02844cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324500270014026400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000410035350000310039452016800042553400690210565300400217465300520221465300330226665300370229965300310233665300310236783000410239885600430243977531UtSlPG20260610134809.0mcr n260607r20251870utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aLamb, Ruth,d1829-191610aMidsummer at Hay-Lodge 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aChambers's library for young people.  aRelease date is 2025-12-22  a"Midsummer at Hay-Lodge" by Ruth Lamb is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. It follows siblings Bernard, Marian, and Kate as they spend midsummer with their kindly Uncle Paul in the country, mixing hayfields and picnics with gentle, didactic tales. Everyday mishaps and Uncle Paul’s fables guide the children through lessons on vanity, diligence, gratitude, and truthfulness.

The opening of the book finds Mrs. Ingram, a widow, and her daughters awaiting Bernard’s return from school when an invitation arrives from Uncle Paul to stay at Hay-Lodge; upon their arrival he charms them and tells “The Parrot and the Magpie,” a warning against empty show. A rainy day prompts “What the Raindrops Did,” nudging Marian to sew clothes for a poor widow’s children—an effort she begins zealously but neglects as outings (including a picnic to Hareby Wood) and Uncle Paul’s story of “Gray Dick” (a proud donkey learning thankfulness) fill their days. At the last hayload celebration, “The Two Little Buds and the Lightning” reflects on brief lives well used, pricking Marian’s conscience; she learns her mother has quietly finished the garments by using small scraps of time, and the children host a treat for local youngsters. Soon after, Bernard accidentally bruises the stem of a rare flower he was entrusted to move and hides his fault; guests arrive to see the wilted bloom, and his unease grows while Uncle Paul remains kind. The section closes as Uncle Paul begins “The Hole in the Window,” a tale about responsibility and conscience, underscoring the book’s gentle moral thread. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: William and Robert Chambers, 1870  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction  aCountry life -- Juvenile fiction  aUncles -- Juvenile fiction  aSummer -- Juvenile fiction 0aChambers's library for young people.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77531