TY  - BOOK
AU  - Junqueiro,Abílio Manuel Guerra
TI  - Contos para a infância: Escolhidos dos melhores auctores por Guerra Junqueiro
AV  - PC 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Portuguese language -- Readers
KW  - Children's literature, Portuguese
N1  - Release date is 2005-08-04; Biblioteca Nacional Digital, Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; Originally published; Lisboa: Typographia Universal de Thomaz Quintino Antunes, Impressor da Casa Real Rua dos Calafates, 110, 1877
N2  - "Contos para a infância" by Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro is a collection of children's stories written in the late 19th century. This work aims to entertain and educate young readers through moral lessons woven into imaginative narratives. The stories feature various characters, including a sorrowful mother, animals, and mythical beings, emphasizing themes of love, sacrifice, and the importance of kindness.  At the start of the collection, the first tale introduces a grieving mother whose ailing child is taken by the personification of Death. The poignant narrative follows the mother's desperate journey through a snowy landscape as she seeks to reclaim her son, encountering obstacles along the way, including the mystical Night and the indifferent Lake. In her turmoil, she eventually learns that even in loss, love and sacrifice can illuminate the path ahead. This emotional beginning sets the stage for the subsequent stories, which continue to blend fantasy with significant life lessons for children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16429
ER  -