The Three Little Spades (1868)

The Three Little Spades is a children's book written by Anna Bartlett Warner in 1868. The story follows three little spades, named Sharp, Bright, and Clean, who live in a garden and dream of one day being used by a gardener to plant beautiful flowers.One day, a gardener comes to the garden and chooses Sharp and Bright to help him plant flowers. However, Clean is left behind because he is dirty and covered in rust. Feeling sad and left out, Clean decides to clean himself up and work hard to become a useful spade.Eventually, the gardener comes back to the garden and chooses Clean to help him plant flowers. Clean proves to be a valuable and hardworking spade, and the three little spades are reunited and happy.The Three Little Spades is a heartwarming story about the value of hard work and perseverance, and the importance of never giving up on your dreams. It is a classic children's book that has been loved by generations of readers.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.