Little Robins Learning to Fly

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Little Robins Learning to Fly

by Madeline Leslie

EN·~34 minutes·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
1

LITTLE ROBINS LEARNING TO FLY.

0:01
2

CHAPTER I. MR. ROBIN'S POOR COUSINS.

5:35
3

CHAPTER II. THE HEN HAWK.

4:33
4

CHAPTER III. LEARNING TO FLY.

4:36
5

CHAPTER IV. GETTING WORMS.

5:21
6

CHAPTER V. SORROW IN THE NEST.

4:09
7

CHAPTER VI. KATY'S FLIGHT.

4:49
8

CHAPTER VII. MR. ROBIN'S APPEAL.

5:26

Description

A bright May morning finds young Fred wandering through an orchard, where a robin lands on his arm and leads him to a hidden nest in a pear tree. He watches the tiny fledglings and their mother, noticing how the birds share food and comfort each other when one parent is missing. This simple encounter sparks his fascination with the quiet wisdom of the feathered world.

Back at home, Fred helps his grandfather turn a wooden box into a playhouse for his sister, while the children’s laughter fills the garden. Their conversations turn to the robin’s gentle habits, and the old man explains how each bird is perfectly shaped for its life, from the mighty eagle to the modest robin. As the family builds and learns together, listeners are invited to share in Fred’s wonder at nature’s subtle lessons and the small acts of kindness that bind both people and birds.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~34 minutes (33K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by 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.)

Release date

2010-09-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Madeline Leslie

Madeline Leslie

1815–1893

A prolific 19th-century American writer for young readers, she published under the name Mrs. Madeline Leslie and became especially known for stories that blended lively storytelling with moral and religious themes. Her books were widely read in their day, including the popular "Tim, the Scissors-Grinder."

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