The Miller and His Golden Dream by Eliza Lucy Leonard
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| Author | Leonard, Eliza Lucy |
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| Title | The Miller and His Golden Dream |
| Note | Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) |
| Summary | "The Miller and His Golden Dream" by Eliza Lucy Leonard is a narrative poem written in the early 19th century. The book presents a moral tale centered around themes of contentment and the pitfalls of greed. It reveals the life of a miller who falls prey to avarice, ultimately leading to his misfortune. The story follows the miller, Whang, who initially leads a humble and content life, working his mill beside a tranquil brook. However, upon hearing tales of a neighbor’s unexpected wealth from a hidden treasure, he becomes consumed by the desire for more. Ignoring the practical demands of his work and wife, Whang succumbs to his obsession, neglecting his mill and household. As fate would have it, he finally discovers a promise of wealth through a dream but, in a twist of irony, he finds that his neglect has led to the destruction of his mill. In his despair, Whang learns a valuable lesson about the importance of contentment and the dangers of unchecked ambition. With the support of his wife, he resolves to restore his fortunes through hard work, ultimately finding happiness in life’s simple blessings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's poetry |
| Subject | Avarice -- Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62767 |
| Release Date | Jul 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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