02013cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500260013526400510016130000470021233600260025933700260028533800360031150000310034750801250037852010850050353400450158865300220163365300130165585600430166827718UtSlPG20260610133631.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aDyer, Gertrude P.10aParables from flowers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-01-06  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Meredith Bach, Lindy Walsh and
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http://www.pgdp.net  a"Parables from Flowers" by Gertrude P. Dyer is a collection of moralistic tales written in the late 19th century. Each parable embodies lessons on themes such as fidelity, faith, gratitude, and kindness, often conveyed through the experiences of flowers and their interactions with one another and the world around them. The stories provoke reflection on human emotions and virtues through the lens of nature's delicate yet profound creations.  The opening of the book introduces the first parable, "The Forget-Me-Not—Fidelity," which tells the story of a wren couple. The tale unfolds as the male wren goes missing, leaving his mate heartbroken as she tends to their young. Determinedly, she sets out to find him and learns he has been captured and imprisoned. Despite her inability to rescue him, she faithfully visits him, bringing bits of nature to remind him of their love. Ultimately, tragedy strikes as both succumb to despair, a poignant narrative that underscores themes of love, loyalty, and the sorrow of lost connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChristian fiction  aParables40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27718