Publisher's Synopsis
The Animal Story Book is a collection of short stories about various animals written by Andrew Lang. The book contains 67 stories, each featuring a different animal, including lions, tigers, bears, elephants, monkeys, and many more. The stories are written in a simple and engaging style, making them perfect for young readers. Each story is accompanied by beautiful illustrations by H.J. Ford, which bring the animals to life and add to the charm of the book. Some of the stories are fables with a moral lesson, while others are simply entertaining tales. The Animal Story Book is a timeless classic that has been enjoyed by generations of children and adults alike.1914. Presented within this volume are stories about the friends of children and of fairies, the beasts. The stories are all true, more or less, although a few of the authors may have embellished or improved on their tales a little. But, on the whole, this is more or less a true story book. The moral found within is that we should be kind to all sorts of animals and, above all, knock trout on the head when they are caught, and do not let the poor things jump about until they die. Wonderfully illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
