02797cam a22004333u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500530015126400510020430000470025533600260030233700260032833800360035450000310039050801740042152011920059553400660178765300200185365300320187365300400190565300220194565300350196765300440200265300490204665300330209565300400212865300420216865300410221065300370225170000320228885600430232074880UtSlPG20260610134732.0mcr n260607r20241895utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aHarris, Joel Chandler,d1848-190814aThe story of Aaron (so named) the son of Ben Ali 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-12-11  aDavid Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Story of Aaron (so named) the son of Ben Ali: Told by his friends and acquaintances" by Joel Chandler Harris is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book introduces Aaron, the son of Ben Ali, a unique character with the remarkable ability to understand the language of animals, which draws various curious children from the nearby plantation into his world. Set against the backdrop of a plantation in Middle Georgia, it explores themes of childhood curiosity, folklore, and the intricacies of life during the time of slavery.  At the start of the book, we meet Buster John, Sweetest Susan, and Drusilla, three children living on a plantation who embark on a journey to find Aaron after hearing tales about his ability to communicate with animals. The children, curious and adventurous, are fascinated by the idea of meeting Aaron, who is depicted as a man of mystery and authority among the other enslaved people on the plantation. The narrative reveals their quest to learn from Aaron and interact with the animals, setting the stage for an enchanting blend of realism and magic in the Southern landscape they inhabit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1895  aFantasy fiction  aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aAdventure stories  aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction  aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction  aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aSoldiers -- Juvenile fiction  aPlantation life -- Juvenile fiction  aAfrican Americans -- Juvenile fiction  aEnslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction  aStorytelling -- Juvenile fiction1 aHerford, Oliver,d1863-193540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74880