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100 1 _aRichards, Laura Elizabeth Howe,
_d1850-1943
245 1 4 _aThe Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-08-21
505 0 _aThe golden-breasted KooToo -- The story of Hokey Pokey -- The ambitious rocking-horse -- "Oh dear" -- The traveler, the cook, and the little old man.
508 _aProduced 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFairy tales
653 _aFantasy fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aWit and humor, Juvenile
700 1 _aGarrett, Edmund H.
_q(Edmund Henry),
_d1853-1929
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49750
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