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The wonderful stories of Fuz-Buz the fly and Mother Grabem the spider

by S. Weir Mitchell

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile
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"The Wonderful Stories of Fuz-Buz the Fly and Mother Grabem the Spider" by Mitchell is a collection of imaginative children's stories written in the mid-19th century. This whimsical narrative features a chatty and clever fly named Fuz-Buz, who finds himself under the care of Mother Grabem the Spider and her family of young spiders. The stories within are likely to encompass various fairy tales and moral lessons, appealing to young readers with their delightful characters and enchanting plots. The opening of the narrative introduces the cozy home of Mother Grabem, a spider who spins intricate webs and lovingly tends to her nine young spiders. One sunny day, she captures Fuz-Buz, who becomes a source of entertainment for her curious children. As they beg for stories, Fuz-Buz shares enchanting tales filled with princes, princesses, and mystical adventures, setting the stage for an engaging collection of fables. The narrative intertwines humor with life lessons, making it not only entertaining but also valuable for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual, Legendary beings and transformations, and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Fairies”.

    • “Fairies”· via Open Library
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “Tales”, and “tales”. Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the description, “Tales” in the description, “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· via Open Library
    • “Tales”· via Open Library
    • “tales”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Fairy tales”· in description
    • “Tales”· in description
    • “Fairy tales”· in subject
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Animism”.

    • “Animism”· via Open Library

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1867J. B. Lippincott & Co.——Public

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2016-08-26Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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