Project Gutenberg 2008-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Bailey, Arthur Scott 1877 1949 The Tale of Chirpy Cricket Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Tale of Chirpy Cricket" by Arthur Scott Bailey is a children's story written in the early 20th century. This charming tale follows Chirpy Cricket, a lively and musical insect, as he navigates life on Farmer Green's farm while enjoying the various sounds of nature and forming relationships with other creatures in his environment. The story is infused with themes of joy, music, and the carefree spirit of summer. In the narrative, Chirpy Cricket loves to make music at night, using his wings to produce a distinct sound that characterizes his personality. He prefers the company of fellow musical insects like the Bumblebees and delights in attending concerts by his cricket relatives. Throughout the tale, Chirpy encounters various characters, including Mr. Cricket Frog, Tommy Tree Cricket, and the ominous Simon Screecher, learning valuable lessons about friendship and self-acceptance along the way. Ultimately, Chirpy's music brings happiness to those around him and reinforces the idea that one's unique talents can uplift a community. The story is beautifully illustrated, making it an engaging read for children and delighting readers of all ages with its whimsical charm and relatable themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Crickets -- Juvenile fiction Fiddling -- Juvenile fiction Insects -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 129652 129466 2024-10-11T07:54:07.592274 2023-09-11T10:37:40.758039 text/html text/html 132528 2008-07-01T14:21:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 231824 2021-01-03T19:43:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309875 2024-10-11T07:54:13.825249 application/epub+zip 311137 2024-10-11T07:54:10.413255 application/epub+zip 110941 2024-10-11T07:54:09.178257 application/epub+zip 414561 2024-10-11T07:54:16.535215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388020 2024-10-11T07:54:13.061233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161227 2022-09-12T07:01:58.217097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98070 97971 2024-10-11T07:54:07.045275 2023-09-11T10:37:40.261042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 97810 2021-01-03T19:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35080 2021-01-03T19:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20378 2024-10-11T07:54:16.670208 application/rdf+xml 10344 2024-10-11T07:54:09.726294 image/jpeg 2952 2024-10-11T07:54:09.450252 image/jpeg 300341 2024-10-11T07:54:07.615263 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