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This collection presents a series of short, imaginative tales that mix gentle fantasy and light satire to engage young readers. Each story pairs whimsical incidents—enchanted beings, talking creatures, living clocks—with clear, simple language and subtle ethical puzzles, prompting consideration of responsibility, community, and common sense. Narratives vary from humorous fables about habit and usefulness to quiet character sketches emphasizing kindness and modesty. Arranged for classroom use, the pieces include teacherly notes and questions and are paced for children, blending wit and moral reflection without heavy didacticism.

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Title: Fanciful tales

Author: Frank R. Stockton

Author of introduction, etc.: Mary E. Burt

Editor: Julia Elizabeth Langworthy

Release date: June 24, 2023 [eBook #71032]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922

Credits: Tim Lindell 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.)

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