02634cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000250011324500320013826400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650503670038750801850075452012230093953400450216265300160220770000250222385600430224899900170229135458UtSlPG20260610133817.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBrady, Loretta Ellen14aThe Green Forest Fairy Book 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-03-020 aPrologue -- Dame Grumble and her curious apple-tree -- A tale of the Northland Kingdom -- The little tree that never grew up -- The tale of Punchinello -- The strange tale of the brown bear -- The Beggar Princess -- Sweep and Little Sweep -- Kings and queens and peasant folk -- The goose girl and the blue gander -- The little brown man -- A tale for Halloween. aProduced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"The Green Forest Fairy Book" by Loretta Ellen Brady is a collection of whimsical fairy tales written in the early 20th century. This enchanting compilation takes readers on a journey through a world where fairyfolk, talking animals, and magical occurrences abound, reflecting the innocence and wonder of childhood. The stories are likely to feature various characters who encounter both challenges and delightful adventures, seamlessly blending moral lessons with fantastical elements. At the start of the book, the prologue sets a nostalgic tone, evoking a time when fairies roamed freely, and nature was alive with voice and magic. It introduces the idea of the Golden Bird, a creature that shared wondrous tales with the people until it mysteriously disappeared, leading to a world that slowly forgot magic. The story then shifts to Dame Grumble and her perplexing Apple Tree, which seems to promise treasures of golden apples but stubbornly retains its blossoms, only to be stripped away by the North Wind. This opening establishes themes of longing, the conflict between nature and human desires, and the bittersweet realization of what truly constitutes happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFairy tales1 aPreston, Alice Bolam40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35458 c76301d76301