenberg 2024-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 136 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Andrew, John 1815 1870 Andrew, J. (John) The picnic party : $b A story for little folks $aBoston :$bLee and Shepard, $c1862, pubdate 1871. David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Picnic Party: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's story written during the early 19th century. This book falls within the genre of children's literature and focuses on themes of politeness, friendship, and personal growth. The narrative centers around the experiences of young children as they navigate social interactions and learn important life lessons during a summer picnic. In the story, Josephine, a city girl visiting her country relatives, struggles with her selfish tendencies, often asking her friends to do things for her instead of taking the initiative herself. As she and her friends prepare for a picnic, her habit of relying on others for even the smallest tasks begins to alienate them. When left alone in the woods after her companions refuse to carry her back in a wagon, Josephine confronts her past behavior. Ultimately, she learns the importance of not overburdening others and initiates a sincere effort to change her ways, fostering better friendships in the process. The story emphasizes the value of self-sufficiency and genuine kindness in social relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230815134439optic 1862 us Reading ease score: 91.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Selfishness -- Juvenile fiction Picnics -- Juvenile fiction Laziness -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 67049 2025-06-29T05:16:21.577703 text/html 41530 2024-03-19T23:15:35 text/html 1126967 2025-06-29T05:16:25.001678 application/epub+zip 1125139 2025-06-29T05:16:22.760694 application/epub+zip 227382 2025-06-29T05:16:22.143697 application/epub+zip 1513494 2025-06-29T05:16:26.630726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1241891 2025-06-29T05:16:24.506713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49369 2025-06-29T05:16:21.312704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29532 2024-03-19T23:15:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17665 2025-06-29T05:16:26.765687 application/rdf+xml 26336 2025-06-29T05:16:22.337701 image/jpeg 3580 2025-06-29T05:16:22.238702 image/jpeg 1551699 2025-06-29T05:16:21.627719 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 Ashton, Warren T.