02258cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000460011324500190015926400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450800430039552013000043853400450173865300520178365300300183565300360186585600430190117887UtSlPG20260610133422.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aFreeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins,d1852-193014aThe Green Door 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-03-01  aProduced by Jeff Kaylin and Andrew Sly  a"The Green Door" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a fantasy short story written in the early 20th century. This tale revolves around a young girl named Letitia, who becomes increasingly curious about a mysterious locked green door in her great-aunt's house. The story explores themes of curiosity, adventure, and the contrast between childhood desires and the restrictions of adult life.  The narrative follows Letitia as she navigates her life with her elderly aunt and a maid in an old house steeped in family history. Isolated in her rural home and feeling constrained by the rules set by her great-aunt Peggy, she is particularly fascinated by a little green door that she is forbidden to open. One day, driven by curiosity and loneliness, Letitia discovers the key to the door and ventures through it, finding herself transported to a past-time where she meets her ancestors—including her great-great-great-grandfather, Captain John Hopkins. As she learns the ways of her forebears, Letitia realizes the challenges they faced, particularly the hard work and dangers of their world. Ultimately, her experiences allow her to understand the value of her own life, leading her to return home, humbled and more appreciative of her circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aGirls -- Juvenile fiction  aTime travel -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17887