The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
"The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a collection of whimsical children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book features a variety of imaginative tales, with a focus on themes of adventure, ambition, and morality, often illustrated with humor and fantasy elements. The narratives explore the aspirations and misadventures of quirky characters, making it a delightful read for young audiences. The title story, "The Golden-BreastedKootoo," follows a king who, in his obsessive quest to learn to sing, demands that his subjects procure every sort of singing bird to create a magical pie. However, calamity ensues when he realizes one vital bird, the Golden-breasted Kootoo, is missing. His humorous and rash journey to capture this bird leads to unexpected consequences, ultimately resulting in his demise due to his greed. Other stories in the collection, such as "Hokey Pokey," feature characters who exhibit quirky traits and learn valuable lessons through their adventures, all woven together with charming prose and imaginative twists. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943 |
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| Illustrator | Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry), 1853-1929 |
| Title | The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories |
| Note | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | The golden-breasted KooToo -- The story of Hokey Pokey -- The ambitious rocking-horse -- "Oh dear" -- The traveler, the cook, and the little old man. |
| Credits | Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Subject | Wit and humor, Juvenile |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 49750 |
| Release Date | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 88 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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