The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories
by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
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About This Book
This is a story of a king who loved music and decides that he can, indeed must, sing. However, he is a terrible singer. Seeking advice, he is told that if he eats a pie with one of all the singing birds in the world (the king's calculators calculate that there are 9,999 of them). His huntsmen hunt the world but come up one short--guess what it is? There are four other stories in the book.
Chapters (67)(click to expand)
- THE GOLDEN-BREASTED KOOTOO
- CONTENTS
- THE GOLDEN-BREASTED KOOTOO. PART I.
- PART II.
- THE STORY OF HOKEY POKEY.
- THE AMBITIOUS ROCKING-HORSE.
- “OH, DEAR!”
- THE TRAVELLER, THE COOK, AND THE LITTLE OLD MAN.
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