Project Gutenberg 2008-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 130 Colum, Padraic 1881 1972 Collumb, Patrick Walker, Dugald Stewart 1883 1937 The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said" by Padraic Colum is a children’s fantasy tale written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young boy who possesses the unique ability to understand the language of birds, leading to adventures filled with magical creatures and enchanting landscapes. With rich illustrations complementing the narrative, the tale unfolds the boy’s interactions with various fowl and his quests inspired by their stories, merging nature's beauty with whimsical folklore. At the start of the story, the boy’s exceptional gift is introduced when he saves a bird from flying into the mouth of a cuckoo, an act that could lead to a catastrophe. The birds, grateful for his intervention, decide to teach him their language. The opening scenes depict a vibrant assembly of various birds discussing the implications of the boy’s ability. This sets the tone for a whimsical exploration of the natural world, filled with talking animals, magical elements, and magical adventures that aim to engage the imagination of young readers while imparting moral lessons. The narrative promises to take readers on a journey through captivating folklore, as the boy learns from the creatures around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Birds -- Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 178604 178541 2024-10-10T12:55:14.396041 2023-09-11T05:07:47.761620 text/html text/html 176352 2008-02-02T10:21:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2338452 2008-02-02T10:22:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2811988 2024-10-10T12:55:25.103955 application/epub+zip 2810257 2024-10-10T12:55:19.537979 application/epub+zip 126608 2024-10-10T12:55:16.784023 application/epub+zip 3200355 2024-10-10T12:55:28.478959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3177600 2024-10-10T12:55:22.912051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245073 2022-09-11T10:17:50.007235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145226 145019 2024-10-10T12:55:13.334055 2023-09-11T05:07:47.156615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145090 2008-02-02T10:21:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47851 2008-02-02T10:22:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20903 2024-10-10T12:55:28.623933 application/rdf+xml 15487 2024-10-10T12:55:17.492008 image/jpeg 3508 2024-10-10T12:55:17.183999 image/jpeg 2428586 2024-10-10T12:55:14.557030 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