Tag: The Tale of Solomon Owl
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XXII IT WAS SOLOMON’S FAULT
Chapter XXII IT WAS SOLOMON’S FAULT Reddy Woodpecker had a very good reason for not laughing when he met Solomon Owl. Of course, he knew nothing whatever of Solomon’s new hiding place in the haystack. And that very morning Reddy had invited a party of friends to go with him to the hemlock grove where…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XXI AT HOME IN THE HAYSTACK
Chapter XXI AT HOME IN THE HAYSTACK After what happened when he came to his door without remembering to take off his red nightcap, Solomon Owl hoped that Reddy Woodpecker would stop teasing him.But it was not so. Having once viewed Solomon’s red cap, Reddy Woodpecker wanted to see it some more. So he came…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XX A PAIR OF RED-HEADS
Chapter XX A PAIR OF RED-HEADS In the woods there was hardly one of Solomon Owl’s neighbors that couldn’t point out the big hemlock tree where he lived. And mischievous fellows like Reddy Woodpecker sometimes annoyed Solomon a good deal by rapping loudly on his door. When he thrust his head angrily out of his…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIX THE SLEET STORM
Chapter XIX THE SLEET STORM It was winter. And for several days a strong south wind had swept up Pleasant Valley. That–as Solomon Owl knew very well–that meant a thaw was coming. He was not sorry, because the weather had been bitterly cold. Well, the thaw came. And the weather grew so warm that Solomon…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XVIII A COUSINLY QUARREL
Chapter XVIII A COUSINLY QUARREL It proved to be just as Solomon Owl had told his cousin, Simon Screecher. Solomon had so much on his mind that he had no sooner fallen asleep than he awoke again, to study over the question that perplexed him. He certainly did not want Simon to have twice as…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XVII COUSIN SIMON SCREECHER
Chapter XVII COUSIN SIMON SCREECHER Solomon Owl had a small cousin named Simon Screecher. He was unlike Solomon in some respects, because he always wore ear-tufts, and his eyes were yellow instead of black. But in some other ways he was no different from Solomon Owl, for he was a noisy chap and dearly loved…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XVI NINE FIGHTS
Chapter XVI NINE FIGHTS The next evening, just at dusk, Jasper Jay and old Mr. Crow returned to Solomon Owl’s house, looking much bedraggled. One of Mr. Crow’s eyes was almost closed; and Jasper Jay’s crest seemed to have been torn half off his head. “What’s the matter?” asked Solomon, as soon as he saw…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XV DISPUTES SETTLED
Chapter XV DISPUTES SETTLED Solomon Owl looked so wise that many of his neighbors fell into the habit of going to him for advice. If two of the forest folk chanced to have a dispute which they could not settle between them they frequently visited Solomon and asked him to decide which was in the…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIV HANGING BY THE HEELS
Chapter XIV HANGING BY THE HEELS It was several nights before Solomon Owl and Benjamin Bat chanced to meet again in the forest. “Hullo!” said Solomon. “Hullo!” said Benjamin Bat. “I’m glad to see you, because I want to thank you for letting me spend the day in your house, so I wouldn’t have to…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIII THE LUCKY GUEST
Chapter XIII THE LUCKY GUEST In the middle of the day Solomon Owl happened to awake. He was sorry that he hadn’t slept until sunset, because he was very hungry. Knowing that it was light outside his hollow tree, he didn’t want to leave home to find something to eat. Then, suddenly, he remembered that…