Project Gutenberg 2008-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 152 Bailey, Arthur Scott 1877 1949 Smith, Harry L. (Illustrator) The Tale of Rusty Wren Reading ease score: 91.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by Joe Longo, Suzan Flanagan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Tale of Rusty Wren" by Arthur Scott Bailey is a children's storybook written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1917. This charming narrative is part of the "Tuck-Me-In Tales" series and revolves around the lives of Rusty Wren and his family as they navigate the challenges of finding a home and raising their young. Through their adventures, the themes of family, community, and the beauty of nature are depicted in a way that is engaging for young readers. The storyline follows Rusty Wren, who seeks a suitable home for his family near Farmer Green’s dooryard. When they settle into a tin can nailed to a tree, Rusty takes pride in waking Farmer Green each morning with his cheerful singing. However, Rusty soon becomes jealous of a cuckoo clock that Farmer Green has brought home, as it seems to take over his role as the alarm clock. Throughout the tale, Rusty faces various predicaments, including the arrival of a mischievous blue jay and challenges in accommodating hired help. Ultimately, the story combines humor and life lessons, demonstrating the importance of family and friendship as Rusty juggles the joys and challenges of fatherhood amidst his charming community of woodland friends. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Wrens -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 137411 137216 2025-01-10T14:20:12.444569 2023-09-11T10:08:36.430584 text/html text/html 140149 2008-06-17T16:14:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1406919 2021-01-03T18:42:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1432464 2025-01-10T14:20:16.622517 application/epub+zip 1432087 2025-01-10T14:20:13.436537 application/epub+zip 122985 2025-01-10T14:20:12.919575 application/epub+zip 1512572 2025-01-10T14:20:19.447566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1474844 2025-01-10T14:20:16.108506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168337 2022-09-12T06:20:58.547019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101894 101803 2025-01-10T14:20:11.914559 2023-09-11T10:08:35.896515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101642 2021-01-03T18:42:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37295 2021-01-03T18:42:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20446 2025-01-10T14:20:19.593529 application/rdf+xml 25446 2025-01-10T14:20:12.996618 image/jpeg 3841 2025-01-10T14:20:12.959609 image/jpeg 1447169 2025-01-10T14:20:12.505622 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