The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren With the Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin

Join the cheerful woodland community as Cock Robin courts the charming Jenny Wren with promises of pies, puddings, and currant wine. When Jenny agrees, the birds quickly set a wedding day, and their feathered neighbors take on every important role: the Rook serves as parson, the Lark as clerk, and the Goldfinch gives the bride away.

The celebration grows into a lively picnic, with each bird contributing to the feast and the fine weather making the occasion especially merry. After dinner, the guests call upon the Nightingale, Linnet, and Goldfinch to fill the air with song, while the newly married couple enjoy their happy beginning together. Told in simple, lilting verse and accompanied by colorful scenes, this traditional nursery tale offers young listeners a charming procession of birds, promises, music, and woodland festivities—with a hint that their peaceful happiness may not last forever.