Project Gutenberg 2015-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 56 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850 1943 Richards, Laura E. Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry) 1853 1929 Garrett, Edmund Henry Garrett, E. H. (Edmund Henry) The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories The golden-breasted KooToo -- The story of Hokey Pokey -- The ambitious rocking-horse -- "Oh dear" -- The traveler, the cook, and the little old man. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a collection of whimsical children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book features a variety of imaginative tales, with a focus on themes of adventure, ambition, and morality, often illustrated with humor and fantasy elements. The narratives explore the aspirations and misadventures of quirky characters, making it a delightful read for young audiences. The title story, "The Golden-Breasted Kootoo," follows a king who, in his obsessive quest to learn to sing, demands that his subjects procure every sort of singing bird to create a magical pie. However, calamity ensues when he realizes one vital bird, the Golden-breasted Kootoo, is missing. His humorous and rash journey to capture this bird leads to unexpected consequences, ultimately resulting in his demise due to his greed. Other stories in the collection, such as "Hokey Pokey," feature characters who exhibit quirky traits and learn valuable lessons through their adventures, all woven together with charming prose and imaginative twists. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Fantasy fiction Children's stories Wit and humor, Juvenile PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 87786 87797 2024-09-20T15:57:23.119312 2023-09-21T12:16:22.203037 text/html text/html 84202 2015-08-20T20:12:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 477324 2015-08-20T20:12:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 501113 2024-09-20T15:57:26.107290 application/epub+zip 499685 2024-09-20T15:57:23.774399 application/epub+zip 104704 2024-09-20T15:57:23.450306 application/epub+zip 539863 2024-09-20T15:57:28.049315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522212 2024-09-20T15:57:25.767285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129229 2022-09-22T13:56:36.060548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69967 69751 2024-09-20T15:57:22.828291 2023-09-21T12:16:21.917038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70071 2015-08-20T20:12:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25922 2015-08-20T20:12:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20223 2024-09-20T15:57:28.188263 application/rdf+xml 27255 2024-09-20T15:57:23.527293 image/jpeg 3921 2024-09-20T15:57:23.488286 image/jpeg 478472 2024-09-20T15:57:23.161281 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