Fireside Fables and Indoor Walks

Title

en_US Fireside Fables and Indoor Walks

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US By E. Walter Walters

Creator

en_US Walters, E.W. See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:02:44Z

en_US 1998-07

en_US 1910?

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:02:44Z

Date Issued

en_US 1910

Abstract

en_US This children's book is divided into two sections according to the title, with eight fireside fables in the first section and four indoor walks in the second. There is a colored illustration for each of the stories. I read the first two. They are similar in pattern. In the first, two lumps of coal are complaining to each other that they have been reduced to kitchen duty. In the midst of their complaining, the steam kettle mentions that the water being heated is for tea for Her Royal Highness. After the cook pours some of the kettle's hot water into the best teapot, a face forms out of the steam of the kettle and confirms that they have the rare privilege of serving royalty. The coal lumps are proud of what they have done. The face chides them for fretting earlier about their unfortunate position--but they by their grumbling they have burnt themselves so low that they are now unable to speak. In the second story, a smoke fairy chides fireplace implements for thinking too much about themselves and being unhappy as a result. I could not take any more!

Identifier

en_US 4103 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79429

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US J.W. Butcher

en_US London

Subject

en_US PR6045.A3656 F5 1910 See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole