The tale of Jasper Jay

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The tale of Jasper Jay

by Arthur Scott Bailey

EN·~1 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total

0:53

THE TALE OF JASPER JAY

0:01

I. A NOISY ROUGE

3:17

II. A BLOW FOR THE BULLY

4:03

III. THE STRANGE CRY

3:18

IV. JASPER'S BOAST

4:43

V. THE SEARCH

3:04

VI. A JOKE ON JASPER JAY

3:22

VII. SCARING THE HENS

3:05

VIII. A BIT OF MISCHIEF

3:49

Description

Jasper Jay is the feathered firecracker of Pleasant Valley, a bold blue‑suited jay who fills the cold mornings with raucous “Jay! jay!” and spends his days darting through farmer Green’s pine groves, snatching corn kernels, teasing the barn cat, and hoarding every nut he can crack. Though his noisy antics and habit of stealing eggs earn him a reputation as a rogue, the farmer’s family can’t help but smile at his exuberant spirit, and even his love of nuts ends up planting extra trees for the season.

When a quiet, modest neighbor named Mr. Chippy settles in a grape‑covered stone wall, Jasper’s need for noise turns into a clash of personalities. He scoffs at Chippy’s soft “chip, chip” and vows to stir up a commotion, setting the stage for a series of playful pranks, a showdown with a bully, and the kind of mischief that keeps the whole valley buzzing. Listeners will enjoy watching Jasper’s lively escapades unfold, just enough to wonder how his boisterous nature will shape the friendships and follies of his rural world.

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Full title

The tale of Jasper Jay Tuck-Me-In Tales

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (73K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Joe Longo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-06-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

AS

Arthur Scott Bailey

1877–1949

Best remembered for lively animal stories for children, this American writer turned farmyards, fields, and woodlands into gentle adventures. He wrote more than forty books, many of them designed to entertain young readers while slipping in bits of natural history.

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