The Hopkins, William John 1863-1926 creator Williamson, Ada Clendenin 1880-1958 text utu 2011 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Sandman: His Farm Stories" by William John Hopkins is a children’s collection of farm tales written in the early 20th century. The book follows the adventures of a boy named Little John as he engages in various farming activities alongside his family members, primarily Uncle John and Uncle Solomon. The stories vividly illustrate the rural life on a farm, encompassing themes of nature, family, and agriculture, particularly as they relate to animals and the land. The opening of the book sets the stage for the delightful narratives that follow, introducing readers to the farm setting where Little John resides. The stories feature simple, descriptive prose that captures the everyday tasks and challenges on the farm, such as fetching water with oxen, collecting apples, and caring for cows. Through Little John’s perspective, readers experience the charm of farm life, as well as the strong bonds between family members and the simple joys of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The oxen story -- The fine-hominy story -- The apple story -- The whole wheat story -- The stump story -- The horsie story -- The log story -- The Uncle Sam story -- The market story -- The maple-sugar story -- The rail fence story -- The cow story -- The hay story -- The fireplace story -- The baking story -- The swimming story -- The chicken story -- The shawl story -- The buying-farm story -- The butter story -- The bean-pole story. Release date is 2011-05-22 Produced by Eric Skeet, Beginners Projects and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Country life -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36185 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36185 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133827.0 36185