"Many Happy Returns of the Day!" by Ellis Parker Butler is a lighthearted exploration of birthdays and how people think about them. It suggests looking at birthdays as happy events that should be celebrated instead of sad reminders of getting older. The book presents this idea by using funny stories and personal experiences. The author tells stories and makes funny observations about birthdays, sharing how some people see them as a burden. He encourages readers to change their perspective and see birthdays as a chance to be happy and thankful for life. The overall feeling of the book is positive, urging people to embrace birthdays with joy.
Many happy returns of the day!
By Ellis Parker Butler
Explore a comical viewpoint that encourages everyone to celebrate the joy of living instead of lamenting the passing of time on birthdays.
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2023-06-03
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About the AuthorEllis Parker Butler was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially. His most famous character was Philo Gubb.
Ellis Parker Butler was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays and is most famous for his short story "Pigs Is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially. His most famous character was Philo Gubb.
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