Mother Bunny and her flowers

audiobook

Mother Bunny and her flowers

by Laura Rountree Smith

EN·~1 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total

Transcriber’s Notes

0:19

CHAPTER I PLANTING THE GARDEN

9:39

CHAPTER II. THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN

8:23

CHAPTER III. MORE WILD FLOWERS.

8:38

CHAPTER IV. ROOTS OF A PLANT—THE LEGEND OF COTTON.

9:05

CHAPTER V. LITTLE ELF LAUGHTER

7:20

CHAPTER VI. LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET

7:51

CHAPTER VII. A BIRTHDAY PARTY

6:59

CHAPTER VIII. THE FLOWER SHOW

7:43

CHAPTER IX. THE GREEN HOUSE BUNNY

7:30

Description

In this charming tale a gentle Mother Bunny decides spring is the perfect time to start a garden, and she gathers her rabbit family to help. Father Bunny brings the tools, while Healthy and Pretty Bunny eagerly volunteer to sow the seeds, each line bursting with playful rhyme. Together they learn the basics of spacing, depth, and timing, turning a patch of earth into a lively workshop of cooperation.

As the soil is turned and brick pathways are laid, the bunnies tackle weeds and experiment with clever tricks, from careful watering to playful suggestions about salt. Mother Bunny shapes a circular flower bed in the shape of a star, and the family watches with delight as the first purple crocus pushes through, announcing the arrival of spring. The story celebrates curiosity, teamwork, and the simple joy of watching tiny seedlings turn into bright blossoms.

Collections

Browse all

Details

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (77K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: C. H. Van Vliet Co., 1922.

Credits

Charlene Taylor, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2022-09-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Laura Rountree Smith

Laura Rountree Smith

1876–1924

Best remembered for lively children's stories filled with animals, playfulness, and simple everyday lessons, this early 20th-century writer created books that were meant to delight young readers. Her work now survives through library archives and public-domain editions that keep her stories easy to rediscover.

View all books

You may also like

Polite bunny

Polite bunny

by Laura Rountree Smith

Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes

Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes

by Laura Rountree Smith

The fairy babies

The fairy babies

by Laura Rountree Smith

The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories

The Box of Smiles, and Other Stories

by Laura Rountree Smith

Twinkle Toes and His Magic Mittens

Twinkle Toes and His Magic Mittens

by Laura Rountree Smith, F. R. Morgan

Helps and hints for Hallowe'en

Helps and hints for Hallowe'en

by Laura Rountree Smith

The Tiddly Winks

The Tiddly Winks

by Laura Rountree Smith