02131cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500200014126400510016130000470021233600260025933700260028533800360031150000310034750800470037852011600042553400450158565300400163065300230167065300520169385600430174599900170178823501UtSlPG20260610133535.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aWalton, Amy,d1848-189912aA Pair of Clogs 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-11-15  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"A Pair of Clogs" by Amy Walton is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. This work includes narratives that intertwine everyday life with moral lessons, focusing primarily on the experiences of children. The first story introduces a young girl named Mary, who is caught in a series of events leading to her entanglement with gypsies and her quest to understand her identity.  The opening portion sets the stage by following Mary, a charming two-year-old who is cherished by her single mother, Maggie, a factory girl. However, her life takes a dark turn when she is kidnapped by gypsies, only for her to be later left behind. As Mary grows up in the vicarage under the nurturing care of Mr. and Mrs. Vallance, the truth of her origins looms ominously. She navigates conflicting emotions about her identity and her so-called “real” family while dealing with the dualities of her existence—caught between her loving adoptive family and the gypsies who may claim her as their own. The story weaves in themes of belonging, identity, and the tension between love and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aChildren's stories  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23501  c64553d64553