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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 4 _aThe Fox and the Geese; and The Wonderful History of Henny-Penny
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aImages of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/foxgeesewonderfu00weiriala
500 _aRelease date is 2007-09-15
508 _aE-text prepared by David Edwards, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"The Fox and the Geese; and The Wonderful History of Henny-Penny" by Anonymous is a collection of children's stories likely written in the late 19th century. The book presents moral tales that teach lessons about caution, obedience, and the consequences of one's choices through engaging narratives featuring anthropomorphic animals. In the first story, "The Fox and the Geese," a mother goose warns her daughters of the dangers posed by a sly fox, but the youngest, Gobble, ignores the advice and pays with her life. Her sister Goosey tries to find a safer way but also meets a tragic fate until their wise sister, Ganderee, builds a secure house and outsmarts the fox, ultimately defeating him. The second story, "The Wonderful History of Henny-Penny," follows a hen who mistakenly believes that the sky is falling and decides to warn the king. She gathers a group of friends, but they fall prey to the cunning of Mr. Fox, who lures them into a trap. Both tales serve to impart the importance of heedfulness and resilience in the face of peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aNursery rhymes
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile poetry
653 _aFoxes -- Juvenile poetry
653 _aGeese -- Juvenile poetry
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22611
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