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100 1 _aSherwood, Mary Martha,
_d1775-1851
245 1 4 _aThe Wishing Cap
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-25
508 _aProduced by Carlos Colón, the University of California 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.)
520 _a"The Wishing Cap" by Mary Martha Sherwood is a children's moral tale written during the early 19th century. This book features a story about a wealthy lady and the five children in her care, exploring themes of faith, desire, and the search for true happiness. The likely topic of this book revolves around the importance of seeking God's blessings over material possessions. In the story, the lady introduces a playful "wishing-cap" to the children, inviting them to express their desires. While the other children eagerly make wishes for toys and dolls, Charles, an orphaned boy, declines to wish for anything material, instead valuing the love and blessings of God, as taught by his late parents. When the children receive their wished-for toys, their joy turns to chaos, leading to fights and tears, reinforcing that material possessions do not equate to happiness. In the end, as Charles grows gravely ill, he shares a profound insight on the comfort of divine love before passing away, leaving a lasting impact on the lady and the other children, prompting her to shift her focus towards seeking heavenly rather than earthly treasures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Death -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aKindness -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAvarice -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWishes -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63295
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