Project Gutenberg 2007-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 96 Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) 1874 1965 Burgess, Thornton Waldo Cady, Harrison 1877 1970 Cady, Walter Harrison Cady, W. Harrison (Walter Harrison) Mother West Wind "How" Stories Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. How old King Eagle won his white head -- How old Mr. Mink taught himself to swim -- How old Mr. Toad learned to sing -- How old Mr. Crow lost his double tongue -- How Howler the Wolf got his name -- How old Mr. Squirrel became thrifty -- How Lightfoot the Deer learned to jump -- How Mr. Flying Squirrel almost got wings -- How Mr. Weasel was made an outcast -- Ho the eyes of old Mr. Owl became fixed -- How it happens Johnny Chuck sleeps all winter -- How old Mr. Otter learned to slide -- How Drummer the Woodpecker came by his red cap -- How old Mr. Tree Toad found out how to climb -- How old Mr. Heron learned patience -- How Tufty the Lynx happens to have a stump of a tail. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Thomas Strong, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Mother West Wind 'How' Stories" by Thornton W. Burgess is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book features various animal characters from the forest and meadow, teaching moral lessons through their actions and interactions with one another. Central characters include Peter Rabbit, who frequently seeks knowledge from Grandfather Frog, and other creatures like Old King Eagle and Old Mr. Toad. The opening of the book introduces Peter Rabbit, who marvels at the greatness of King Eagle soaring above and longs to understand what it’s like to fly. His curiosity leads him to engage with Sammy Jay, who recounts the tale of how King Eagle earned his prestigious white head after being appointed king of the birds by Old Mother Nature, and the trials he faced as a leader. This narrative interweaves themes of loyalty, bravery, and the importance of leadership, setting the tone for the enchanting stories that follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 198827 197683 2024-10-09T09:40:49.009892 2023-09-09T11:19:02.654203 text/html text/html 197406 2007-05-04T06:39:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 640404 2007-05-04T06:39:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 643298 2024-10-09T09:40:53.096893 application/epub+zip 642446 2024-10-09T09:40:49.757886 application/epub+zip 144670 2024-10-09T09:40:49.370890 application/epub+zip 728289 2024-10-09T09:40:55.783848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 689162 2024-10-09T09:40:52.570859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191645 2022-09-10T06:35:50.023998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166685 166561 2024-10-09T09:40:48.534876 2023-09-09T11:19:02.241186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 166603 2007-05-04T06:39:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57727 2007-05-04T06:39:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20964 2024-10-09T09:40:55.928838 application/rdf+xml 25500 2024-10-09T09:40:49.448889 image/jpeg 3507 2024-10-09T09:40:49.409876 image/jpeg 712614 2024-10-09T09:40:49.043948 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia