Category: The Tale of Jolly Robin
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 5: Laughing for Mr. Crow
LAUGHING FOR MR. CROW Sure enough! old Mr. Crow was in the cornfield. And though he was feeling somewhat peevish that morning, because a coon had disturbed his rest the night before, he listened to what Jolly Robin had to say. “I’ve come to ask you a question,” Jolly told him. “I’ve decided to go…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin chapter 4: What Jolly Did Best
WHAT JOLLY DID BEST Jolly Robin had something on his mind. For several days he had been turning a certain matter over in his head. But in spite of all his thinking, he seemed unable to find any answer to the question that was troubling him. So at last he decided he would have to…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 3: THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD
THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD After he learned to fly, Jolly Robin’s father took him into the woods to spend each night in a roost where there were many other young robins, whose fathers had likewise brought them there. Jolly learned a great deal from being with so many new friends. It was not long before…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 2: Learning to Fly
LEARNING TO FLY After Jolly Robin had gulped down the fat angleworm with which his father had coaxed him to leave the nest, he clung desperately to the limb. With no food in sight he had plenty of time to look about him and to be alarmed. The day was not gone before he had…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 1: NESTLINGS
NESTLINGS Of course, there was a time, once, when Jolly Robin was just a nestling himself. With two brothers and one sister—all of them, like him, much spotted with black—he lived in a house in one of Farmer Green’s apple trees. The house was made of grass and leaves, plastered on the inside with mud,…