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100 1 _aSaunders, Marshall,
_d1861-1947
245 1 0 _aPrincess Sukey: The story of a pigeon and her human friends
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-01-04
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Princess Sukey: The story of a pigeon and her human friends" by Marshall Saunders is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Princess Sukey, a Jacobin pigeon who begins her life frail and abandoned but is rescued by a boy named Titus Sancroft. The book explores themes of compassion and friendship through the bond between the pigeon and her human companions, particularly focusing on how they navigate their troubles together. The opening of the story introduces Princess Sukey as she dreams by the fire, reflecting on her past and the series of events that led her to her new home. As a sickly chick, she is discarded by her father and nearly left to die when she is discovered by young Titus, who insists on saving her. Supported by a comical series of interactions with Titus, his grandfather Judge Sancroft, and the household staff, the narrative sets the stage for the unfolding relationship between the characters and Princess Sukey. It hints at the themes of kindness toward animals and the emotional journeys of both the boy and the bird as they cope with life’s challenges. The beginnings of friendship and the contrast between wealth and poverty become apparent, suggesting a rich layering of narrative to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Eaton & Mains, 1905
653 _aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPigeons -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/princesssukeysto00saunuoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69707
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