""The Gold Thimble: A Story For Little Folks"" is a children's book written by Oliver Optic and originally published in 1865. The story follows a young girl named Nellie, who is given a gold thimble by her grandmother as a gift. Nellie treasures the thimble and wears it everywhere she goes, but one day she loses it while playing outside. Distraught and determined to find it, Nellie sets out on a quest to locate her beloved thimble. Along the way,...