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1/22LITTLE ONES IN TROUBLE
Policeman Bluejay (Version 2)
LAURA BANCROFT
LAURA BANCROFT
AUTHOR OF
THE TWINKLE TALES, ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT
CHICAGO
THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.
PUBLISHERS
The Lakeside Press
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
CHICAGO
I MUST admit that the great success of the "TWINKLE TALES" has astonished me as much as it has delighted the solemn-eyed, hard working publishers. Therefore I have been encouraged to write a new "TWINKLE BOOK," hoping with all my heart that my little friends will find it worthy to occupy a place beside the others on their pet bookshelves. And because the children seem to especially love the story of "Bandit Jim Crow," and bird-life is sure to appeal alike to their hearts and their imaginations, I have again written about birds.
The tale is fantastical, and intended to amuse rather than instruct; yet many of the traits of the feathered folk, herein described, are in strict accordance with natural history teachings and will serve to acquaint my readers with the habits of birds in their wildwood homes. At the same time my birds do unexpected things, because I have written a fairy tale and not a natural history.
The question is often asked me whether Twinkle and Chubbins were asleep or awake when they encountered these wonderful adventures; and it grieves me to reflect that the modern child has been deprived of fairy tales to such an extent that it does not know--as I did when a girl--that in a fairy story it does not matter whether one is awake or not. You must accept it as you would a fragrant breeze that cools your brow, a draught of sweet water, or the delicious flavor of a strawberry, and be grateful for the pleasure it brings you, without stopping to question too closely its source.
For my part I am glad if my stories serve to while away a pleasant hour before bedtime or keep one contented on a rainy day. In this way they are sure to be useful, and if a little tenderness for the helpless animals and birds is acquired with the amusement, the value of the tales will be doubled.
LAURA BANCROFT.
LIST OF CHAPTERS | |
| I | LITTLE ONES IN TROUBLE |
| II | POLICEMAN BLUEJAY |
| III | THE CHILD-LARKS |
| IV | AN AFTERNOON RECEPTION |
| V | THE ORIOLE'S STORY |
| VI | A MERRY ADVENTURE |
| VII | THE BLUEJAY'S STORY |
| VIII | MRS. HOOTAWAY |
| IX | THE DESTROYERS |
| X | IN THE EAGLE'S NEST |
| XI | THE ORPHANS |
| XII | THE GUARDIAN |
| XIII | THE KING BIRD |
| XIV | A REAL FAIRYLAND |
| XV | THE LAKE OF DRY WATER |
| XVI | THE BEAUTY DANCE |
| XVII | THE QUEEN BEE |
| XVIII | GOOD NEWS |
| XIX | THE REBELS |
| XX | THE BATTLE |
| XXI | THE TINGLE-BERRIES |
| XXII | THE TRANSFORMATION |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS |
| "GO, BOTH OF YOU, AND JOIN THE BIRD THAT WARNED YOU" |
| THE MAN STOLE THE EGGS FROM THE NEST |
| THE TRIAL OF THE SHRIKE |
| "PEEP! PEEP! PEEP!" CRIED THE BABY GOLDFINCHES |
| SAILING ON THE DRY WATER |
| IN THE HONEY PALACE |
| THE BATTLE |
| "IT'S ALMOST DARK. LET'S GO HOME" |
About
L. Frank Baum, the author of the OZ series, penned these stories and his magic touch shines through. Twinkles and Chubbins (two little children) are lost in the forest and are transformed into birds by an evil sorceress. Neat start, eh? Then their adventures among the birds with Policeman BlueJay are fun and funny. - Summary by phil chenevert
Other versions of Policeman Bluejay (Version 2)
- Policeman Bluejay — narrated by Jude Somers · English
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