Bolo the cave boy

audiobook

Bolo the cave boy

by Katharine Atherton Grimes

EN·~1 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

Transcriber’s Notes:

0:12
2

Bolo the Cave Boy

0:15
3

CHAPTER I How Bolo Got His Dinner

5:11
4

CHAPTER II How Bolo Learned a Lesson

8:01
5

CHAPTER III The Flood and the Fire

7:43
6

CHAPTER IV The God Who Lived in the Sun

6:49
7

CHAPTER V A Long Search and What Came of It

7:51
8

CHAPTER VI The Hunt for the Mammoths

6:58
9

CHAPTER VII How Stitcher Saved the Clan from Hunger

4:10
10

CHAPTER VIII The Pictures on the Wall

22:57

Description

In a world of tall grasses and ancient rivers, a small, sharp‑eyed cave boy named Bolo learns the hard way that hunger can turn a quiet morning into a frantic hunt. When a sudden encounter with a larger boy, Fisher, steals his chance at a rabbit, the two quickly turn rivalry into partnership, sharing a makeshift fishing technique that surprises them both. Their tentative friendship unfolds as they swing through trees, trade tricks, and discover that survival in this primeval landscape is as much about cleverness as strength.

Together they face the raw challenges of their environment—raw fish caught by patience, daring leaps across branches, and the looming threat of a massive cave bear that watches from below. The story captures the wonder of early human ingenuity, the thrill of a chase, and the simple joys of sharing a hard‑earned meal. Listeners will be drawn into the vivid, untamed world where every rustle of grass could mean a new adventure.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (67K characters)

Series

Instructor literature series, no. 256

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: F. A. Owen Publishing Company, 1915.

Credits

Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)

Release date

2022-11-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Katharine Atherton Grimes

Katharine Atherton Grimes

1877–1967

A writer, editor, and lyricist from Michigan, she created lively books for young readers that imagined prehistoric life in a way early 20th-century children could enjoy. Her work also reached churches and classrooms through songs, stories, and practical educational writing.

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