Precautionary Tales for Grandparents
Precautionary Tales for Grandparents

Author: James Muirden

Publisher: Summersdale Publishers LTD

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 0857655833

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Inspired by Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children, whimsical and well-observed precautionary tales to amuse grandparents and impart moral guidance Many readers remember with pleasure Hilaire Belloc's humorous and piquant Cautionary Tales. Ever popular since publication in 1940, the moral poems were supposedly for children—but, with their satirical reflections on the state of the nation and the human condition, were also enjoyed by adults. Likewise, these poems for grandparents will also delight their grandchildren. Read about Matilda, who was too truthful to be successful in business, and John, who lost at conkers and gained his father some useful publicity. Whether you grew up reading Belloc or not, this compilation of wit in verse is guaranteed to leave you smiling—and may even teach you a valuable lesson or two.

Cautionary Tales for Children, Designed for the Admonition of Children Between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen Years
Cautionary Tales for Children, Designed for the Admonition of Children Between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen Years

Author: Hilaire Belloc

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780342595464

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Don't Tell Lies, Lucy
Don't Tell Lies, Lucy

Author: Phil Roxbee Cox

Publisher: Usborne Books

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780746097199

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Lucy just won't stop telling lies, but soon she tells one lie too many and learns a lesson she'll never forget.

The Goat-God and Other Stories: Cautionary Tales For Peculiar People
The Goat-God and Other Stories: Cautionary Tales For Peculiar People

Author: Kalen Grace

Publisher: BookLocker.com

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13:

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A man discovers a destroyed typewriter, as well as a series of short stories purported to be the dying machine's last words to the world. But is the typewriter truly out of commission, or is it simply biding its time? Each story involves individuals facing unusual situations and learning about themselves in the process. A teenage boy finds his place at the end of civilization. A little girl discovers a dead body. Another girl recognizes the existence of time. An elderly couple faces the changing of the seasons. And a cafe patron realizes there is more to the night than they thought. These stories and others show that even a dying typewriter has something to say about the human experience.

Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls
Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls

Author: Danielle Wood

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1741760127

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These are not, I should say at the outset, tales written for the benefit of good and well-behaved girls who always stick to the path when they go to Grandma's. Skipping along in their gingham frills - basket of scones, jam and clotted cream upon their arms - what need can these girls have for caution? Rather, these are tales for girls who have boots as stout as their hearts, and who are prepared to firmly lace them up (boots and hearts both) and step out into the wilds in search of what they desire. Taking her cues from the Brothers Grimm and Scheherazade, Rosie - a thoroughly modern Little Red Riding Hood - tells us of love and desire, men and women, heartache and happiness. Beguiling, clever and funny, Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls is a sheer delight. ss, wit, simplicity and directness, Rosie offers her clear-eyed, slyly funny and rueful take on life, love and everything in between.

Karma
Karma

Author: Sudha Murty

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2015-02-06

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 8184756038

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Who can resist a good story, especially when it’s being told by Grandma? From her bag emerges tales of kings and cheats, monkeys and mice, bears and gods. Here comes the bear who ate some really bad dessert and got very angry; a lazy man who would not put out a fire till it reached his beard; a princess who got turned into an onion; a queen who discovered silk, and many more weird and wonderful people and animals. Grandma tells the stories over long summer days and nights, as seven children enjoy life in her little town. The stories entertain, educate and provide hours of enjoyment to them. So come, why don’t you too join in the fun.